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Shenstone, Staffordshire
Shenstone, Staffordshire
	St John the Baptist, Shenstone
	Shenstone, Staffordshire Location within Staffordshire
Population	7,359 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK108044
Civil parish	Shenstone;
District	Lichfield;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lichfield
Postcode district	WS14
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Tamworth;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°38′13″N 1°50′28″W / 52.637°N 1.841°W

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Shenstone is a 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.

Transport

Shenstone is very well served with National Express West Midlands service X3 to Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Birmingham along the Birmingham road. Chaserider service 36 operates through the village connecting to Walsall, Aldridge and Lichfield.

The railway station in the village is served by the Cross-City Line and offers connections to the West Coast Main Line at Lichfield Trent Valley and the Chase Line at Aston for services to Wolverhampton, Walsall, Cannock, Rugeley and Rugeley Trent Valley for the West Coast Main Line. There are also services to Redditch and Bromsgrove as well as Birmingham New Street. The village also is the only settlement in Lichfield District to have an active railway station after the two stations in Lichfield.

The village is also situated next to the M6 Toll which offers road connections to Stafford, Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire, Brownhills, Cannock, Tamworth and Coleshill. It also offers connections to the M6 Motorway and M42 Motorway. The village is also near Watling Street which connects from Holyhead in Wales to London. The village is also near the main Chester Road between Brownhills and Leamington Spa.^[3]

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

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, however has been taken over by Elbit Systems and is the site of regular protests.

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

Demography

The village had an estimated population of 2,234. The ethnic make-up of the village was 97% White, 2% Asian, and 1% Other ethnic. The religious makeup of the village was 62.7% Christian, 35.1% No Religion, 1% Muslim, 0.8% Sikh and 0.2% Hindu.^[4]

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".^[5]

History

Shenstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book and its population described as quite large.^[6]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ Hodgkiss, Samuel (21 January 2022). "The Staffordshire village named one of most desirable places to live in UK". burtonmail. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ "Shenstone (Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ Seccombe, Thomas (1897). "Saunders, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 325.
^ "Domesday Book of William the Conqueror".

External links

[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] Hodgkiss, Samuel (21 January 2022). "The Staffordshire village named one of most desirable places to live in UK". burtonmail. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[4] "Shenstone (Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[dnb00-5] Seccombe, Thomas (1897). "Saunders, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 325.

[6] "Domesday Book of William the Conqueror".

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-'''Shenstone''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/geography/products/geog-products-area/names-codes/administrative/index.html|title = Names and codes for Administrative Geography|date = 31 December 2008|publisher = Office for National Statistics|accessdate = 15 September 2009}}</ref> in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]], close to [[Stonnall]] and between [[Lichfield]] and [[Birmingham]].
+'''Shenstone''' is a village and [[civil parish]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/geography/products/geog-products-area/names-codes/administrative/index.html|title = Names and codes for Administrative Geography|date = 31 December 2008|publisher = Office for National Statistics|accessdate = 15 September 2009}}</ref> in [[Lichfield District|The Lichfield District]], [[Staffordshire]], England, located between [[Lichfield]] and [[Sutton Coldfield]]. The parish also contains the village of [[Stonnall]].
-The parish also contains the village of [[Stonnall]].
 ==Transport==
+[[File: Shenstone railway station - 2008-02-17.jpg|thumb|Shenstone railway station]]
-Shenstone is served by [[Shenstone railway station]] on the [[Cross-City Line|Cross-City railway line]]. The village also has an infrequent bus service operated by [[Central Buses]]. The route is numbered 35B and operates Monday to Saturday every two hours between [[Walsall]], [[Aldridge]], [[Druids Heath]], [[Stonnall]], [[Shenstone]] and [[Lichfield]].<ref>http://www.centralbuses.com/bus-times.html</ref> Previously it was the operations of [[Arriva Midlands]] who tendered the service before September 2014.
+Shenstone is very well served with [[National Express West Midlands]] service X3 to [[Lichfield]], [[Sutton Coldfield]], Erdington and Birmingham along the Birmingham road. [[Chaserider]] service 36 operates through the village connecting to [[Walsall]], Aldridge and Lichfield.
+[[Shenstone railway station|The railway station]] in the village is served by the [[Cross-City Line]] and offers connections to the [[West Coast Main Line]] at {{RWS|Lichfield Trent Valley}} and the [[Chase Line]] at [[Aston railway station|Aston]] for services to [[Wolverhampton railway station|Wolverhampton]], [[Walsall railway station|Walsall]], [[Cannock railway station|Cannock]], [[Rugeley Town railway station|Rugeley]] and {{RWS|Rugeley Trent Valley}} for the West Coast Main Line. There are also services to [[Redditch railway station|Redditch]] and [[Bromsgrove railway station|Bromsgrove]] as well as [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]]. The village also is the only settlement in Lichfield District to have an active railway station after the two stations in Lichfield.
-==Education==
-The village is served by [http://www.greysbrooke.staffs.sch.uk/%20 Greysbrooke Primary School] on Barnes Road. A previous incarnation of the school was located on Birmingham Road, on the land currently occupied by the Greysbooke cul-de-sac.
+The village is also situated next to the [[M6 Toll]] which offers road connections to [[Stafford]], Wolverhampton, [[South Staffordshire]], [[Brownhills]], [[Cannock]], [[Tamworth, England|Tamworth]] and [[Coleshill, Warwickshire|Coleshill]]. It also offers connections to the [[M6 Motorway]] and [[M42 Motorway]]. The village is also near [[Watling Street]] which connects from [[Holyhead]] in Wales to [[London]]. The village is also near the main [[A452 road|Chester Road]] between Brownhills and [[Leamington Spa]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodgkiss |first1=Samuel |title=The Staffordshire village named one of most desirable places to live in UK |url=https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/quaint-staffordshire-village-named-one-6526813 |access-date=12 August 2022 |work=burtonmail |date=21 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
-[[Shenstone Lodge school]] lies on the Birmingham Road approximately half a mile south of the village.
+==Education==
+The village is served by [http://www.greysbrooke.staffs.sch.uk/%20 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 {{convert|1/2|mi|m|abbr=off}} south of the village.
 ==Interests==
+[[File:War Memorial, Shenstone.jpg|thumb|War Memorial, Shenstone]]
-Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the [[Norton Motorcycle]]. The old factory still remains on the outskirts of the village.
+Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the [[Norton Motorcycle]]. [[David Garside]], a mechanical engineer who had developed a twin-rotor [[Wankel engine|Wankel]] motorcycle for [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]], joined [[Norton Villiers Triumph|NVT]] to help establish production of the [[Norton Classic|Norton Rotary bikes]]. The old factory still remains on the outskirts of the village, however has been taken over by Elbit Systems and is the site of regular protests.
+The village is served by four [[public house]]s:  The Fox & Hounds, The Railway, The Plough, and The Bull's Head.
-The British actress [[Helen Baxendale]] and British astronaut Richard Edwards grew up in the village.
+==Demography==
-The village is served by 4 [[public house]]s:  The Fox & Hounds, The Railway, The Plough and The Bull's Head.
+The village had an estimated population of 2,234. The ethnic make-up of the village was 97% White, 2% Asian, and 1% Other ethnic. The religious makeup of the village was 62.7% Christian, 35.1% No Religion, 1% Muslim, 0.8% Sikh and 0.2% Hindu.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shenstone (Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/staffordshire/E34003716__shenstone/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
+==Notable people==
+Actress [[Helen Baxendale]] grew up in the village.
+[[Henry Sanders (historian)|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".<ref name=dnb00>{{cite DNB|first=Thomas|last=Seccombe|authorlink=Thomas Seccombe|wstitle=Saunders, Henry|volume=50|page=325}}</ref>
 ==History==
+Shenstone is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] and its population described as quite large.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK1004/shenstone/|title=Domesday Book of William the Conqueror}}</ref>
+==See also==
-Shenstone is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] and its population described as quite large.<ref>http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK1004/shenstone/</ref>
+*[[Listed buildings in Shenstone, Staffordshire]]
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.shenstone-staffs.gov.uk/ Parish Council website]
 *[http://www.churches.lichfield.anglican.org/lichfield/shenstone/ St. John's Church, Shenstone]
-*[http://www.sahs.uk.net/Shenstone%20Project%20Report%20(for%20internet).pdf The Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society: A Landscape Survey of the Parish of Shenstone]
+*[https://www.sahs.uk.net/_resources/_projects/shenstone-parish-project-survey-2009.pdf The Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society: A Landscape Survey of the Parish of Shenstone]
 *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Shenstone/ GENUKI: Shenstone (Quotes from historical documents)]
 {{Lichfield (district)}}
+{{authority control}}
-{{Civil Parishes of Lichfield}}
 [[Category:Civil parishes in Staffordshire]]
 [[Category:Lichfield District]]
 [[Category:Villages in Staffordshire]]
-{{Staffordshire-geo-stub}}