Four Ashes, Staffordshire

Four Ashes is a village in Staffordshire, England, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Cannock.

Four Ashes

The Four Ashes, at Four Ashes
Four Ashes
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ9108
Civil parish
  • Brewood and Coven
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStafford
Postcode districtST19
Dialling code01902
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Until 1959 the village was the location of Four Ashes railway station on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line of the Grand Junction Railway.[1] The station is now closed however the railway line still runs past the village.

Four Ashes Hall is a 17th-century house in the village. It is open for conferences and weddings and has been in the same family for 350 years. It is still privately owned.[2]

References

  1. "Four Ashes Railway Station, near Brewood". Staffordshire Past-Track. Staffordshire County Council. 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. "Four Ashes Hall". Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.



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