Burntwood is a former mining town and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

Lichfield District Lichfield () is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield. The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² ...

in Staffordshire,

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, approximately west of Lichfield and north east of

Brownhills Brownhills is a town and former administrative centre in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. A few miles south of Cannock Chase and close to the large Chasewater reservoir, it is northeast of Walsall, a similar dista ...

. The town had a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 26,049 and forms part of

Lichfield district Lichfield () is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield. The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² ...

. The town forms one of the largest urbanised parishes in England. Samuel Johnson opened an

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in nearby

Edial Edial is a hamlet to the east of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Burntwood. Edial Hall School, Edial, is celebrated as the house in which lexicographer, Samuel Johnson, opened an academy ...

in 1736. The town is home to the smallest park (opened to commemorate the marriage of the

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in 1863) in the UK, Prince's Park, which is located next to Christ Church on the junction of Farewell Lane and Church Road. The town expanded in the nineteenth century around the coal mining industry. Swan Island, Burntwood - geograph

Areas of Burntwood are

Boney Hay Boney Hay is situated to the north east of the town of Burntwood, Staffordshire, and is most northern area of the town. The area forms one part of one of the largest urbanised parishes in the United Kingdom. It is one of the five dominions of Burntw ...

Chase Terrace Chase Terrace is an area in the town of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. Chase Terrace began as a mining village in the 1860s with mines at the south side of Cannock Road. By 1884 Chase Terrace had gained a population of nearly 2,000. By 19 ...

Chasetown Chasetown is a village in the town of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. It is split between the civil parishes of Burntwood and Hammerwich. History Chasetown developed in the mid 19th century as a coal mining village. At first the village wa ...

, Gorstey Lea and

Burntwood Green Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England, approximately west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills. The town had a population of 26,049 and forms part of Lichfield district. ...

. Nearby places are

, Cannock, Cannock Wood,

Norton Canes Norton Canes is an industrial village, civil parish and ward of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394, and an area of of which 86% is gre ...

, Gentleshaw, Pipehill, Muckley Corner,

Hammerwich Hammerwich is a small village and civil parish in the Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It is southeast of Burntwood and northeast of Brownhills. Name The name may derive from ''hamor'' (Old English: a hammer) and ''wīc'' (Old Engl ...

and Lichfield. In July 2009 a Burntwood man, Terry Herbert, discovered a hoard of Saxon treasure with a metal detector in a field in the adjoining village of

. Known as the Staffordshire Hoard, it is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold yet found. Burntwood Asylum

Transport

Burntwood - along with Chasetown - has bus connections 60, 61 and 62 to Cannock, Rugeley and Lichfield operated by

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Chaserider. National Express West Midlands operate service 8 to Lichfield also linking Brownhills and Walsall. The 937 service, which runs to Birmingham, is an extension from the usual terminus of Brownhills West and runs only at around 6am and runs back to Burntwood at 6pm weekdays.

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was the former operator of most bus routes around Burntwood before being taken over by D&G Bus in January 2021, now operating under Chaserider which is a subsidiary of D&G. There are no railway connections in Burntwood. The nearest railway stations are Lichfield,

Hednesford Hednesford (pronounced ) is a historic market town in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. Cannock Chase is to the north, the town of Cannock to the south and Rugeley to the southwest.The population at the 2011 census was 1 ...

and Cannock, of which Lichfield is the closest. Burntwood was served by the South Staffordshire Line which had a station in

. There were many mineral lines in Burntwood which connected to Chasewater collieries as well as Angelsea Sidings. There is a heritage railway called the Chasewater Railway which is nearby with stops at Chasetown (Church Street) and Chasewater Heaths. In 2015, Lichfield District Council released a transport plan for Burntwood mentioning that if the line reopens to passenger services, there could be a chance of a new station to serve the town. Ring Road near the town centre, as the name suggests, was intended to form part of the ring road around the town centre, a function superseded by the A5190.

Education

Nursery schools

* Abacus Early Learners * Busy Bees at St Matthew's * Little People Nursery * Sunny Days Nursery * Little Owls Nursery * Oakbridge Little Learners

Primary schools

* Boney Hay Primary Academy (previously Boney Hay Community Primary School) * Chase Terrace Primary School * Chasetown Community School * Fulfen Primary School * Highfields Primary School * Holly Grove Primary School * Ridgeway Primary School * Springhill Primary School * St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary School

Secondary schools

* Chase Terrace Academy (previously Chase Terrace Technology College, before that Chase Terrace High School) *

Erasmus Darwin Academy Erasmus Darwin Academy (previously Chasetown High School then Chasetown Specialist Sports College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in the Chasetown area of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. Hist ...

(previously Chasetown Specialist Sports College, before that Chasetown High School) Both high schools fell victim to arson attacks in 2002. Most of Chase Terrace was destroyed in August 2002. While Chasetown Specialist Sports College lost its gym facility in December 2002. Both buildings have been rebuilt and refurbished.

Special education

* Maple Hayes Hall School

Notable people

Dalian Atkinson Dalian Robert Atkinson (21 March 1968 – 15 August 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club football career, he played in England for Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester Ci ...

Ex Aston Villa Footballer * Francis Barber, 1742-1801 Samuel Johnson's manservant and assistant, who set up a school here. * Kim Betts (born 1971) gymnast and body builder known as Lightning in ''Gladiators'' * Jon Brookes (1969-2013) former drummer from The Charlatans *

Gary Cahill Gary James Cahill (born 19 December 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the Aston Villa Academy an ...

professional footballer with Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers,

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and

. * Computerchemist (born 1964) multi-instrumentalist musician * John Cornwall (c.1366–1414) an English soldier, politician and landowner; in 1417, when sued for £20, gave his residence as Abnalls in Burntwood * Jimmy Hill (born 1989) – English radio, television, and Internet personality * Sonia Lannaman (born 1956) a British former 100 metres athlete, bronze medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics * Paul Manning MBE (born 1974) a former English professional track and road bicycle racer * Kid Rad (born 1990) a British music artist, record producer and entrepreneur * William Raynes (1871–1966) a British politician, MP for

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1923–4, alderman and Mayor of Derby * Chris Slater (born 1984) – English footballer * Stephen Sutton MBE (1994–2014) blogger for his blog Stephen's Story and charity activist for the

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* Gary J. Tunnicliffe (born 1968) a British special make-up effects designer, writer and director * Alan Wiley (born 1960) a former English football referee

References

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