Wallington Heath
| Wallington Heath | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
 Wallington Heath, Bloxwich | |
  Wallington Heath Location within the West Midlands | |
| OS grid reference | SK000030 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLOXWICH |
| Postcode district | WS3 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Wallington Heath[1] is an area of Bloxwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It lies north of Bloxwich town centre on the A34 road to Cannock[2] and is bounded by Little Bloxwich, Lower Farm Estate, Mossley and Turnberry Estate.[3]
It was described in 1856 as a hamlet in the township of Bloxwich.[4] The area of Wallington Heath was amongst the land enclosed by Bloxwich Town Council in 1888 for recreational use, under an agreement drawn up with Lord Bradford and his trustees.[5]
The area is served by the National Express West Midlands X51 bus route[6] between Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham, and there are bus services to Wolverhampton and Kingstanding.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kelly's Directory of the Leather Trades. Kelly and Company. 1880.
- ^ "Rediscover". Rediscover. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Find British Archaeological Sites, LiDAR & Old Maps". www.archiuk.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Glew, Edward Lees (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall, in the County of Stafford: With an Interesting Tour of Inspection, Including a Faithful Report of the Government Inquiry Into the Charities at the Guildhall, Walsall, June, 1855, Before Thomas Hare, Esq., Compared with the Former Inquisition, A.D. 1823. J.R. Robinson.
- ^ "Bloxwich Parks History". The Bloxwich Telegraph - incorporating The Bloxidge Tallygraph and Walsall North News. Founded 2006. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Cannock and Rugeley - Staffordshire County Council". www.staffordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Wallington Heath – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 13 November 2024.