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Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated north west of the city of Wolverhampton. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ...
Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...
Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 967 AD Area - Total 130,395 km² 50,346 sq mi Population - 2007 estimate 50...
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ...
History
In 1086 the Domesday survey recorded six people in Codsall. They were probably the heads of households so the population would have been a little larger. The Church of St Nicholas is the oldest building. It has a Norman doorway thought to date from the 11th century. Since medieval times the area around the church, on the top of the hill, was the hub of the village with a windmill, village pond, forge, bakery and public house. The administration of the village would have been conducted from the Church through the decisions of the Vestry. Agriculture was the mainstay of the village and even now the strip-field system of cultivation can be seen to the west and north-east of the church. Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...
A vestry is a room within or attached to a church which is used to store vestments and other items used in worship. ...
Church Street, now called Church Road, lies between the road junction and the Church. There was a significant change after Codsall railway station, on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, opened in 1849. The station became the commercial hub of the village with a goods yard, coal yard and cattle pens. Development took place along Station Road and beyond with some substantial properties being built to accommodate wealthy businessmen from Wolverhampton and the Black Country. Codsall railway station, situated on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line, serves the village of Codsall in Staffordshire, England. ...
The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway opened on 12 November 1849. ...
1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Black Country is a loosely-defined area of conurbation to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton in the English West Midlands, around the South Staffordshire coalfield. ...
Gradually the focus of activity changed from the area around the Church and the station to the crossroads or 'Square'. Emphasis on the Square was increased after 1900 when Baker's Nurseries expanded on the site of Old Hall Farm in Church Street. The growth of public transport, with a terminus for buses to Wolverhampton in the Square, the coming of electricity and the digging of the deep sewer all in the 1920s, helped to change the function of the village from an agricultural centre into a dormitory for Wolverhampton. This has been reflected in the development of several housing estates, new schools and improved roads. Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...
The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...
Present day Codsall has expanded considerably since World War 2, forming the largest part of three adjoining villages (the others being Bilbrook and Oaken). It is the site of the headquarters of South Staffordshire District Council. It is twinned with the French villages of St Pryve and St Mesmin. The village also has a cricket club called Codsall Cricket Club (Codsall CC). There is also a 3-par, 18 hole golf course (The Ledene) and SAS paintball site. Bilbrook is a village just outside Wolverhampton, England. ...
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ...
The main shopping area around The Square has a variety of shops including a Local wine shop. Another shopping area is around Birches Bridge, where the shops include a Somerfield supermarket. Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. ...
Education Codsall has one High School (Codsall Community High) and has three feeder middle schools (Codsall, Bilbrook and Perton.) There are also 3 first schools (Lane Green, St. Nicholas' C of E and Birches) and also one primary school (St Christopher's). Perton is a Civil Parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, situated to the west of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and to the south of Codsall. ...
Famous people Famous people to have come from Codsall include the Ryder Cup golfer Peter Baker, Jacqui Oatley football commentator, the Countdown champion and writer Peter Cashmore and some members of the pop group Slade. Jack Charlton made his famous quote "Jack Charlton doesn't like change" in the Codsall working man's club in 1999. The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ...
Peter Baker (born 7th October 1967 in Shifnal, Shropshire) is an English golfer. ...
Jacqui Oatley (born 1975[1] in Codsall, South Staffordshire near Wolverhampton) is an English football commentator, notable for being the first female football commentator on the BBC One programme Match of the Day. ...
Richard Twice Nightly Whiteley Countdown is a British game show presented by Des OConnor and Carol Vorderman. ...
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John Jack Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who spent his whole career in the successful Leeds United side of the 1960s and 1970s and won the World Cup with England. ...
John Jack Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who spent his whole career in the successful Leeds United side of the 1960s and 1970s and won the World Cup with England. ...
In terms of military figures, the legendary Major Roy Farran of the SAS for a time lived in Codsall. His brother, Rex Farran, was murdered by an Israeli terrorist bomb at the family home in Codsall and lies in St. Nicholas churchyard. Major Roy Alexander Farran DSO, MC & Bar (2 January 1921 — 1 June 2006) was a soldier, politician, farmer and author, best known for his exploits with the Special Air Service during World War II. In Israel he is remembered as the murderer of an unarmed 16 years old boy, during...
The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army. ...
Former students of Codsall High School include WWE Wrestler William Regal, Daily Star Sunday editor Gareth Morgan and UK squash player Paul Preece, who represented the UK at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Recent Codsall High graduate James Lester, is also currently representing both Club and Country in the wheelchair Basket Ball Team. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
William Regal as Goodwill Ambassador and Commissioner Darren Matthews aka William Regal (born May 10, 1965 in Staffordshire) is an English professional wrestler performing in World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. ...
The Daily Star is a British tabloid newspaper. ...
Gareth Morgan is editor of UK tabloid newspaper the Daily Star Sunday. ...
The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
Sir James Theodore Lester, (born 23 May 1932), known as Jim Lester, was a British Conservative politician. ...
Transport Codsall has a railway station on the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Line, and has train services to Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton and Birmingham. Codsall railway station, situated on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line, serves the village of Codsall in Staffordshire, England. ...
The Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line (and previously to Birmingham) is the railway line from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton via Wellington. ...
Shrewsbury (pronounced either or ) is a town of 70,560 inhabitants [1] in Shropshire, England. ...
This article is about the town of Telford, Shropshire. ...
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ...
Birmingham (pron. ...
External links Coordinates: 52°38′N, 2°12′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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