Cheslyn Hay

Cheslyn Hay
Cheslyn Hay Cheslyn Hay shown within Staffordshire
Population	7,293 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ976069
District	South Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Walsall
Postcode district	WS6
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
List of places UK England Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°39′37″N 2°02′11″W / 52.66041°N 2.03642°W / 52.66041; -2.03642

Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village in south Staffordshire located between Cannock and Walsall.

Station Street is the main street with some small shops.

A major employer in the village is B.S. Eaton Ltd, a manufacturer of concrete products. The company operates a fleet of distinctive orange trucks.

The former Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station closed in 1965. A new station at Landywood opened in 1989, the station also serves the adjacent villages of Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley (The former Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station closed in the 1960s). The LNWR also operated an earlier halt at Landywood which closed on 1 January 1916.

Before World War II there was a cinema at the top of Rosemary Road, on the site much later occupied by Barts Motors.

The housing stock has been grown significantly in each post war decade, with suburban expansion into surrounding fields.

The old Primary School was situated on the site bounded by Hatherton Street, Pinfold Lane, Hill Street and High Street. It was constructed circa 1883 and demolished in the 1990s and the land used for new housing. An additional modern building on the opposite side of Pinfold Lane was used for school meals and gym.

The village is now served by two primary schools (Glenthorne Primary School and Cheslyn Hay Primary School) and by one secondary school Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School.

The Hawkins family were a prominent family in the area in the 19th century.

During the 19th century the area was known colloquially as the Wyrley Bank (in the local dialect Wyrley Bonk).

Notable residents

Charles William "Charlie" Moore (born 3 June 1898 in Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire; died 9 March 1966), was an English football full back. In his early days, he played for Hednesford Town. In May 1919, he was sold to Manchester United. He stayed with United until his retirement in 1931. During his United career, he made 328 appearances, although he scored no goals.

Schools

There are three local schools in Cheslyn Hay:

Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School (constructed 1977)
Cheslyn Hay Primary School
Glenthorne Primary School

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.

External links

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Ceremonial county of Staffordshire

Unitary authorities	Stoke-on-Trent

Boroughs or districts	Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth

Major settlements	Biddulph Burntwood Burton upon Trent Cannock Cheadle Eccleshall Fazeley Hednesford Kidsgrove Leek Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme Penkridge Rugeley Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Burslem Fenton Hanley Longton Stoke Tunstall Stone Tamworth Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire

Rivers	Anker Blithe Churnet Dane Dove Manifold Mease Penk Sow Swarbourn Tame Trent Wheelock

Canals	Birmingham & Fazeley Caldon Lichfield Shropshire Union Staffs & Worcestershire Trent & Mersey Wyrley & Essington

Topics	Flag Museums Schools Grade I buildings Grade II* buildings Windmills High Sheriffs

Civil parishes of South Staffordshire

Council	South Staffordshire District Council

Civil parishes	Acton Trussell, Bednall & Teddesley Hay Bilbrook Blymhill and Weston under Lizard Bobbington Brewood and Coven Cheslyn Hay Codsall Coppenhall Dunston, Staffordshire Enville Essington Featherstone Great Wyrley Hatherton Hilton Himley Huntington Kinver Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston Lower Penn Pattingham and Patshull Penkridge Perton Saredon Shareshill Swindon Trysull & Seisdon Wombourne

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