Upper Landywood Explained
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.6486°N -2.0278°W |
| Map Type: | Staffordshire |
| Official Name: | Upper Landywood |
| Static Image: | Methodist church at Upper Landywood - geograph.org.uk - 2178361.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The Methodist Church in Upper Landywood, Great Wyrley |
| Shire District: | South Staffordshire |
| Shire County: | Staffordshire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge |
| Civil Parish: | Great Wyrley |
| Post Town: | WALSALL |
| Postcode District: | WS6 |
| Postcode Area: | WS |
| Dial Code: | 01922 |
Upper Landywood[1] is a suburb of Great Wyrley[2] in South Staffordshire district of the county of Staffordshire, England.
Amenities
The area is mostly rural in character and is close to the village of Landywood and the Spring Hill area of Essington.[3] The main roads through the area are Upper Landywood Lane and Holly Lane.[4] [5]
Transport
The area is served by the nearby Landywood railway station on the Chase Line between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley. There is also bus service 71 to Cannock, Essington and Wolverhampton.[6]
Amenities
Notable amenities in Upper Landywood include:
- Upper Landywood Methodist Church - Located on Streets Lane, it is an active methodist church in the area.[7]
- Strawberry Lane Cemetery - Located on Strawberry Lane, it is the main cemetery for the surrounding area.[8]
- The Malt at Landywood - A public house located on Holly Lane, it is used by visitors and the local community.[9]
- Landywood Snooker Club - A snooker hall located off Holly Lane, it is used by visitors and the local community for events and snooker matches.[10]
Geography
Upper Landywood is located to the west of Landywood, north of Bloxwich and southeast of Cheslyn Hay.
Notes and References
- Book: Britain, Great . Local and Personal Acts . 1901 . H.M. Stationery Office . en.
- Web site: Upper Landywood . 2024-11-24 . findthatpostcode.uk.
- Book: Poulton-Smith, Anthony . Going Underground: The Black Country . 2024-11-15 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-3981-1623-8 . en.
- Book: Poulton-Smith, Anthony . South Staffordshire Street Names . 2009-10-15 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-4456-3100-4 . en.
- Book: Guide to the Coalfields . 1960 . Colliery Guardian Company . en.
- Web site: Upper Landywood – Bus Times . 2024-11-24 . bustimes.org.
- Web site: Cannock Chase - Upper Landywood . www.cannockchasemethodists.org.uk . 24 November 2024 . en.
- Web site: Our cemeteries and services South Staffordshire District Council . 2024-11-24 . www.sstaffs.gov.uk.
- Web site: The Malt at Landywood . 2024-11-24 . The Malt at Landywood . en-US.
- Web site: 2024-11-24 . Landywood Snooker Club . 2024-11-24 . Snooker Hub . en-GB.
