Oxley, Wolverhampton
| Oxley | ||
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Wolverhampton | |
| Postcode district | WV | |
| Dialling code | 01902 | |
| Police | West Midlands | |
| Fire | West Midlands | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
Wolverhampton North East | ||
Oxley is a suburb of
Name and origins
The place name Oxley has its origins in the
Up until the 20th century, Oxley was very much a rural area, sitting on the route of the Wolverhampton to Stafford road.[3]
Transport
The borough's western border is also the location of
The mainline of the former
In 1972 the stretch of railway between Wolverhampton North Junction and Oxley was electrified on the 25 kV overhead line AC system (using catenary designed for low-speed movements only), the first stretch of the former Great Western network to be thus treated. This enabled electric locomotives to work empty coaching stock on
Oxley is well served by buses with National Express West Midlands services 3 and 4 providing a combined 7 minute service between the City Centre and Three Tuns Island. Additional services are operated by Select Bus Service on service 877/878 which runs to Brewood and occasionally to Stafford.
Modern times
The focal point of Oxley is the Three Tuns Parade, a shopping area on the A449 Stafford Road, adjacent to the boundary with Bushbury North. Several shops, takeaways and banks are located here. Principal local landmarks are the two towering railway viaducts crossing the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line Canal. A recent departure from the Oxley skyline was the blue and yellow chimney of the Goodyear tyre factory. After car tyre production ceased in 2006 the Goodyear plant went into an almost complete shutdown and, as of 2008, has now been partly reduced to rubble as part of a regeneration and housing project with the famous 81-year-old chimney stack demolished on Sunday 29 June 2008. A new housing estate is being constructed here as of summer 2011[7] which includes an Aldi and a Hungry Horse pub named "The Gatehouse" as it sits on the site of the old Goodyear gatehouse.
The Church of the Epiphany is the Anglican parish Church on Lymer Road, the building itself dates to the early 1960s. Installed within the Church is a fine example of a Compton Theatre organ originally installed at the Windsor Theatre in Bearwood, Birmingham. The local Polish community has its centre and Catholic Church on Stafford Road, Oxley. The suburb of Pendeford falls within Oxley ward.
Wolverhampton Science Park is situated near Oxley's south border, on the site of the old Gas Works at Gorsebrook. Ormiston NEW Academy lies in the ward.
References
- ^ "Wolverhampton Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ Cannock Forest Bounds of 1286
- ^ Ordnance Survey First Series
- ISBN 0-902888-16-1.
- ^ Oxley Traincare Centre welcomes local dignitaries to official opening event Alstom 24 January 2013
- ^ New Hitachi trains to replace Super Voyagers Rail issue 894 18 December 2019 page 6
- ^ https://www.expressandstar.com/money/property/2011/03/02/300-goodyear-homes-on-the-way/ Express & Star - 300 Goodyear homes on the way (02/03/2011)
Sources
- Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations, J. M. Pearson & Associates, 1989, ISBN 0-907864-49-X
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120305171636/http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D608419B-8BF8-493F-89B7-204FF5C8306C/0/Oxley.pdf 2001 Census