Vigo, Walsall

Vigo
Area
Residential properties off Beech Tree Road, Walsall Wood
Vigo Location within the West Midlands
OS grid reference	SK053019
Metropolitan borough	Walsall
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROWNHILLS
Postcode district	WS9
Dialling code	01922
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Aldridge-Brownhills
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°37′39″N1°55′38″W / 52.627442°N 1.927107°W / 52.627442; -1.927107

Vigo ^[1] is a former hamlet and now an area of Walsall Wood in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. ^[2] It is located to the northeast of both Aldridge and Walsall. It is located between Aldridge and Walsall Wood. It is also bordered by the Daw End Branch Canal, ^[3] separating it from the nearby villages of Shelfield and Pelsall. It is mostly made up of housing estates. ^[4]

History

Vigo was first recorded as a settlement in 1805, located on the southern part of Holly Bank Common. ^[5] The area later recorded in the 1841 United Kingdom census as Vigo, Walsall Wood. ^[6] In a 1901 Ordnance Survey map of Walsall Wood, the area was also recorded as part of the village. ^[7] The area has since formed part of Walsall Wood, with its name preserved in street names such as "Vigo Close", "Vigo Terrace" and "Vigo Road".

Railway

The old railway towards Walsall Wood from Vigo Bridge

The former Aldridge to Brownhills Branch railway ran between Walsall Wood and Aldridge stations through the area. A bridge over the former railway, named "Vigo Bridge" still remains carrying Vigo Road over it. ^[8] The old trackbed is now used as a footpath to Walsall Wood.

Transport

The Daw End Branch Canal passes near to the area under Hollander's Bridge. ^[9] A bus service, operated by National Express West Midlands runs adjacent to Vigo Road. Connecting Walsall to Castlefort School via Aldridge and Walsall Wood. ^[10]

References

1. Britain, Great (1896). The London Gazette. T. Neuman.
2. Bridgwater, A. V.; Mumford, C. J. (1980). Waste Recycling and Pollution Control Handbook. Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN   978-0-442-21937-6.
3. "Old Maps of Walsall Wood, Aldridge". www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
4. Page, William (1976). The Victoria History of the County of Stafford: West Bromwich, Smethwick, Walsall. University of London, Institute of Historical Research.
5. "Walsall Wood: Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
6. Council, Walsall. "Census 1841" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2025.
7. Nixon, Malcolm (18 April 2008). Walsall Wood 1901: Staffordshire Sheet 57.16 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Staffordshire) (published 2008). ISBN   978-1-84784-124-7.
8. "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 19 SEPTEMBER, 1922" (PDF). thegazette.co.uk. p. 6724. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
9. "BCN Wyrley and Essington Canal – Daw End Branch – Open Canal Map" . Retrieved 7 February 2025.
10. "Walsall Wood, adjacent to Vigo Rd – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 7 February 2025.