Great Wyrley

Great Wyrley is a parish and village in South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It includes Landywood, Churchbridge, and Wyrley Bank but to confuse matters the settlement of Little Wyrley lies within the parish of Norton Canes, a nearby village. It lies two miles south of Cannock, a mile east of Cheslyn Hay and six miles north-west of Walsall.

Related Topics:
South Staffordshire - Staffordshire - England - Cannock - Cheslyn Hay - Walsall

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The Great Wyrley Colliery meant that the town was formerly a mining town, with metal-working in outlying areas. The Wyrley & Essington Canal passes near. The town now serves largely as a dormitory for commuters to Birmingham and Wolverhampton, encouraged by the building of the nearby M6 Toll private motorway. The railway station is called Landywood.

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Birmingham - Wolverhampton - M6 Toll - Landywood

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