Clayhanger is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. The village is situated between Pelsall, Walsall Wood and Brownhills. The village has only one road running through it from Pelsall/Brownhills to Walsall Wood. The village has no other through roads and is predominantly residential.
Clayhanger was first mentioned by the Earl of Stafford in 1391, it was a scattered hamlet until the time of the industrial revolution when the coal mines and railways arrived in the area and as a result. Clayhanger grew in both population and size.
Amenitiesedit
The village is served by a Co-op store and also has local amenities such as a butchers, a fish and chips shop and a Chinese takeaway.[1]
Educationedit
The village has a Church of England primary school called "Holy Trinity Church of England primary school".[2] The nearest high schools are in Brownhills, Walsall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.
Churchesedit
The Clayhanger Methodist Church on the right from the old railway bridgeClayhanger Holy Trinity Worship Centre and School
The village has two churches:
Clayhanger Methodist Church - on Clayhanger Lane and is an active part of the wider Brownhills and Willenhall Methodist Circuit.[3]
Clayhanger Holy Trinity Worship Centre - on Church Street and is next to the primary school of the same name.[4]
Clayhanger is served by bus number 8 between Walsall and Lichfield via Rushall, Pelsall, Brownhills and Burntwood. This runs through the centre of the village. Due to the low bridge, only single decker buses are used on this route. Previously, this route was operated by Arriva as service 3/3A but was curtailed to operate between Cannock and Brownhills only, replaced by the 8. The village was also served by the former South Staffordshire Line and Aldridge to Brownhills Branch line. The village was served by three railway stations at Brownhills, Walsall Wood and Pelsall. The village is also served by the Daw End Branch Canal which forms the border between itself and Walsall Wood/Brownhills as well as Clayhanger Common.[5][6]
Recreationedit
Clayhanger Common on the outskirts of the village is a large woodland park and woodland trust.[7]
Referencesedit
^Farrington, Dayna (14 January 2022). "Cleanest chip shops in Black Country, according to hygiene ratings". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"Holy Trinity Church Of England Primary School - Home". www.holy-trinity.walsall.sch.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"Clayhanger – Brownhills and Willenhall Methodist Circuit". Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"Clayhanger Holy Trinity Worship Centre". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"Clayhanger photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"All about Brownhills near Walsall in the West Midlands". www.thehodgkinsons.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^Trust, Woodland. "Clayhanger Common". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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