Little Wyrley
Encyclopedia
Little Wyrley is an English hamlet in the county of Staffordshire
, that forms part of Norton Canes
civil parish and the Cannock Chase district
.
It borders the village of Landywood
to the west (the Southern area of the larger village of Great Wyrley
), Norton Canes
to the north, and the Walsall
district of Pelsall
to the east, of which it shares the postcode district of WS3
.
Roads in Little Wyrley consist of country lane
s that give access to main, busier roads, including the A34
that runs through Great Wyrley, the A5, and the B4154 road that leads to Pelsall going south.
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, that forms part of Norton Canes
Norton Canes
Norton Canes is a village and civil parish on the southern periphery of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394...
civil parish and the Cannock Chase district
Cannock Chase (district)
Cannock Chase is a local government district in England. It covers a large part of Cannock Chase forest and the towns of Cannock, Rugeley and Hednesford.There are several parish and town councils in the district:* Rugeley* Hednesford...
.
It borders the village of Landywood
Landywood
Landywood is a village in Staffordshire, England. Landywood forms part of the parish and village of Great Wyrley, and together with Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay, forms a community with a combined population in 2001 of almost 20,000....
to the west (the Southern area of the larger village of Great Wyrley
Great Wyrley
Great Wyrley is a parish and town in South Staffordshire, England, with a population of 11,236 at the 2001 census.-Etymology:The word "Wyrley" derives from two Old English words: wir and leah. Wir meant "bog myrtle," and leah meant "woodland clearing," suggesting that Great Wyrley was, at genesis,...
), Norton Canes
Norton Canes
Norton Canes is a village and civil parish on the southern periphery of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394...
to the north, and the Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
district of Pelsall
Pelsall
Pelsall is an area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Parliamentary Constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills.- History :Pelsall was first mentioned in a charter of 994, when it was amongst various lands given to the monastery at Heantune by Wulfrun, a Mercian noblewoman...
to the east, of which it shares the postcode district of WS3
WS postcode area
The WS postcode area, also known as the Walsall postcode area, is a group of postcode districts emanating from Walsall and stretching to Burntwood, Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley, and Wednesbury in England.-Coverage:...
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Roads in Little Wyrley consist of country lane
Country lane
A country lane is a narrow road in the countryside.In North America and Australia, the term also may refer to rear access roads which act as a secondary vehicular network in cities and towns. Large cities in the US states of Nevada and Texas tend to apply the term to many arterial roads...
s that give access to main, busier roads, including the A34
A34 road
The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham, The Potteries and Manchester...
that runs through Great Wyrley, the A5, and the B4154 road that leads to Pelsall going south.