Burntwood
| Burntwood | |
| Staffordshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK0509 |
| Location: | 52°40’59"N, 1°55’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 26,049 (2001) |
| Post town: | Burntwood |
| Postcode: | WS7 |
| Dialling code: | 01543 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lichfield |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Lichfield |
| Website: | Burntwood Town Council |
Burntwood is a town in Staffordshire, lying within Cannock Chase, some 4 miles west of Lichfield. The town had a population of 26,049 at the time of the 2011 census. Burntwood expanded in the nineteenth century around the coal mining industry, which is little in evidence today.
Samuel Johnson, the famous man of letters and of Lichfield by birth, opened an academy in nearby Edial in 1736.
What is reckoned to be Britain's smallest park, Prince's Park, is located next to Christ Church on the junction of Farewell Lane and Church Road.
In September 2009 it was announced that a Burntwood man, Terry Herbert, had discovered a hoard of Saxon treasure with a metal detector in a field in the adjoining village of Hammerwich.[1] Known as the Staffordshire Hoard, it is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold yet found.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Anglo-Saxon treasures uncovered". BBC News. 24 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8272370.stm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.