Chasetown
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Chasetown is an area in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. It is a suburb of Burntwood, and is split between the civil parishes of Burntwood and Hammerwich.
Chasetown began as a coal mining village in the mid-18th century, at first known simply as Cannock Chase. By 1867 the village was known as Chasetown. The credit for devising the name is variously given to George Poole, vicar of Burntwood, and Elijah Wills, headmaster at Chasetown School. There is today little evidence of the mining industry left in the area other than Chasewater reservoir which provided water for the canals that were used to transport coal to Birmingham and the Black Country, and Chasewater Light Railway which has been restored for leisure use. St Annes Church was the first church in England to be lit by electricity. It has 4 schools, Chasetown Community School, Springhill Primary, Ridgeway Primary and Chasetown Specialist Sports College (formerly Chasetown High School).
Chasetown Football Club and Burntwood Rugby Club are also based here.
