Gailey, Staffordshire

Gailey
Gailey

 Gailey shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SJ912107
Parish Brewood and Coven; Penkridge
District South Staffordshire
Shire county Staffordshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STAFFORD
Postcode district ST19
Dialling code 01902
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament South Staffordshire
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Gailey is a small village in Staffordshire, England. It is at the junction of the A5 and A449 roads, and is on the boundary of the parishes of Brewood and Coven (formerly Brewood) and Penkridge, in South Staffordshire.

The village was in existence at the time of the Domesday Book (1086) when it was referred to as Gragelie.[1] In the 19th century, Gailey was also known as Spread Eagle, from the name of the pub adjacent to the road junction.[2]

In 1837, the Grand Junction Railway built a railway station in the village. The Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line still passes through the site, although the station at Gailey closed in 1951.

Also see

References

  1. ^ "Gailey History". Roman-Britain.org. http://www.roman-britain.org/chase/places/gailey.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 
  2. ^ "'Penkridge: Introduction and manors', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5: East Cuttlestone hundred". 1959. pp. 103–126. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53403. Retrieved 2008-06-02. 

External links

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