Upper Landywood

Upper Landywood
The Methodist Church in Upper Landywood, Great Wyrley
Upper Landywood is located in Staffordshire
Upper Landywood
Upper Landywood
Location within Staffordshire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWALSALL
Postcode districtWS6
Dialling code01922
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
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UK
England
Staffordshire
52°38′55″N 2°01′40″W / 52.648610°N 2.027839°W / 52.648610; -2.027839

Upper Landywood[1] is a suburb of Great Wyrley[2] in South Staffordshire district of the county of Staffordshire, England.

Amenities

The area is mostly rural in character and is close to the village of Landywood and the Spring Hill area of Essington.[3] The main roads through the area are Upper Landywood Lane and Holly Lane.[4][5]

Transport

The area is served by the nearby Landywood railway station on the Chase Line between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley. There is also bus service 71 to Cannock, Essington and Wolverhampton.[6]

Amenities

Notable amenities in Upper Landywood include:

  • Upper Landywood Methodist Church - Located on Streets Lane, it is an active methodist church in the area.[7]
  • Strawberry Lane Cemetery - Located on Strawberry Lane, it is the main cemetery for the surrounding area.[8]
  • The Malt at Landywood - A public house located on Holly Lane, it is used by visitors and the local community.[9]
  • Landywood Snooker Club - A snooker hall located off Holly Lane, it is used by visitors and the local community for events and snooker matches.[10]

Geography

Upper Landywood is located to the west of Landywood, north of Bloxwich and southeast of Cheslyn Hay.

References

  1. ^ Britain, Great (1901). Local and Personal Acts. H.M. Stationery Office.
  2. ^ "Upper Landywood". findthatpostcode.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ Poulton-Smith, Anthony (15 November 2024). Going Underground: The Black Country. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-1623-8.
  4. ^ Poulton-Smith, Anthony (15 October 2009). South Staffordshire Street Names. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3100-4.
  5. ^ Guide to the Coalfields. Colliery Guardian Company. 1960.
  6. ^ "Upper Landywood – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Cannock Chase - Upper Landywood". www.cannockchasemethodists.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Our cemeteries and services | South Staffordshire District Council". www.sstaffs.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  9. ^ "The Malt at Landywood". The Malt at Landywood. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Landywood Snooker Club". Snooker Hub. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.