Elmhurst | |
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Population | 313 [1] |
OS grid reference | SK109123 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LICHFIELD |
Postcode district | WS13 |
Dialling code | 01543 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Elmhurst is a small village in Curborough and Elmhurst civil parish within Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies approximately 1.5 miles north of Lichfield.
The village is rural in nature, consisting of a few farms and a small number of private houses. It was once the site of Elmhurst Hall, a large country residence which hosted King Edward VII when he visited Lichfield for the centenary of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in 1894.
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Curborough and Elmhurst is a civil parish in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The parish contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the small settlements of Elmhurst and Curborough and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of houses and farmhouses, a corn mill, a water pumping station, and two mileposts.
Coordinates: 52°42′25″N1°49′59″W / 52.707°N 1.833°W