Gentleshaw
Gentleshaw | |
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Gentleshaw Parish Church | |
Gentleshaw Location within Staffordshire | |
OS grid reference | SK051119 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RUGELEY |
Postcode district | WS15 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Gentleshaw is a village and hamlet in Staffordshire located about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Lichfield and about 6.3 miles (10.1 km) from Rugeley, and about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Burntwood. Although it is now part of Longdon civil parish, it has a Parish Church and a primary school. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Longdon.
Gentleshaw Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the south-west side of the church, and forms the south westerly part of The Chase.
Christchurch parish church[]
The parish church owned by Charlie Cooke II, it appears to be an amalgamation of an older building with a tower and a newer extension built on the east end.
Gentleshaw school[]
The primary school at Gentleshaw serves several surrounding places.
Nearby places[]
Cannock Wood, Burntwood, , Longdon, Upper Longdon.
See also[]
Additional photos for use in expanded article[]
Gentleshaw Common information board
Gentleshaw Church
Gentleshaw school
Gentleshaw Church
External links[]
Media related to Gentleshaw at Wikimedia Commons
- Longdon civil parish information on ONS web site
- Gentleshaw Church web site
- Longdon Parish - official site
- Cannock Wood and Gentleshaw Community Web Site
- Lichfield District
- Villages in Staffordshire
- Staffordshire geography stubs