Pelsall
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Pelsall is a small village to the North of Walsall, it was first recorded in the year 994 as being a small hamlet.
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[edit] Landmarks
The main landmark in Pelsall was for many years the The Fingerpost at the junction of the Norton Road and the Lichfield Road.
Since the late 90s Pelsall has also had its Millennium Stone marking the 994-1994 Millennium of the village.
It is well known for its annual carnival, with decorated floats and bric-a-brac stalls.
Pelsall is quite green with a large turf central common around which there are pubs, two fish and chips shops (one of which was the first shop to sell battered chips in the area) and cottages.
[edit] Education
Pelsall is currently home to four primary schools; St Michael’s C of E Primary, Pelsall Village School, Ryders Hayes School and Rushall JMI.
Pelsall was also home to Pelsall Comprehensive which opened in autumn 1963 as Pelsall Secondary Modern and closed in 1995. The bulidings are now home to Rushall JMI School, Education Walsall offices and an Teacher training center. This site is packed with nostalgia and history relating to the school: http://www.pelsallcomp.co.uk/
[edit] Places of Worship
The parish church of Pelsall is St Michael and All Angels Church, besides this Pelsall is also home to Pelsall Evangelical Church and Pelsall Methodist Church. Over the years many other places of worship have come and gone.
[edit] Further Information
The most comprehensive website dealing with Pelsall is Pelsall Online and can be cound at http://www.crutchleyhistory.co.uk/pelsall/
Pelsall History Centre does much good work to record and expand the known history of the village. Contact them at pelsallhistorycentre@hotmail.com
Infamous in the village is the Pelsall Hall Colliery disaster of 1872, in which 22 men and boys lost their lives. You can read a detailed account of events here: http://www.ccmhs.co.uk/pelsall_hall_1872.htm
The story of the 32nd (Aldridge) Battalion, South Staffordshire Home Guard, 1940-1944 includes much information on the contribution of the Pelsall unit
