Cheslyn Hay

Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village and civil parish which is contiguous with Great Wyrley and Landywood in Staffordshire, England. It is situated within the South Staffordshire District some 3 miles south of Cannock, 7 miles north of Walsall, 8.5 miles northeast of Wolverhampton (the closest city) and 12.5 miles south of the county town of Stafford. The West Midlands county border lies 2 miles to the south.

Cheslyn Hay
Cheslyn Hay
Location within Staffordshire
Population7,293 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ976069
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWalsall
Postcode districtWS6
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands

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 who operate a fleet of distinctive orange trucks. Another large employer is PP Control & Automation Ltd, a manufacturer of automation machinery.

Landywood railway station, which opened in 1989, is the nearest station. Previously the village was served by Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station which closed in 1965. Until 1 January 1916, the LNWR also operated a halt at nearby Landywood.

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 Academy.

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
  • Charlie Moore (born 1893 in Cheslyn Hay - 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.
  • Anthony Read (1935 in Cheslyn Hay – 2015) a British script editor, television writer and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s

Schools

There are three local schools in Cheslyn Hay:

Public Transport
Rail

Landywood railway station provides services south to Birmingham New Street and north to Rugeley Trent Valley. It is currently operated by the West Midlands Railway franchise.

Buses

Cheslyn Hay acts as a hub to Cannock, Bloxwich, Walsall and Wolverhampton. There are three services:

These services were previously operated by Arriva Midlands. Select Bus began operating service 71 following Arriva axing the service while D&G Bus began operating services 2 & 70 in January 2021 following the acquisition of Arriva's Cannock depot.

There are also school services 67S and 71B that run during term time to Cheslyn Hay Academy. Due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, these routes are closed services for the use of students only. They are operated by Select Bus.

See also

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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