Burntwood

Also known as Burntwood, Staffordshire, Burnt Wood

Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is approximately west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills, with a population of 26,049 and forming part of Lichfield district.

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Christchurch Burntwood.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Christchurch, Burntwood
UK place.official_name: Burntwood
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: West Midlands
UK place.population: 26,049
UK place.population_ref: (2020)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SK0509
UK place.post_town: BURNTWOOD
UK place.postcode_area: WS
UK place.postcode_district: WS7
UK place.dial_code: 01543

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The town forms one of the largest urbanised parishes in England. Samuel Johnson opened an academy in nearby Edial in 1736. The town is home to the smallest park (opened to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales in 1863) in the UK, Prince's Park, which is located next to Christ Church on the junction of Farewell Lane and Church Road. The town expanded in the nineteenth century around the coal mining industry.