Wallington Heath

Wallington Heath
Suburb
Wallington Heath, Bloxwich
Wallington Heath Location within the West Midlands
OS grid reference	SK000030
Metropolitan borough	Walsall
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLOXWICH
Postcode district	WS3
Dialling code	01922
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Walsall and Bloxwich
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°37′22″N2°00′13″W / 52.622777°N 2.003524°W / 52.622777; -2.003524

Wallington Heath ^[1] is an area of Bloxwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It lies north of Bloxwich town centre on the A34 road to Cannock ^[2] and is bounded by Little Bloxwich, Lower Farm Estate, Mossley and Turnberry Estate. ^[3]

It was described in 1856 as a hamlet in the township of Bloxwich. ^[4] The area of Wallington Heath was amongst the land enclosed by Bloxwich Town Council in 1888 for recreational use, under an agreement drawn up with Lord Bradford and his trustees. ^[5]

The area is served by the National Express West Midlands X51 bus route ^[6] between Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham, and there are bus services to Wolverhampton and Kingstanding. ^[7]

References

1. Kelly's Directory of the Leather Trades. Kelly and Company. 1880.
2. "Rediscover". Rediscover. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
3. "Find British Archaeological Sites, LiDAR & Old Maps". www.archiuk.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
4. Glew, Edward Lees (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall, in the County of Stafford: With an Interesting Tour of Inspection, Including a Faithful Report of the Government Inquiry Into the Charities at the Guildhall, Walsall, June, 1855, Before Thomas Hare, Esq., Compared with the Former Inquisition, A.D. 1823. J.R. Robinson.
5. "Bloxwich Parks History". The Bloxwich Telegraph - incorporating The Bloxidge Tallygraph and Walsall North News. Founded 2006. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
6. "Cannock and Rugeley - Staffordshire County Council". www.staffordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
7. "Wallington Heath – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 13 November 2024.