Fazeley
| Fazeley | |
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  Fazeley Location withinStaffordshire | |
| Population | 4,530 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK2002 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAMWORTH |
| Postcode district | B78 |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Fazeleyis an industrial town andcivil parish[2]in theLichfield DistrictofStaffordshire,England, south ofTamworthtown centre.[3]The civil parish includes Mile Oak and the hamlet of Bonehill. Fazeley forms part of the Tamworth Built-up area.[1]
It sits astride the junction of theBirmingham and Fazeley CanalandCoventry Canal;atFazeley Junctionare a couple of multi storey mills. Fazeley is also adjacent toDrayton Manor,formerly the home ofRobert Peeland now atheme park and zoo.
History
[edit]The name Fazeley in its various spellings is found in documents dating back to 1135. All suggestions concerning its derivation propose that it comes from early Saxon language most take its meaning to be pasture land or pleasant pasture but another authority suggests it is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon faresleia which meant bulls pasture. The various spellings support this latter suggestion and certainly the land alongside the River Tame, being very flat, may well have been used for this purpose.
The hamlet of Bonehill developed to support the home of Sir Robert Peel MP - Bonehill house. Bonehill originally consisted of farm buildings and horse breeding (stud farm) facilities to support the Peels interests.
In the centre of the town, Fazeley Town Hall was originally named the Victoria Memorial Hall, commemorating the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria.James Eadiepaid for both the cost of its construction, £3,000, and the land on which it stands: it was completed in 1898.[4]Eadie intended that the Hall should benefit the inhabitants of Fazeley and help to promote their welfare. His vision was that the Hall would be used for public meetings, lectures and concerts and contain reading rooms and speculated that technical classes might some day be held "for the better training of workmen in their several crafts and industries." The vision became a reality; meetings of all descriptions took place and winter entertainments were regularly well attended. There was a library and a reading room, classes were held in gymnastics and cookery, and an Evening Continuation School in horticulture attracted over 40 youngsters. In later years, silent movies were presented here, too.
The First Annual Fazeley Festival and Mile Oak Mile Charity hop took place on 15 September 2007.
Transport
[edit]Fazeley sits astride the oldRomanroad ofWatling Street,which is now much quieter following the rerouting of theA5 roadto a new course between Fazeley and Tamworth. The road is now designated the B5404. Fazeley Bridge crosses theRiver Tameand separatesTwo Gatesfrom Fazeley. The Tame at this point is the boundary between the districts of Lichfield and Tamworth and was formerly the boundary between Staffordshire and Warwickshire.[5]The bridge was built in 1796 to replace an earlier one destroyed by flooding. It isGrade II listedand has three segmental arches constructed ofashlar.[6]
Until 1904,Wilnecote Stationin nearby Two Gates was known as Wilnecote and Fazeley.
Fazeley is served by regularArrivabus service 110 from Tamworth toBirmingham.
Governance
[edit]Fazeley Town Council
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Fazeley Town Council consists of eleven electedcouncillors.Of the eleven councillors, eight are from theConservative Partyand three from theLabour Party.[7]In May 2012, at 21 years of age,CouncillorRebecca James became the youngest person ever to hold the post of TheWorshipfulTheMayorof Fazeley[8]and was Fazeley Town Council's youngest councillor at 18 years of age when she was elected in January 2009.[8]
The current Mayor of Fazeley is Cllr Olivia-Joy Shepherd.
Fazeley Town Hall is used for both public and private events including, bingo, dancing, parties and carpet sales and Fazeley Town Council holds its meetings in the building.
Local authority
[edit]Despite borderingTamworth,Fazeley is part ofLichfield District.Fazeley is also covered byStaffordshire County Council.
Education
[edit]Fazeley has twoprimary schools,Millfield County Primary School and Longwood Primary School, in Mile Oak. Millfield was built in Victorian times and part of the original building remains.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abUK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Fazeley Parish (E04008925)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved4 January2021.
- ^"Names and codes for Administrative Geography".Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2010.Retrieved15 September2009.
- ^OS Explorer Map 232: Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000):ISBN0 319 46404 0
- ^.Tamworth Civic Societyhttp://tamworthcivicsociety.co.uk/ewExternalFiles/TDCS%20Newsletter%20Number%203.%20Autumn_Winter%202017.pdf.Retrieved15 April2022.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^The Penny-Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: Wales - Zygophyllaceae.Vol. XXVII. London: Charles Knight & Co. 1843. p. 94.
- ^Historic England."Fazeley Bridge (1297343)".National Heritage List for England.
- ^"Fazeley Town Council".Fazeley Town Council.Retrieved6 March2015.
- ^ab"Town Mayor".Fazeleytowncouncil.org.uk.Retrieved6 March2015.
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