Fisherwick is a

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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

Lichfield Lichfield () is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of ...

district,

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

, England. Located about east of the

City of Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth, south-west of Burton upon Trent and 14 miles (22.5 ...

, the parish does not include a village, just a scattered collection of farms and houses. The ancient settlement, dating back to the 12th century, and the manor of ''Fisherwick Park'' no longer exist. The parish council is a joint one with Whittington. In 2001 the parish had a population of 211. Adjacent to the Fisherwick settlement is the hamlet of Hademore, which is crossed by the

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via Tamworth, and next to the

Coventry Canal The Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow canal in the Midlands of England. It starts in Coventry and ends to the north at Fradley Junction, just north of Lichfield, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal. It also has connections with the ...

. The

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over the WCML at Hademore was replaced by a bridge at Christmas 2006. The River Tame forms the eastern and northern boundary of the parish as it flows northwards.

References

External links

Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council Website
Civil parishes in Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub

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