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Pelsall is an area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. The suburban area of Pelsall is covered by Bloxwich, also in Walsall. , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ...
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Map sources for Bloxwich at grid reference SJ9902 Bloxwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40,000 people. ...
History It was first mentioned in a charter of 994, when it was amongst various lands given to the monastery at Heantune (Wolverhampton) by Wulfrun, a Mercian noblewoman. At this time it was called Peolshalh, meaning 'a nook' or 'land between two streams belonging to Peol'. The Domesday entry of 1086 describes it as being waste, still belonging to the Church. This part of Staffordshire had probably been devastated in 1069 by King William's forces when dealing with the uprising following the Norman Conquest. // Wolverhampton is a City in the historical county of Staffordshire and metropolian county of the West Midlands. ...
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Very little is known about the village during the ensuing centuries, but as a chapel of ease was built in c.1311, it must be assumed that a settlement had been established there by then. The population was small and a return of 1563 lists only 14 householders. The economy at that time would have been agrarian and evidence of the medieval strip farming system can still be seen on the tithe map of c.1840. The original centre of the village was the area now known as Old Town. In 1760 the remaining open fields were enclosed, but some holdings survived into the next century in Hall Field, High Ley, The Riddings Field and Final Field.
By the second quarter of the 19th century Pelsall had a more scattered appearance, with clusters of houses developing on the fringes of the extensive commonland and at the Newlands. The greatest concentration were in what is now the village centre. This area gradually developed; a Methodist Chapel and school were opened in c.1836, in the modern day Station Road and a new St. Michael's Church was built in 1844 - the former in Paradise Lane had been considered too small for the growing population. Towards the end of the 19th century shops became established in Norton Road and High Street. The population in 1801 was 477 and by 1901 had grown to 3,626.
Pelsall had become a mining village; in places deposits of coal were found only a few yards from the surface and c.1800 the shallow and deep seams were 'much worked'. The cutting of the canal in c.1794 had opened up the area for industrialisation, with entrepreneurs and landowners quickly exploiting the mineral wealth. Nailmaking, traditionally a cottage industry was also carried out locally; in the census of 1841 thirty men gave this as their occupation. For other uses, see Canal (disambiguation). ...
On November 14, 1872, 22 miners died when the Pelsall Hall Colliery collapsed. 21 of the 22 miners were buried underneath a polished granite obelisk in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels Church.[1] is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
An ironworks was established on the North Common which grew into a sizeable concern under the ownership of Messrs. Davis and Bloomer. This, together with Yorks Foundry and that of Ernest Wilkes and Co. at Mouse Hill, gave Pelsall a share of the heavy iron trade during the 19th century. Ernest Wilkes and Co. survived until 1977, but the others ceased trading in the 1890's and the pits became unworkable mainly due to continual flooding problems.
The village managed to keep its rural atmosphere well into the 20th century, with several working farms surviving until after the Second World War. Since then much land has been utilised for housing development but the ancient common remains.
Politics Pelsall is part of the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency. At the 2005 general election, the seat was held by Richard Shepherd (Conservative) with a majority of 5,507 over Labour's John Phillips. The seat has been held by the Conservative party since the 1979 general election.[2]
In the 2007 local elections, the Pelsall ward was won by Marco Andrea Longhi of the Conservative and Unionist Party with the remaining votes split between 2 independents, a Liberal Democrat candiate, a Labour candidate, and BNP.[3]
Landmarks The main landmark in Pelsall was for many years the The Fingerpost at the junction of the Norton Road and the Lichfield Road. Since the late 1990s, Pelsall has also had its Millennium Stone marking the 994-1994 Millennium of the village. // Norton may refer to: Norton, County Durham Norton, East Sussex Norton, Gloucestershire Norton, Halton Norton, Hertfordshire Norton, Isle of Wight Norton, Leicestershire Norton, Northamptonshire Norton, Nottinghamshire Norton, Ludlow, Shropshire Norton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Norton, Dawley, Shropshire Norton, Suffolk Norton, Selsey, West Sussex Norton, Arundel, West Sussex Norton, Wiltshire Norton, Worcester, Worcestershire...
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Pelsall is well known for its annual carnival, with decorated floats and bric-a-brac stalls.
Pelsall is quite green with a large turf central common around which there are pubs - The Old House at Home and The Queens - and two fish and chip shops.
Donna Cooper Memorial Garden In 1997, a memorial garden was erected in the village in memory of Donna Cooper, a local girl who died after being knocked over by a stolen car on January 6, 1993, at the age of 13. Joyrider Carl Sherwood, from Goscote and 17 at the time of the incident, was found guilty of manslaughter at Stafford Crown Court on October 7, 1993 and sentenced to seven years in prison. Sherwood had only been released on bail for another car theft the previous day; he had run over and injured two pedestrians in Aldridge during December 1992. Front seat passenger Nigel Button, 26, received a four-year jail term for helping Sherwood steal the cars involved in both of the incidents. Three teenage boys who had been travelling in the car received supervision orders for being passengers in a stolen vehicle. For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
, Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ...
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is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Aldridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, in the borough of Walsall, although historically it was part of the county of Staffordshire. ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
The garden was designed between 1997 and 1999, and was commissioned by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, who also maintain it. It was designed by Anuradha Patel, and the metal installations were manufactured by West Midlands Gates & Trailers. The entrance consists of an arched gateway of galvanised steel, painted green. It is 2.5 metres tall and 2.07 metres wide. At the centre of the archway is an owl motif, taken from a design drawn by Donna Cooper shortly before her death. Another feature is a galvanised steel tree, also painted green with a height of 2.34 metres. Located throughout the garden are various pine tree stumps, varying in width up to 25cm in diameter. The garden itself is 200 metres long and 25 metres wide. The garden was created by Groundwork Black Country and Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.[1] The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. ...
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Education Pelsall is currently home to four primary schools; St Michael’s C of E Primary, Pelsall Village School, Ryders Hayes School and Rushall JMI.
Pelsall was also home to Pelsall Comprehensive School which opened in Autumn 1963 as Pelsall Secondary Modern and closed in 1995. The buildings are now home to Rushall JMI School, Education Walsall offices and a teacher training centre. Pelsall Comprehensive School was a secondary school located in Pelsall, an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. ...
Places of worship The parish church of Pelsall is St Michael and All Angels Church. Besides this, Pelsall is also home to Pelsall Evangelical Church and Pelsall Methodist Church. Over the years, many other places of worship have come and gone.
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External links Coordinates: 52°37′N, 1°57′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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