Streethay

Streethay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fradley and Streethay,[2] in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England, adjoining the city of Lichfield, on the east side of the West Coast Main Line railway. In 2001 the parish had a population of 1111.

Streethay
Streethay
Streethay is located in Staffordshire
Streethay
Streethay
Location within Staffordshire
Population1,111 (2001)
OS grid referenceSK142105
Civil parish
  • Fradley and Streethay
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLICHFIELD
Postcode districtWS13
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Village amenities

Streethay is a small village and has no shops. The main road in Streethay is the Old Burton Road (A5127 road), which starts at the A38 road junction and the road used to be the main route into Birmingham before the A38 was constructed. There was a former public house called 'The Anchor' which has been converted into flats and business premises. There is a children's play park on the A5127 Burton Road. There is a bus service that stops in Streethay, which continues onto Lichfield and Burton Upon Trent, calling at the villages of Fradley and Alrewas.

Further up the A5127 road to Lichfield there is Lichfield Trent Valley railway station which is on the West Coast Mainline and has direct links to Birmingham, Northern England, Scotland, and London. The northern spur of phase 1 of HS2 rail line will run just east of the village, linking with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre.

Plans for 750 new houses was granted in 2012 by Lichfield District Council and is now near completion in 2020. The estate is known as Roman Heights and Cathedral View. There is a community association which supports residents on the estate.

Streethay is less than one mile from the city of Lichfield.

History

The name "Streethay" means 'Roman road enclosure'.[3] Fradley was formerly a township in the parish of St. Michael,[4] from 1866 Streethay was a civil parish in its own right,[5] on 1 April 2009 the parish was abolished to form "Fradley and Streethay".[6]

See also

References
  1. "United Kingdom Parliament". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. "Streethay Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. "History of Streethay, in Lichfield and Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. "Relationships and changes Streethay Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. "The Lichfield (Parishes) Order 2008" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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