Hammerwich
| Hammerwich | |
 From top left: Hammerwich Mill; Hall Lane; St John Baptist Church; Hammerwich railway station. |
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  Hammerwich |
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| Population | 3,818 (Census 2011)[1] |
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| 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 |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Lichfield |
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Coordinates: 52°39′58″N 1°54′04″W / 52.666°N 1.901°W
Hammerwich is a village and civil parish[2] in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. It is situated to the south east of Burntwood.
The name may derive from the Old English hamor (by a hill) and wic (place), or possibly, 'a smith's workshop' or 'a hammer-making workshop'.[3]
Charcoal burning, nail making, agriculture and coal mining have all been prevalent in the village over the years.
Amenities in the village at present include a post office, community centre, a Women's Institute hall and a church called St.John the Baptist. There are also numerous green lanes, footpaths and streams in the surrounding countryside.
In July 2009 the Staffordshire Hoard, a large collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver was found 0.7 miles south west of the village in a field owned by Fred Johnson within the parish.[4]
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See also
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.
- ↑ "Hammerwich". Key To English Place Names. English Place Name Society. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ "Minutes of the 13 October 2009 Meeting of Lichfield District Council" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
External links
Media related to Hammerwich at Wikimedia Commons