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Shire Oak, Walsall

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Coordinates: 52°38′17″N 1°55′39″W / 52.638058°N 1.927517°W / 52.638058; -1.927517
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Shire Oak
Suburb
Shire Oak, Brownhills
Shire Oak is located in West Midlands county
Shire Oak
Shire Oak
Location within the West Midlands
OS grid referenceSK052044
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROWNHILLS
Postcode districtWS8
Dialling code01922
PoliceWest Midlands
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52°38′17″N 1°55′39″W / 52.638058°N 1.927517°W / 52.638058; -1.927517

Shire Oak[1] is a suburb[2][3] of Brownhills, in the Walsall district, in the county of the West Midlands, England.[4] The area is close to Walsall Wood and is at a crossroads between the A452/Chester Road to Birmingham and the A461/Lichfield Road between Lichfield and Walsall.[5] It is also close to the Staffordshire boundary with Stonnall and Muckley Corner.[6] The area is also home to Shire Oak Academy.

History

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On 31 December 1894 Shire Oak became a civil parish,[7] being formed from the part of Shenstone in Brownhills Urban District,[8] on 1 April 1966 the parish was abolished to form Aldridge Brownhills, part also went to Hammerwich.[9] In 1951 the parish had a population of 1587.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Management Services. Institute of Management Services. 1973.
  2. ^ "The Mayor of Walsall declares Shire Oaks Court care home officially open | Exemplar Health Care". Exemplar. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Parish History". St. Joseph's & St. Bernadette's. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ Teachers, National Union of (1973). Report.
  5. ^ Geocaching. "Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site". www.geocaching.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Walsall Wood Past and Present". oakparkrunnersblog. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Shire Oak CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Lichfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Cannock Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Population statistics Shire Oak CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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