Burntwood is a former mining town and

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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 km ...

in Staffordshire,

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, approximately west of

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west ...

and north east of Brownhills. The town had a

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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 km ...

. The town forms one of the largest urbanised

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in England.

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opened an

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in nearby Edial 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 Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

industry.

Areas of Burntwood are Boney Hay, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Gorstey Lea and Burntwood Green. Nearby places are Brownhills,

Cannock Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and ...

, Cannock Wood, Norton Canes, Gentleshaw, Pipehill,

Muckley Corner Muckley Corner is a small village and area of Hammerwich in Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. The area is located on the A5 (Watling Street). It is on the border of the boroughs of Walsall and Lichfield. Amenities Muckley Corner is ...

, Hammerwich and

. 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 Hammerwich. 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

Rugeley Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, n ...

and

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

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 17, ...

and

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

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in Hammerwich. There were many mineral lines in Burntwood which connected to Chasewater collieries as well as

Angelsea Sidings The Anglesey Sidings is a former sidings terminal located on the South Staffordshire Line and served for a time as an oil terminal. The sidings are located on the other end of the A5 Watling Street in Brownhills near the border of Lichfield. ...

. 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 (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 Ex

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Footballer *

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, 1742-1801

's manservant and assistant, who set up a school here. * Kim Betts (born 1971) gymnast and body builder known as

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in ''Gladiators'' * Jon Brookes (1969-2013) former drummer from The Charlatans * Gary Cahill professional footballer with

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, Chelsea and

. *

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(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

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* Paul Manning MBE (born 1974) a former English professional track and road bicycle racer *

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1923–4, alderman and Mayor of Derby *

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(born 1984) – English footballer *

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* Gary J. Tunnicliffe (born 1968) a British special make-up effects designer, writer and director *

Alan Wiley Alan G. Wiley (born 27 May 1960) is a former English football referee in the FA Premier League, who is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire. Career Wiley first took up the whistle in 1981, then officiated in the West Midlands (Regional) League unt ...

(born 1960) a former English football referee

References

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