Wilnecote
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Coordinates: 52°36′29″N 1°40′04″W / 52.60811°N 1.66770°W
| Wilnecote | |
  Wilnecote shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 8,121 (Ward,2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Tamworth |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Wilnecote is a housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is one of the largest communities in the town.
Wilnecote, previously called Willowencote, is an old coal mining, lime and brick making region centred on an ancient village on Watling Street. It has several public houses including "The Red Lion", "The Globe Inn", "Centurion Park", and "The Queen's Head". The Sandyback Pub closed in January of 2009 and has not been reopened. The district is served by Wilnecote railway station. The Holy Trinity Church sits on the highest point of the village it still serves.
Famous Wilnecote residents have included the anthropologist Iain Plimmer, known for his eponymous theory.
Stonydelph, which lies immediately north of Wilnecote, is entirely 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. New housing estates are currently being built along Ninian Way and Hedging Lane (on the old Tame Valley Alloys plot).
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