Swindon, Staffordshire
Swindon | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Dudley | |
Postcode district | DY3 | |
Police | Staffordshire | |
Fire | Staffordshire | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Swindon is a village and
History
Swindon was formerly part of the parish of Wombourne, A manor belonged to Englefield family, the lords of
Chasepool is mentioned in Domesday Book as part of the property of William Fitz-Ansculf, lord of Dudley, but was waste on account of the forest. It was one of the hays (enclosed areas for hunting) of Kinver Forest. The area passed into the hands of the lords of Dudley in the 15th century, initially as lesses of the herbage and pannage. It was granted to Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley when the family property was restored to him in 1555 and devolved as part of the family estates until 1947 in the same was as Swindon. By 1600 there was a lodge (Chasepool Lodge), leased to Edward Green, who probably gave his name to the adjacent Greensforge. his son also Edward gave a lease for lives of it to his son Dud Dudley.[3]
Demographics
The parish of Swindon including the villages of Hinksford and Smestow had a population of 1,279 in the 2021 Census. The gender makeup of the parish is 51.7% females and 48.3% males. Of the local population, around 1,251 were born in the UK, followed by 12 residents being born in the EU, 8 were born in Africa and 2 residents were born in the Middle East and Asia and 5 were born from other countries. The ethnicity makeup of the parish is 97.5% White residents, followed by 1.2% Mixed Race, 1% Asian and 0.2% Black residents. The religious makeup of the parish was 71.3% Christians, followed by 27.4% irreligious and other religions were less than 0.5% of the overall population of the parish.
Amenities
The village has a small range of shops including:
- The Green Man Pub
- The Old Bush Inn Pub[4]
- Swindon Community Centre[5]
- Boutique shop
- General Practice
- Fish and Chips Shop
- Hairdressers
- Convenience Shop
The village is also home to two churches, Swindon
The village has seen a slight demand for developments of housing on the greenbelt but this has been met with backlash from residents and councilors.[7]
Transport
Swindon is nestled in the Staffordshire countryside and as a result, it is not near any immediate A-roads or Motorways. It is however, served by bus route[8] 16, which links it to Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, Kingswinford, Wordsley and Wombourne. The service is operated by National Express West Midlands.[9] As well as bus route 242S (operated by Select Bus) which links it to nearby Kinver and its high school, that runs from Hyperion Road in the village and to other villages including Stourton, Enville, Potters Cross, Wall Heath and Himley.[10]
The nearest railway stations to the village are
Iron Works
Swin or Swindon Forge was once a
See also
References
- ^ "Swindon (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Victoria County History, Staffordshire XX, 207-8.
- ^ Victoria County History, Staffordshire XX, 209-10.
- ^ "Old Bush Inn, Swindon". www.theoldbushswindon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "My Account | .xyz | For every website, everywhere®". dac.gen.xyz. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "ST JOHN'S". HIMLEY & SWINDON CHURCHES. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Smith, Adam (29 December 2023). "Villagers prepare to take their Greenbelt fight into its second decade". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Swindon, Staffs – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "16 - Wolverhampton - Penn Road, Wombourne, Swindon, Kingswinford, Wordsley - Stourbridge". bustimes.org. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "242S - Hyperion Road - Kinver High School". bustimes.org. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Himley and Swindon Canal Trail". AllTrails.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Victoria County History, Staffordshire XX, 213-4.
- ^ South Staffordshire District Council 2005
External links
Media related to Swindon, Staffordshire at Wikimedia Commons