Walsall Wood

Walsall Wood is a smaa toun locatit in the Metropolitan Borough o Walsall, Wast Midlands, UK, atween Aldridge an Brownhills.

History
In the late-18t yeirhunner an early-19t yeirhunner, the wirkers o Walsall Wood wis primar involved in the minin o limestane. In 1864, the population o the toun expandit as Walsall Wood Colliery wis appent, as weel as anither colliery in near-bi Shelfield. The Walsall Wood Colliery bocht the Pelsall Colliery frae Pelsall Coal & Iron Co. in 1894. The appenin o the Walsall Wood Colliery saw the establishment o the first public services, includin a polis station an a post office. The mine wis closed in 1964 whan the supply o accessible coal haed been exhaustit: In 2010 a memorial pitheid designed bi Luke Perry wis erectit tae commemorate the veelage's minin heritage.

St John's Kirk in Walsall Wood wis constructit in 1837 at a cost o £1,200. The kirk, wi its quadrangular touer, is in the Gothic style, whilst the parsonage hoose is in the Elizabethan style. The kirk is constructit oot o blue brick wi stane dressins an haes a capacity o 400.

Local Govrenment
Walsall Wood is pairt o the Aldridge North an Walsall Wood waird, in the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency, the MP o whilk is presently Richard Shepherd (Conservative). The ara is representit bi three Conservative councillors, Keith Sears, Anthony Harris an Mike Flower.

Education
Shire Oak Schuil is locatit in Walsall Wood an haed the seivent best GCSE results in the borough fur 2006.

Sports, recreation an entertainment
Oak Pairk is a recreation centre in Walsall Wood consistin o twa soummin puils, an astro-turf fitbaa pitch, an ither sportin facilities. Walsall Wood F.C. is a fitbaa club competin in the Midland Combination Premier Diveesion. Thay play thair hame gemmes at thair grund locatit at Oak Pairk.

Thare is an on-steid KFC restaurant locatit richt next tae the pairkin o the facility.
Ower the road frae Oak Pairk is a Fitness First gym, an several shops includin a fish an chip shop.

Walsall Wood leebrar is locatit in the umwhile neeburheid office biggin at the junction o Coppice Road an Lichfield Road. This replaces the umwhile leebrar biggin on Lichfield Road.

References

Freemit airtins
Aldridge-Brownhills Conservative Association  The Conservative constituency association.

Category:Walsall
Category:Veelages in the Wast Midlands (coonty)