Cheslyn Hay


Cheslyn Hay is a large village, civil parish and a conjoined part of Landywood and Great Wyrley in Staffordshire. It is located between Cannock and Walsall, United Kingdom.
Station Street is the main street with some small shops.
A major employer in the village is B.S. Eaton Ltd, a manufacturer of concrete products. The company operates a fleet of distinctive orange trucks.
Landywood railway station, which opened in 1989, is the nearest station. Previously the village was served by Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station which closed in 1965. Until 1 January 1916, the LNWR also operated a halt at nearby Landywood.
Before World War II there was a cinema at the top of Rosemary Road, on the site much later occupied by Barts Motors.
The housing stock has been grown significantly in each post war decade, with suburban expansion into surrounding fields.
The old Primary School was situated on the site bounded by Hatherton Street, Pinfold Lane, Hill Street and High Street. It was constructed circa 1883 and demolished in the 1990s and the land used for new housing. An additional modern building on the opposite side of Pinfold Lane was used for school meals and gym.
The village is now served by two primary schools and by one secondary school, Cheslyn Hay Academy.
The Hawkins family were a prominent family in the area in the 19th century.
During the 19th century the area was known colloquially as the Wyrley Bank.

Notable residents

There are three local schools in Cheslyn Hay:
;Rail
Landywood railway station provides services south to Birmingham New Street and north to Rugeley Trent Valley. It is currently operated by the West Midlands Railway franchise.
;Buses
Cheslyn Hay acts as a hub to Cannock, Bloxwich, Walsall and Wolverhampton. There are four services:
There are also school services that run during term time such as the 868 and 67S to Cheslyn Hay Academy.