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Essington
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Essington is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England, northeast of the city of Wolverhampton. Nearby are the towns of Bloxwich and Cannock and the villages of Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley (Landywood) and Featherstone. The parish borders the county of West Midlands and in 2021 had a population of 5,200.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,829
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Essington
- UK place.civil_parish
- Essington
- UK place.shire_district
- South Staffordshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.shire_county
- Staffordshire
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. John's Church, Essington - geograph.org.uk - 171721.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St John's Church
- UK place.population
- 5,200
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- UK place.post_town
- Wolverhampton
- UK place.postcode_district
- WV11
- UK place.postcode_area
- WV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01922
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ962034
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4957
- Image
- St. John's Church, Essington - geograph.org.uk - 171721.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01922
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- Commons category
- Essington
- OS grid reference
- SJ962034
- P8168
- Vic Mizzy
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Village
- Transport
- Essington Parish
- School
- Sports
- Places of worship
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
Essington is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England, northeast of the city of Wolverhampton. Nearby are the towns of Bloxwich and Cannock and the villages of Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley (Landywood) and Featherstone. The parish borders the county of West Midlands and in 2021 had a population of 5,200.
==History== In 1870–1872 the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Essington as a township in the parish of Bushbury, with a post office and 187 houses. The population had risen from 644 in 1851 to 976 in 1861, "from the extension of mining operations", and an iron church with room for 260 people had been built in 1858–1859.
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