Why visit Pelsall
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 50 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include School Farm Shop, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall Leather Museum and Walsall Arboretum.
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About Pelsall
Pelsall is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. Forming part of the borough's border with Staffordshire, Pelsall is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Walsall and midway between the towns of Bloxwich and Brownhills. It became a centre for coal mining and the site of an iron works in the 19th century. Pelsall is known for its commons.
From the Wikipedia article Pelsall (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks9
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Museum · 3.1 mi
Modern and contemporary art gallery in Walsall, England, United Kingdom
Walsall Leather Museum
Museum · 2.9 mi
Municipal museum in Walsall, England, United Kingdom
Walsall Castle
Monument and historic site · 3.4 mi
Manor house in Walsall, West Midlands, England
Walsall Wood Colliery Pit Head Monument
Monument and historic site · 1.5 mi
At 10+ tonnes, and one steel Racing Pigeon (Break Away, Walsall Wood world record breaker), the replica Headgear, life-sized and...
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
Walsall Arboretum
Park · 2.8 mi
Victorian public park located close to Walsall town centre in the West Midlands of England
Pelsall North Common Local Nature Reserve
Hiking and trails · 0.8 mi
Site of Importance for Nature Conservation
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Restaurants and cafes50
Village Bakery
Bakery
55 High Street, Walsall
Mo-Fr 09:00-16:30; Sa 08:30-15:00; Su,PH off
Spring Lane Fish Bar
Restaurant · Fish And Chips · 0.8 mi
56 Spring Lane, Walsall
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History
Pelsall was first mentioned in a charter of 994, when it was among various lands given to the monastery at Heantune (Wolverhampton) by Wulfrun, a Mercian noblewoman. At this time, it was called Peolshalh, meaning 'a nook' or 'land between two streams belonging to Peol'. The Domesday entry of 1086 describes Pelsall as being waste, still belonging to the church. A chapel of ease was built in about 1311. The medieval population was small and a return of 1563 lists only 14 householders. The original centre of the area is now known as Old Town. In 1760 the remaining open fields were enclosed, but some holdings survived into the next century in Hall Field, High Ley, The Riddings Field and Final Field. The tithe map of about 1840 records some evidence of the medieval strip farming system.
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In the second quarter of the 19th century, clusters of houses were built on the fringes of the extensive common land and at the Newlands. The greatest concentration was in what is now the village centre. This area gradually developed; a Methodist Chapel and school were opened in about 1836, in the modern-day Station Road and a new St Michael's Church was built in 1844 – the old one in Paradise Lane had been considered too small for the growing population. Towards the end of the 19th century, shops became established in Norton Road and High Street. The population in 1801 was 477 and by 1901 had grown to 3,626. Pelsall had become a mining village; in places deposits of coal were found only a few yards from the surface and by about 1800 the shallow and deep seams were 'much worked'. The cutting of the canal in about 1794 opened up the area for industrialisation, with entrepreneurs and landowners quickly exploiting the mineral wealth. Nailmaking, traditionally a cottage industry, was also carried out locally; in the census of 1841 thirty men stated this as their occupation.
On 14 November 1872, 22 miners died when the Pelsall Hall Colliery was flooded. 21 of the 22 miners were buried underneath a polished granite obelisk in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels Church.
An ironworks was established on the North Common which grew into a sizeable concern under the ownership of Messrs. Davis and Bloomer. This, together with Yorks Foundry and that of Ernest Wilkes and Co. at Mouse Hill, gave Pelsall a share of the heavy iron trade during the 19th century. Ernest Wilkes and Co. survived until 1977, but the others ceased trading in the 1890s and the pits became unworkable, mainly due to continual flooding problems. Several working farms survived in the local area until after the Second World War. Since then much land has been used for housing development but the ancient common remains.
From the History section of Pelsall on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Education
Pelsall is home to three primary schools: St Michael's C of E Primary, Pelsall Village School and Ryders Hayes School (now an academy). Additionally, First Friends Day Nursery is located at the Pelsall Education Development Centre.
Pelsall was previously served by Pelsall Comprehensive School, although this was technically over the border in neighbouring Rushall. It opened in the autumn of 1963 as an 11–15 secondary modern school before adopting 13–18 comprehensive status in September 1972. The transfer age was reduced to 11 in September 1986 under Walsall's reorganisation of education in the former Aldridge-Brownhills area but falling pupil numbers led to its closure in July 1994. The old Pelsall Comprehensive buildings are now home to Rushall JMI School, Education Walsall offices, and a teacher training centre.
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Notable people from Pelsall
Nick RedfernBritish journalist and ufologistPhoto: SMG2019, CC BY-SA 4.0- Mark SmithBritish motorsport designer, born 1961
- Phil GeeEnglish footballer (born 1964)
- Steve HaywardEnglish footballer (born 1971)
- Harry Haddonfootballer (1871-?)
- Colin HarrisonFootballer (born 1946)
- Sam SmithEnglish football forward, played in the 1930s
- Ken RowleyEnglish footballer (1926-1995)
Born in Pelsall, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship28
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Healthcare8
Walsall Child Development Centre
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 mi
Coalheath Lane, Walsall
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Getting there and nearby towns
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 miles away.
- Walsall 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Streetly 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Wednesbury 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Wolverhampton 7 mi southwest, about 12 min by car
- Sutton Coldfield 8 mi southeast, about 12 min by car
- West Bromwich 8 mi south, about 12 min by car
- Rugeley 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Dudley 10 mi southwest, about 16 min by car
- Birmingham 11 mi south, about 17 min by car
- Wombourne 11 mi southwest, about 18 min by car
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Photo credits
- Walsall Leather Museum, Brianboru100, CC BY-SA 3.0
- StMichaelsPelsall, ChrisTheDude ( talk ), CC BY-SA 2.0
- All Saints Bloxwich, Martin Neylon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Holbrook ,Walsall Arboretum - panoramio, shakestd, CC BY 3.0
- WendyMorton, ChrisTheDude at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- New Art Gallery Walsall - interior 11 - barrier tape, Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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