| Essington | |
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  Essington Location withinStaffordshire | |
| Population | 5,200 (2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ962034 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wolverhampton |
| Postcode district | WV11 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Essington is a village andcivil parish in theSouth Staffordshire district ofStaffordshire, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of the city ofWolverhampton. Nearby are the towns ofBloxwich andCannock and the villages ofCheslyn Hay,Great Wyrley (Landywood) andFeatherstone. The parish borders the county ofWest Midlands and in 2021 had a population of 5,200.
In 1870–1872 theImperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Essington as atownship in the parish ofBushbury, with a post office and 187 houses. The population had risen from 644 in 1851 to 976 in 1861, "from the extension of mining operations", and aniron church with room for 260 people had been built in 1858–1859.[2]
The remains of several moated sites from the Middle Ages have been found in the parish.[3] Brownshore Pools, a public park, is the site of three formercoal mining tailing and settling ponds surrounded by woodland.[4]Waterfowl and other wildlife inhabit the site. On the Bursnips Road is a formerrailway signal box,[5] which served the now-defunct Hilton Colliery Railway.[6] The building, whichStaffordshire County Council has designated alocally listed Grade C structure,[7] has been converted to a private house.[8]
The village has direct connections with two main major roads: the A462, which runs from Junction 11 of theM6 toWednesbury,West Midlands, and theA460 that linksWolverhampton withCannock andRugeley. TheM6 andM54 motorways meet just northeast of the village, and are both accessible via theA460.
Bus route no. 71 Wolverhampton - Cannock operated byChaserider serves Essington.[9] Nearby railway stations areBloxwich North,Bloxwich andLandywood.
The Parish of Essington covers an area of 1,463.76 hectares (5.65 sq mi)[10] and encompasses in addition to Essington, the villages ofSpringhill andNewtown,[a] and several farms. The residential suburban area ofWestcroft along theA460 road in the west of the parish borders the Wolverhampton suburb of Underhill.[11] The parish is part ofSouth Staffordshire district inStaffordshire and borders theCity of Wolverhampton (Ashmore Park) and theMetropolitan Borough of Walsall in the county ofWest Midlands. The Health Authority is South Staffordshire, the Ambulance Service isWest Midlands, Social Services are South Staffordshire in Codsall. All property taxes (rates) are collected by South Staffordshire at Codsall.
Essington Parish Council is the lowest tier of local government.[12][13]
The main school in Essington is St Johns Primary Academy.[14] Located on Hobnock Road, it was built in 1846 and became known as St John's Church of England School from 1968.
Brownshore Pre-School Play Group is located opposite St John's Primary School on Hobnock Road.
Essington is a main catchment area forCheslyn Hay Academy students.
There are rugby and football facilities in several locations around the parish located at Essington Rugby Club, High Hill, Essington.
St John the Evangelist is an active Anglican church in the village.[15] It was built in 1932 and has an extension at the west end, completed in 2015.[16] Outside the village, Essington Wood Methodist Chapel is on Bursnips Road (A462).[17]
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