Shenstone, Staffordshire
Shenstone, Staffordshire | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Lichfield | |
Postcode district | WS14 | |
Dialling code | 01543 | |
Police | Staffordshire | |
Fire | Staffordshire | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Shenstone is a village and civil parish[2] in The Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England, located between Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield. The parish also contains the village of Stonnall.
Transport
Shenstone is very well served with National Express West Midlands service X3 to Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Birmingham along the Birmingham road. Chaserider service 36 operates through the village connecting to Walsall, Aldridge and Lichfield.
The village is also situated next to the
Education
The village is served by Greysbrooke Primary School on Barnes Road. A previous incarnation of the school was located on Birmingham Road, on the land currently occupied by the Greysbrooke cul-de-sac. Shenstone Lodge School lies on the Birmingham Road approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) south of the village.
Interests
Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the
The village is served by four
Demography
The village had an estimated population of 2,234. The ethnic make-up of the village was 97% White, 2% Asian, and 1% Other ethnic. The religious makeup of the village was 62.7% Christian, 35.1% No Religion, 1% Muslim, 0.8% Sikh and 0.2% Hindu.[4]
Notable people
Actress Helen Baxendale grew up in the village.
Henry Sanders, curate of Shenstone from 1755 to 1770, was author of The History and Antiquities of Shenstone, described as "a model parish history, containing elaborate accounts of the local manors, hamlets, farms, genealogies, and assessments".[5]
History
Shenstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book and its population described as quite large.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ Hodgkiss, Samuel (21 January 2022). "The Staffordshire village named one of most desirable places to live in UK". burtonmail. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Shenstone (Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Seccombe, Thomas (1897). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 325.
- ^ "Domesday Book of William the Conqueror".