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Coordinates: 52°39′37″N 2°02′11″W / 52.66041°N 2.03642°W
| Cheslyn Hay | |
  Cheslyn Hay
 Cheslyn Hay shown within Staffordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | South Staffordshire |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | WS6 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village in south Staffordshire, between Cannock and Walsall.
Station Street is the main street with some small shops.
A major employer in the village is B.S. Eaton Ltd, a manufacturer of concrete products. The company operates a fleet of distinctive orange trucks.
The former Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station closed in 1965.
Before World War II there was a cinema at the top of Rosemary Road, on the site much later occupied by Barts Motors.
The housing stock has been grown significantly in each post war decade, with suburban expansion into surrounding fields.
The old Primary School was situated on the site bounded by Hatherton Street, Pinfold Lane, Hill Street and High Street. It was constructed circa 1883 and demolished in the 1990's and the land used for new housing. An additional modern building on the opposite side of Pinfold Lane was used for school meals and gym.
The Hawkins family were a prominent family in the area in the 19th century.
During the 19th century the area was know colloquially as the Wyrley Bank (in the local dialect Wyrley Bonk).
Schools
There are two local schools in Cheslyn Hay
- Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School constructed 1977
- Cheslyn Hay Primary School
External links
- Cheslyn Hay Primary School
- Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School
- Cheslyn Hay Local History Society
- Cheslyn Hay Library
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