Burntwood

Burntwood
Burntwood
	Christchurch, Burntwood
	Burntwood Location within Staffordshire
Population	26,049 (2020)
OS grid reference	SK0509
District	Lichfield;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Boney Hay; Burntwood Green; Chase Terrace; Chasetown; Hammerwich;
Post town	BURNTWOOD
Postcode district	WS7
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield;
Website	www.burntwood-tc.gov.uk
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Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills, with a population of 26,049 and forming part of Lichfield district. The town forms one of the largest urbanised parishes^[2] in England. Samuel Johnson opened an academy in nearby Edial in 1736. The town is home to the smallest park (opened to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales in 1863) in the UK, Prince's Park, which is located next to Christ Church on the junction of Farewell Lane and Church Road. The town expanded in the nineteenth century around the coal mining industry.

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Areas of Burntwood are Boney Hay, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Gorstey Lea, Burntwood Green, and Summerfield & All Saints. Nearby places are Brownhills, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Norton Canes, Gentleshaw, Pipehill, Muckley Corner, Hammerwich and Lichfield.

In July 2009 a Burntwood man, Terry Herbert, discovered a hoard of Saxon treasure with a metal detector in a field in the adjoining village of Hammerwich.^[3]^[4] Known as the Staffordshire Hoard, it is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold yet found.

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Burntwood - along with Chasetown - has bus connections 60 and 62 to Cannock and Lichfield operated by Chaserider. National Express West Midlands operate service 8 (previously 10A) to Lichfield also linking Brownhills and Walsall.

Arriva Midlands was the former operator of most bus routes around Burntwood before being taken over by D&G Bus in January 2021, now operating under Chaserider brand which is a subsidiary of D&G.

There are no railway connections in Burntwood. The nearest railway stations are Lichfield, Hednesford and Cannock, of which Lichfield is the closest.

Burntwood was served by the South Staffordshire Line which had a station in Hammerwich. There were many mineral lines in Burntwood which connected to Chasewater collieries as well as Angelsea Sidings. There is a heritage railway called the Chasewater Railway which is nearby with stops at Chasetown (Church Street) and Chasewater Heaths. In 2015, Lichfield District Council released a transport plan for Burntwood mentioning that if the line reopens to passenger services, there could be a chance of a new station to serve the town.^[5]

Ring Road near the town centre, as the name suggests, was intended to form part of the ring road around the town centre, a function superseded by the A5190.

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Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central. Television signals are received from the Sutton Coldfield TV transmitter. ^[6]

Local radio stations are BBC Radio WM, Capital Mid-Counties, Heart West Midlands, Greatest Hits Radio Birmingham & The West Midlands, Smooth West Midlands, Hits Radio Birmingham and Cannock Chase Radio FM, a community radio station that broadcast from Cannock Chase. ^[7]

The town is served by the local newspapers, Lichfield Mercury and Lichfield Live. ^[8]

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Nursery schools

Abacus Early Learners
Busy Bees at St Matthew's
Little People Nursery
Sunny Days Nursery
Little Owls Nursery
Oakbridge Little Learners

Primary schools

Boney Hay Primary Academy (previously Boney Hay Community Primary School)
Chase Terrace Primary School
Chasetown Community School
Fulfen Primary School
Highfields Primary School
Holly Grove Primary School
Ridgeway Primary School
Springhill Primary School
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary School

Secondary schools

Chase Terrace Academy (previously Chase Terrace Technology College, before that Chase Terrace High School)
Erasmus Darwin Academy (previously Chasetown Specialist Sports College, before that Chasetown High School)

Both high schools fell victim to arson attacks in 2002. Most of Chase Terrace was destroyed in August 2002.^[9] While Chasetown Specialist Sports College lost its gym facility in December 2002.^[10] Both buildings have been rebuilt and refurbished.

Special education

Maple Hayes Hall School

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Dalian Atkinson former Aston Villa Footballer
Francis Barber, 1742-1801 Samuel Johnson's manservant and assistant, who set up a school here.
Kim Betts (born 1971) gymnast and body builder known as Lightning in Gladiators
Jon Brookes (1969-2013) former drummer from The Charlatans
Gary Cahill professional footballer with Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea and England.
Computerchemist (born 1964) multi-instrumentalist musician
John Cornwall (c.1366–1414) an English soldier, politician and landowner; in 1417, when sued for £20, gave his residence as Abnalls in Burntwood
Jimmy Hill (born 1989) – English radio, television, and Internet personality
Sonia Lannaman (born 1956) a British former 100 metres athlete, bronze medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Paul Manning (born 1974) a former English professional track and road bicycle racer
Kid Rad (born 1990) a British music artist, record producer and entrepreneur
William Raynes (1871–1966) a British politician, MP for Derby 1923–4, alderman and Mayor of Derby
Chris Slater (born 1984) – English footballer
Stephen Sutton (1994–2014) blogger for his blog Stephen's Story and charity activist for the Teenage Cancer Trust
Gary J. Tunnicliffe (born 1968) a British special make-up effects designer, writer and director
Alan Wiley (born 1960) a former English football referee

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Listed buildings in Burntwood

[1]
"2001 Census: Parish headcounts". Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
[2]
"Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
[3]
"Anglo-Saxon treasures uncovered". BBC News. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
[4]
Matt Lee (4 January 2013). "Staffordshire Hoard: 'Opening a window into the Mercian kingdom'". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
[5]
"Lichfield District Council Transport Plan" (PDF).
[6]
"Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
[7]
"Cannock Chase Radio". Retrieved 19 November 2023.
[8]
"Lichfield Live". Retrieved 19 November 2023.
[9]
"UK | England | High school 'destroyed' by fire not tr". BBC News. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
[10]
"UK | England | School closed after gym fire". BBC News. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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[ons-1] [1]
"2001 Census: Parish headcounts". Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.

[2] [2]
"Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[3] [3]
"Anglo-Saxon treasures uncovered". BBC News. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[4] [4]
Matt Lee (4 January 2013). "Staffordshire Hoard: 'Opening a window into the Mercian kingdom'". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[5] [5]
"Lichfield District Council Transport Plan" (PDF).

[6] [6]
"Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[7] [7]
"Cannock Chase Radio". Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[8] [8]
"Lichfield Live". Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[9] [9]
"UK | England | High school 'destroyed' by fire not tr". BBC News. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

[10] [10]
"UK | England | School closed after gym fire". BBC News. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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Burntwood
Christchurch, Burntwood
Burntwood Location within Staffordshire
Population	26,049 (2020)^[1]
OS grid reference	SK0509
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List Boney Hay Burntwood Green Chase Terrace Chasetown Hammerwich
Post town	BURNTWOOD
Postcode district	WS7
Dialling code	01543

Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	Lichfield
Website	www.burntwood-tc.gov.uk
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