Walsall Wood is a smaa toun locatit in theMetropolitan Borough o Walsall,Wast Midlands,UK, atweenAldridge anBrownhills.
In the late-18t yeirhunner an early-19t yeirhunner, the wirkers o Walsall Wood wis primar involved in the minin olimestane. In 1864, the population o the toun expandit as Walsall Wood Colliery wis appent,[1] as weel as anither colliery in near-biShelfield. The Walsall Wood Colliery bocht the Pelsall Colliery frae Pelsall Coal & Iron Co. in 1894.[2] The appenin o the Walsall Wood Colliery saw the establishment o the first public services, includin a polis station an a post office. The mine wis closed in 1964 whan the supply o accessible coal haed been exhaustit: In 2010 a memorialpitheid designed biLuke Perry wis erectit tae commemorate the veelage's minin heritage.
St John's Kirk in Walsall Wood wis constructit in 1837 at a cost o £1,200. The kirk, wi its quadrangular touer, is in theGothic style, whilst the parsonage hoose is in theElizabethan style. The kirk is constructit oot o blue brick wi stane dressins an haes a capacity o 400.[3]
Walsall Wood is pairt o theAldridge North an Walsall Wood waird, in theAldridge-Brownhills constituency, the MP o whilk is presentlyRichard Shepherd (Conservative). The ara is representit bi three Conservative councillors, Keith Sears, Anthony Harris an Mike Flower.
Shire Oak Schuil is locatit in Walsall Wood an haed the seivent best GCSE results in the borough fur 2006.[4]
Oak Pairk is a recreation centre in Walsall Wood consistin o twa soummin puils, anastro-turf fitbaa pitch, an ither sportin facilities.Walsall Wood F.C. is a fitbaa club competin in theMidland Combination Premier Diveesion. Thay play thair hame gemmes at thair grund locatit at Oak Pairk.
Thare is an on-steidKFC restaurant locatit richt next tae the pairkin o the facility.Ower the road frae Oak Pairk is aFitness First gym, an several shops includin a fish an chip shop.
Walsall Wood leebrar is locatit in the umwhile neeburheid office biggin at the junction o Coppice Road an Lichfield Road. This replaces the umwhile leebrar biggin on Lichfield Road.
Coordinates:52°37′40″N1°55′48″W / 52.627660°N 1.9301°W /52.627660; -1.9301