Piccadilly, Warwickshire
Piccadilly | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Tamworth | |
Postcode district | B78 | |
Dialling code | 01827 | |
Police | Warwickshire | |
Fire | Warwickshire | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Piccadilly is a small village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. It is located near to the larger village of Kingsbury (where population details are included), and is four miles south of Tamworth.
History
Piccadilly was built in 1904 to house miners who worked at the nearby Kingsbury Colliery, and the village was built on land belonging to the mine.[1] It consisted of two rows of three-storey houses along one main street.[1]
Piccadilly earned its name from Piccadilly in London, which was the home of Colonel Dibley, one of the village's founders. Dibley asked the miners what they would like to call their new village, but when nobody could think of an appropriate name, he chose Piccadilly.[2]
In 1908 a clubhouse was built. It had been turned into a pub named The Jewel in the Crown but this has now been demolished and social housing built.
The village remained much the same until 1947 when
The mine was closed in 1968 and is now the Kingsbury link Business park.
Miners Memorial Wall
In 2009 a memorial wall was built containing the names of all the miners who worked at Kingsbury Colliery and Dexter Colliery. In the center of the wall there is a miner's lamp that is always lit to commemorate those who have died and those who remember working down the mines.
Demographics
According to the
Governance
The village is part of the Kingsbury civil parish.
The village was originally part of the
It is part of the North Warwickshire constituency and the current MP is Conservative Craig Tracey.
Crime
In 2009 there was an average of 3.6 crimes per 1,000 people for the ward of Hurley and Wood End, and during the same period there were 5 crimes per head for the borough of North Warwickshire. In 2010 the figure was down to 3 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social behaviour.[5]
Recreation
The village has a large cricket field and play area. The nearest village hall is in
Education
There has never been any educational institution in the village. The nearest primary school is Wood End Primary School, and the nearest comprehensive school is
Health
The nearest GP's surgeries can be found in Kingsbury and Hurley. The George Eliot Hospital at Nuneaton is the area's local hospital. It has an Accident and Emergency Department. Out-of-hours GP services are also based at George Eliot. There is also Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.
Public services
The village uses a
The nearest Warwickshire Police and Warwickshire Fire and Rescue stations are in Atherstone.[6]
Religion
There has never been any place of worship in the village, which technically makes it a
Transport
The village lies next to the M42 motorway, with the nearest exit being at Junction 10.
The village has a bus stop on Trinity Road which is served by Route 118, which connects Piccadilly to Kingsbury and Tamworth. A new shelter was provided by Kingsbury Parish Council in November 2007. The nearest railway station is at Wilnecote. But Water Orton and Coleshill Parkway are also a short distance away from the village.
The nearest airport is
Media
The local newspaper covering the area is the Tamworth Herald.
Local radio includes
The village is covered by the
References
- ^ a b "Piccadilly Mining Heritage". Piccadilly-heritage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Kingsbury Parish Council". Kingsburyparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Piccadilly Mining Heritage". Piccadilly-heritage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics Area: Hurley and Wood End (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Warwickshire Police: Safer Neighbourhoods: Hurley Wood End Ward". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Warwickshire Police Stations". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
External links
Media related to Piccadilly, Warwickshire at Wikimedia Commons