There were a number of mines in the Hurley area, including Dexter Colliery which opened in 1926. Some of the social housing in the village was built to accommodate workers at the mines. During the early half of the 20th century the majority of people who lived in the village worked in nearby collieries, including Dexter Colliery and Kingsbury Colliery. Both closed in the late 1960s.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census the population of the Hurley and Wood End ward was 3,642. Over 99.5% of people described themselves as White British with only 89 people from other ethnic groups. The most common distance travelled to work is, which is essentially to Tamworth, with the most common form of employment being manufacturing. The village has an almost exact 50:50 split of males and females, with a ratio of 1,822 to 1,820 respectively.
In 2009 there was an average of 3.6 crimes per 1,000 people for the ward of Hurley and Wood End, and during the same period there were 5 crimes per head for the borough of North Warwickshire. In 2010 the figure was down to 3 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social behaviour.
Water and sewage services are provided by Severn Trent Water. The nearest police and fire stations are in Atherstone. Unlike Kingsbury, Hurley uses a Coventry postcode rather than a Birmingham postcode. The postal town is Atherstone.
Religion
According to the 2001 Census the ward of Hurley and Wood End is 80% Christian, 19% Non-Religious and 1% Other. The Church of England Church of the Resurrection is a wooden mission church, part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley Group of Churches. Hurley is in the Roman CatholicParish of St John The Baptist, of which the main collegiate church is St John's Presbytery in Tamworth.
Economy
Hurley is served by a small village store and Post Office on Brick Kiln Lane. There is an Indian takeaway on Knowle Hill. The village also has two public houses called the Holly Bush Inn and The Anchor Inn on Hurley Common. The headquarters of the construction and maintenance firm Promanex Group are just outside Hurley. Today the majority of the residents work in Tamworth, followed by Birmingham and Coventry, with manufacturing being the most common type of employment, followed by wholesale and retail.
Local facilities include a village hall, and a small playing field and play area on Brick Kiln Lane. The nearest leisure facilities are based in Kingsbury at the village's school. A little further afield is the Snowdome in Tamworth.
Transport
Hurley lies close to the M42 at junction 10. The village has seven bus stops and is served by routes 766, 767, 115, 118 and 119, linking it to Atherstone, Kingsbury and Tamworth. There is a market day bus to Atherstone on Tuesdays. The nearest railway station is. The nearest airport is Birmingham.
