Hammerwich

Hammerwich
Hammerwich
	; From top left: Hammerwich Mill; Hall Lane; St John Baptist Church; Hammerwich railway station.
	Hammerwich Location within Staffordshire
Population	691 (Census 2011)
OS grid reference	SK065075
District	Lichfield;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Burntwood
Postcode district	WS7
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°39′58″N 1°54′04″W / 52.666°N 1.901°WCoordinates: 52°39′58″N 1°54′04″W / 52.666°N 1.901°W

Hammerwich is a small village and civil parish^[2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England, south-east of Burntwood.

Name[]

The name may derive from hamor (Old English: a hammer) and wīc (Old English: a place of industry, specialist agriculture or trading), indicating a smithy or metal-working site.^[3]

Charcoal burning, nail making, agriculture and coal mining have all been prevalent in the village over the years.

Culture[]

Amenities in the village at present include a community centre, a Women's Institute hall and . There are also numerous green lanes, footpaths and streams in the surrounding countryside.

Anglo-Saxon archaeology[]

In July 2009, the Staffordshire Hoard, a collection of over 3,500 items of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork, was found in a field 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south west of the village ^[4]

References[]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
^ Parsons, David. "The name 'Hammerwich'". Portable Antiquities Scheme. British Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ "Minutes of the 13 October 2009 Meeting of Lichfield District Council" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

External links[]

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[2] "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

[3] Parsons, David. "The name 'Hammerwich'". Portable Antiquities Scheme. British Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[4] "Minutes of the 13 October 2009 Meeting of Lichfield District Council" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

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