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| Gospel End | |
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 Mission church of St Barnabas in Gospel End | |
  Gospel End Location withinStaffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO900936 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dudley |
| Postcode district | DY3 |
| Dialling code | 01902 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Gospel End is a village in theSouth Staffordshire district ofStaffordshire, England. Population details taken at the2011 census can be found underHimley. It is situated on theA463 road, betweenSedgley andWombourne.
It was historically part of the ancientmanor of Sedgley, becoming part of the Sedgley urban district in 1894, remaining part of this authority until 1966, when it became part of theSeisdon Rural District in 1966, despite the bulk of Sedgley being absorbed intoDudley County Borough. This in turn was replaced by the South Staffordshire District in 1974. However, it still has a Sedgley DY3 postcode.
The main entrance to theBaggeridge Country Park, opened in the early 1980s on the site of the formerBaggeridge Colliery, is situated to the west of the village. Also in the village was the original works (and former headquarters) of Baggeridge Brick, finally part ofWienerberger AG, which by 2012 had closed down as the factory's owners agreed a deal with David Wilson Homes to build a new housing estate on the site. The factory buildings were demolished but the iconic brick chimney was retained, being a local landmark and one of the last of its kind to remain locally. Construction of the new estate began in 2014 and the first houses were occupied by the spring of 2015, with the estate being almost complete by 2018. Commercial units and a care home have also been developed there.
The focal point of the village is the Summer House, a public house in the east of the village, which was built in the early 19th century. The building has since been expanded.[1]
Until 1986, the village had a regular hourly bus service 564 betweenSedgley andWolverhampton via Penn Common. However this service was deemed not commercially viable and was operated by a succession of operators under contract toStaffordshire County Council to a gradually reduced frequency. The last regular service, operated byArriva Midlands, was withdrawn due to lack of use.
On 1 August 2020, The Green Bus reintroduced a bus service 582 through the village on Saturdays only betweenWolverhampton andKidderminster viaWombourne andPenn on a commercial basis. This shoppers service ceased on 30 August 2020.
Gospel End is now connected to Wombourne, Sedgley and surrounding villages by the 'South Staffordshire Link', a minibus running Thursday only and which requires advance booking. This service is only available for those unable to use normal services.
The community of Gospel End is not served by any schools, with school aged children living there mostly attending schools in neighbouring Wombourne, Sedgley or Wolverhampton.
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