Landywood

Coordinates: 52°39′11″N 2°01′01″W / 52.653°N 2.017°W / 52.653; -2.017
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Landywood
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWalsall
Postcode districtWS6
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
South Staffordshire
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°39′11″N 2°01′01″W / 52.653°N 2.017°W / 52.653; -2.017

Landywood is a village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Landywood is part of the South Staffordshire ward named "Great Wyrley Landywood",[1] It lies 3 miles north of Bloxwich, 3 miles south from Cannock and 6 miles north of Walsall.


It forms part of Great Wyrley and is contiguous with Cheslyn Hay, Newtown and Little Wyrley. It is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall.[2]

The village is separated from

Rugeley Trent Valley
. National Express West Midlands bus service X51 provides a connection to Cannock via the McArthurGlen Designer outlet as well as Walsall, Bloxwich, Great Barr and Birmingham. D&G Chaserider service 71 links Landywood with Cannock, Essington, Wednesfield, New Cross Hospital and Wolverhampton.

In 2022, plans were approved for a new housing development on the Landywood Lane green belt, despite objections and petitions against it from local residents. This estate will border Cheslyn Hay.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Staffordshire County Council website showing South Staffordshire ward boundaries Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Staffordshire County Council - 2001 Census[permanent dead link] (PDF)
  3. ^ Ashdown, Kerry (20 February 2022). "Dozens of new homes approved for land between two South Staffs villages". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Wood Heath, Cheslyn Hay - Houses For Sale Cheslyn Hay". Cameron Homes. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

External links

Media related to Landywood at Wikimedia Commons