Everything about Bloxwich totally explained
Bloxwich is a
town in the
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall,
West Midlands,
England, with a population of around 40,000 people.
History
Bloxwich was originally formed hundreds years ago as a settlement in the ancient
manor of
Wednesbury. It was mentioned in the
Domesday Book of
1086 under the name 'Blockeswich'. While still a village as recently as the early 19th century, most of the local people were employed in the newly founded mining and forging industries. The town grew rapidly in the 18th century around
coal mining and various
manufacturing industries. Manufacturing in the area consisted of bridle bits, stirrups, keys, cabinet locks, plane irons, buckle tongues, chains and saddles. Its most famous product of manufacture were
awl blades, which it's reputed to have surpassed all other places in the United Kingdom in manufacturing.
It is also known for its
canals. Famous people from Bloxwich include
Pat Collins, who was a Funfair owner during the 19th century. The site of his house and Wakes grounds are now the location of an
Asda supermarket that was built during the 1970s.
Being part of the
County Borough of
Walsall, Bloxwich was heavily developed between the wars for
council housing. Most of the council houses of the 1920s and 1930s were constructed around
Blakenall Heath, as well as the new housing estates of
Harden and
Goscote. In the 20 years which followed the
Second World War, the Beechdale and Mossley estates were also erected as council housing developments, while the southern side of Harden was developed along with the Rivers Estate at Blakenall Heath. Many privately owned houses, mostly in the Little Bloxwich area, were also constructed.
Bloxwich is currently involved in numerous redevelopment projects - Bloxwich
police station, the new market square and job centres are examples.
Bloxwich Golf Club to the north of the town on the A34 marks the northern most edge of Bloxwich, Walsall and the West Midlands.
The town centre is still mostly made up of Victorian and Edwardian buildings which maintain Bloxwich's origins of a Staffordshire village. Good examples are Bloxwich Hospital, Bloxwich Hall, All Saints Church and several private houses in Station Street. The church contains the original cemetery which dates back to the early 1700s. When this stopped being available a new cemetery was created in land between the High Street and Field Road, just to the north. The last burial took place in 2000 and a new cemetery was open to the north of Bloxwich on the Turnberry estate, a private estate which was laid out during the 1980s.
Neighbourhoods
The
postcode for Bloxwich is WS3, it also covers the suburban centre of
Pelsall.
Education
Primary schools
Sunshine Infant School
Blakenall Heath Junior School
Harden Primary School
Leamore Primary School
Hatherton Lane Primary School
Busill Jones Primary School
Mossley Primary School
Little Bloxwich Church of England Primary School
Secondary schools
Walsall Academy
Sneyd Comprehensive School
Frank F. Harrison Community School
Defunct schools
Forest Comprehensive School
T. P. Riley Comprehensive School
Transport
The A34, Southampton/Oxford/Manchester road, goes straight through the town and forms its High Street. Most shops are based on this linear development. The A4124 Wolverhampton to Brownhills road crosses to the north of the town. Bloxwich is four miles from the M6 motorway between junctions 10 and 11. It has two railway stations, Bloxwich and Bloxwich North, along the Chase Line which runs from Birmingham to Stafford.
Several bus routes serve Bloxwich, operated mostly by Travel West Midlands, but also Arriva Midlands, A2Z Travel and Green Motor Company, link the town to Walsall, Cannock, Wolverhampton, Bilston, Wednesfield and Willenhall. Buses also link the town with local estates including Beechdale, Lower Farm, Mossley, Landywood, Essington and New Invention.
Famous residents
Phil Drabble
Lee Naylor
Also the birthplace of Arthur Tolcher.
Further Information
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