Finchfield is a suburb of
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located south-west of the city centre, within the
Tettenhall Wightwick Ward between the
Merry Hill and
Tettenhall Regis Wards of
Wolverhampton City Council
City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Wolverhampton has had an elected local authority since 1848, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has be ...
. Many of the streets have
arboreal
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/
plant
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related names.
History
Finchfield was a small village before the early 20th century, when parcels of agricultural land and the gardens and grounds of gentlemen were sold off for housing. Until 1974, Finchfield was a district of South Staffordshire.
Churches
Windmill Community Church is a non-denominational Christian church.
Library
Finchfield library was one of nine Wolverhampton libraries that the City Council planned to close or merge under plans to create 'community hubs' in the city. In November 2012, after a consultation showed strong opposition, the council announced that Finchfield library and some others would remain open.
Facilities
Westacre
Infant school
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and Uplands
Junior school
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are situated in this area. There are also two
public houses, "The Chestnut Tree" and "Westacres".
In the centre of Finchfield is a
Lidl
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supermarket. In 2013 this was the subject to a public inquiry after it appealed refusal of planning permission to extend the store that would have led to the demolition of a
Victorian era
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property. The Planning Inspectorate finally granted permission for the extension.
Crime and local reaction
There have been several criminal incidents around the shopping parade at Finchfield Road West, notably an armed robbery at the Co-Op store in September 2012. In response residents, with the backing of
West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England.
The force covers an area of with 2.93million inhabitants, which includes the cities of ...
, set up a '
Shopwatch' to record incidents of anti-social behaviour, graffiti and fly tipping.
References
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Areas of Wolverhampton
Tettenhall