Shire Oak[1] is a suburb[2][3] of Brownhills, in the Walsall district, in the county of the West Midlands, England.[4] The area is close to Walsall Wood and is at a crossroads between the A452/Chester Road to Birmingham and the A461/Lichfield Road between Lichfield and Walsall.[5] It is also close to the Staffordshire boundary with Stonnall and Muckley Corner.[6] The area is also home to Shire Oak Academy.
| Shire Oak | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
,_Shire_Oak_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1192763.jpg) Shire Oak, Brownhills | |
  Shire Oak Location within the West Midlands | |
| OS grid reference | SK052044 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROWNHILLS |
| Postcode district | WS8 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editOn 31 December 1894 Shire Oak became a civil parish,[7] being formed from the part of Shenstone in Brownhills Urban District,[8] on 1 April 1966 the parish was abolished to form Aldridge Brownhills, part also went to Hammerwich.[9] In 1951 the parish had a population of 1587.[10]
References
edit- ^ Management Services. Institute of Management Services. 1973.
- ^ "The Mayor of Walsall declares Shire Oaks Court care home officially open | Exemplar Health Care". Exemplar. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Parish History". St. Joseph's & St. Bernadette's. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Teachers, National Union of (1973). Report.
- ^ Geocaching. "Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site". www.geocaching.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Walsall Wood Past and Present". oakparkrunnersblog. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Shire Oak CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Lichfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Cannock Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Shire Oak CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 November 2024.