Shenstone, Staffordshire

Shenstone is a large village and civil parish[2] in The Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England, located between Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield. The parish also contains the village of Stonnall.

Shenstone, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist, Shenstone
Shenstone, Staffordshire
Location within Staffordshire
Population7,359 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSK108044
Civil parish
  • Shenstone
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLichfield
Postcode districtWS14
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Transport
Shenstone railway station

Shenstone is served by Shenstone railway station on the Cross-City railway line. The village also has an infrequent bus service operated by Select Bus Services. Route 36 operates between Aldridge and Lichfield. Previous operators Arriva, Central Buses and Diamond have run this under tender.

To the east of the village runs a more frequent bus service along the Birmingham Road. Service X3 by National Express West Midlands runs to Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham. Previously Midland Classic and Arriva have operated similar routes X12 and 112 respectively, but at different stages.

Education

The village is served by Greysbrooke Primary School on Barnes Road. A previous incarnation of the school was located on Birmingham Road, on the land currently occupied by the Greysbrooke cul-de-sac. Shenstone Lodge School lies on the Birmingham Road approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) south of the village.

Interests
War Memorial, Shenstone

Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the Norton Motorcycle. David Garside, a mechanical engineer who had developed a twin-rotor Wankel motorcycle for BSA, joined NVT to help establish production of the Norton Rotary bikes. The old factory still remains on the outskirts of the village.

The village is served by 4 public houses: The Fox & Hounds, The Railway, The Plough and The Bull's Head.

Notable people

Actress Helen Baxendale grew up in the village.

Henry Sanders, curate of Shenstone from 1755 to 1770, was author of The History and Antiquities of Shenstone, described as "a model parish history, containing elaborate accounts of the local manors, hamlets, farms, genealogies, and assessments".[3]

History

Shenstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book and its population described as quite large.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. Seccombe, Thomas (1897). "Saunders, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 325.
  4. "Domesday Book of William the Conqueror".


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