Cannock is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire,England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the towns of Walsall,Burntwood,Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton are also nearby.
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire,England. Its council is based in Codsall. Other notable settlements include Brewood,Cheslyn Hay,Coven,Essington,Featherstone,Four Ashes,Great Wyrley,Huntington,Kinver,Landywood,Penkridge,Perton,Wedges Mills,Weston-under-Lizard and Wombourne. The district covers a largely rural area lying immediately to the west and north-west of the West Midlands conurbation.
The Chase Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs from its southern terminus,Birmingham New Street,to Walsall,and then Rugeley Trent Valley in Staffordshire,where it joins the Trent Valley line. The name of the line refers to Cannock Chase which it runs through at its northern end.
Aston railway station serves the districts of Aston and Nechells in Birmingham,England. The passenger entrance is on Lichfield Road and accessible via the staircase or lifts to take you to the platform which is raised. The station is on the Cross-City Line and the Chase Line. It is one of two local stations for Aston Villa Football Club and near to the Aston Expressway and to Gravelly Hill Interchange.
Walsall railway station is the principal railway station of Walsall,West Midlands,England and situated in the heart of the town. It is operated by West Midlands Trains,with services provided by West Midlands Railway. The main entrance is situated inside the Saddlers Shopping Centre.
Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire,England. It forms a built up area with nearby Cheslyn Hay,Churchbridge,Landywood and Little Wyrley. It lies 6 miles north of Walsall and a similar distance from Wolverhampton. Cannock is directly north of the village. It had a population of 11,060 at the 2011 census.
Lichfield Trent Valley is one of two railway stations that serve the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire,England;the other being Lichfield City in the city centre. It is a split-level station:low level platforms serve the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line,with a single high level platform being the northern terminus of the Cross-City Line.
Stafford railway station is a major interchange railway station in Stafford,Staffordshire,England,and is the second busiest railway station in Staffordshire,after Stoke-on-Trent. The station serves the market and county town,as well as surrounding villages. The station lies on the junction of the Trent Valley line,the Birmingham Loop/Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line,and the West Coast Main Line.
Rugeley Trent Valley is a railway station serving the market town of Rugeley in Staffordshire,England. It is one of two stations serving Rugeley,the other being Rugeley Town. It is on the eastern side of the town close to the Rugeley Trent Valley Trading Estate and located close to the River Trent. West Midlands Trains operate the station,and all trains serving it.
Landywood is an area of Great Wyrley in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire,England. Landywood is part of the South Staffordshire ward named "Great Wyrley Landywood",It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Bloxwich,3 miles (4.8 km) south from Cannock and 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Walsall.
Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of Sandwell,in the West Midlands,England,close to the boundary with Walsall. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway. It is situated on the Chase Line 9 miles (14 km) north of Birmingham New Street,part of the former Grand Junction Railway,opened in 1837.
Bloxwich railway station serves Bloxwich,in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall,West Midlands,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Bloxwich North railway station serves the town of Bloxwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall,West Midlands,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Hednesford railway station serves the market town of Hednesford in Staffordshire,England. The station forms a part of the Chase Line and is operated by West Midlands Railway.
Rugeley Town railway station serves the market town of Rugeley,Staffordshire,England. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway,with services operated by West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway. The station is situated around half a mile from Rugeley town centre. The station is located in Wharf Road.
Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire,England. It is 3 miles south of Cannock,10 miles north of Walsall,9 miles northeast of Wolverhampton,and 13 miles south of Stafford. The village forms a built-up area with the villages and areas of Great Wyrley,Landywood,and Churchbridge.
The South Staffordshire Railway (SSR) was authorised in 1847 to build a line from Dudley in the West Midlands of England through Walsall and Lichfield to a junction with the Midland Railway on the way to Burton upon Trent,with authorised share capital of £945,000. It was supported by the newly-formed London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the Midland Railway,giving each company access to important areas. It completed its main line in 1849. As collieries in the Cannock region rose in importance,it built a second main line from Walsall to Rugeley,as well as numerous short spurs and connections to lines it intersected. Colliery working in the Cannock area expanded enormously,and mineral traffic carryings increased in step.
Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station served the villages of Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay in Staffordshire,England,between 1858 and 1965.
Upper Landywood is a suburb of Great Wyrley in South Staffordshire district of the county of Staffordshire,England.
Littlewood is a residential suburb of Cheslyn Hay in South Staffordshire district of the county of Staffordshire,England. It lies close to the boundary with Great Wyrley,only separated from it by the Chase Line.
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