Wilnecote
| Wilnecote | |
|---|---|
  Wilnecote Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 9,358 (Ward,2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK226012 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tamworth |
| Postcode district | B77 |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Wilnecote is an English sub-urban area about two miles (3.2 km) south-east of Tamworth, Staffordshire.[2] It lies between the River Tame to the west and Kettle Brook to the north and east, it is one of the largest communities in the town.
Wilnecote borders Hockley, Dosthill, Two Gates, Belgrave and Stonydelph housing estates are being built along Ninian Way and Hedging Lane, on the old Tame Valley Alloys plot.
History
Wilnecote appears as Wilmundecote in the Doomsday Book, with eighteen households, and as Wylmyndecote in 1349.[3][4] It is an old coal mining, lime-burning and brick-making area centred on an ancient village on Watling Street. The Holy Trinity Church, rebuilt in 1821 in the revival gothic style, overlooks the village and is built on the Roman road Watling Street.[5] The church design is unusual, as the entrance is halfway down the side of the building, as opposed to the end of the church. This was a consequence of the unusual expansion of the church as the village flourished. Stonydelph, which lies immediately north of Wilnecote, is a post World War II development.
Amenities
It has several public houses including "The Red Lion", "The Globe Inn", "The Centurion" (on the nearby Centurion Park industrial estate) and "The Queen's Head" which is a Grade II listed building dating from the 17th century.[5] A fifth, called the Sandyback Pub, closed in January 2009 and has since been reopened. Holy Trinity Church, Wilnecote sits on the highest point of the village. Schools in the area include Wilnecote High School.
The district is served by Wilnecote railway station with an hourly cross-country service between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham with most of the northbound services coming from Cardiff Central.[6]
Notes
Media related to Wilnecote at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "Tamworth Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Wilnecote, Tamworth". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; CP 60/357; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/E3/CP40no357/aCP40no357mm1toEnd/IMG_7482.htm
- ^ "Wilenecote". Open Doomesday.
- ^ a b "Wilnecote Conservation Area Statement of Designation and Reasoned Justification" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Table 57 National Rail timetable". Network Rail. Retrieved 29 July 2018.