Pipehill is a scattered hamlet located between
Wall
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* Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the su ...
and
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 Eng ...
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,
England
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.
The village consists of farms, housing, petrol station, offices and Pipehills Fisheries.
There is an hourly bus service that runs through Pipehill from
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 ...
to
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield.
Walsall is t ...
via
Walsall Wood
Walsall Wood is a suburb split between both Brownhills and Aldridge in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England.
History
In the late-18th century and early-19th century, the workers of Walsall Wood were primarily involved in ...
and
Aldridge
Aldridge is an industrial town in the Walsall borough, West Midlands, England. It is historically a village that was part of Staffordshire until 1974. The town is from Brownhills, from Walsall, from Sutton Coldfield and from Lichfield ...
. The nearest railway station is
Lichfield City
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 of B ...
. The now disused
South Staffordshire Line ran through Pipehill with a station at Hammerwich. This station closed in 1965 and the line in 2002. Although the section to Brownhills and Walsall was closed in 1984.
Pipehill also has a former
toll house
A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road, canal, or toll bridge
A toll bridge is a bridge where a monetary charge (or '' toll'') is required to pass over. Generally th ...
on Walsall Road which is now in private ownership. The nearest churches is in Wall and Hammerwich.
Sources
Townships: Wall with Pipehill , British History OnlinePipe Hill – Lichfield LorePipehill FisheriesWall
Hamlets in Staffordshire
Lichfield District
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