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Wilnecote
Wilnecote shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 8,121 (Ward,2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK226012 |
| District | Tamworth |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Wilnecote is an English housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is one of the largest communities in the town.
Wilnecote, previously called Willowencote (and known locally as 'Win-cut', is an old coal mining, lime-burning and brick-making area centred on an ancient village on Watling Street. It has several public houses including "The Red Lion", "The Globe Inn", "The Centurion" (on the nearby Centurion Park industrial estate) and "The Queen's Head". A fifth, called the Sandyback Pub, closed in January 2009 and has since been reopened.
The district is served by Wilnecote railway station with trains running to Birmingham and Nottingham. Holy Trinity Church, Wilnecote sits on the highest point of the village.
Stonydelph, which lies immediately north of Wilnecote, is a post World War II development.
The Holy Trinity Church, rebuilt in 1821, overlooks the village and is built on the Roman road 'Watling Street'. The church design is unusual, as the entrance is half way down the side of the building, as opposed to the end of the church. This was a consequence of the unusual expansion of the church as the village flourished.
Wilnecote borders Hockley, Dosthill, Two Gates, Belgrave and Stonydelph housing estates are being built along Ninian Way and Hedging Lane (on the old Tame Valley Alloys plot).
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