Pheasey

Pheasey
Urban estate
Pheasey seen from Barr Beacon, with Birmingham in the background
Etymology: Simon Veysie
Coordinates: 52°33′38″N 1°54′07″W / 52.5605°N 1.9020°W / 52.5605; -1.9020Coordinates: 52°33′38″N 1°54′07″W / 52.5605°N 1.9020°W / 52.5605; -1.9020
Country	United Kingdom
County	West Midlands
Metropolitan Borough	Walsall

Pheasey is a residential area of Walsall Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England, often considered to be part of Great Barr. The area was predominantly developed for housing, as the Pheasey Estate, in the 1930s, but work was not completed until after the Second World War.Barr Beacon, a hill, is a local landmark.

Pheasey is situated in the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall and is located adjacent to the Sutton Coldfield and Kingstanding districts of Birmingham. Being on the south-facing slopes of Barr Beacon, which separates the area from the rest of Walsall, the area is hilly.

Historically, Pheasey is in Staffordshire.

As a result of the Local Government Act 1894, from 1894 to 1966 it was part of Aldridge Urban District, and from 1966 to 1974, part of the merged Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District. Both these Urban Districts were in Staffordshire, and under the aegis of Staffordshire County Council, but in 1974 the area became part of Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, and the newly formed West Midlands county.

The local government ward for the area is 'Pheasey Park Farm'. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,010.

Pheasey is still considered to be in the Staffordshire vice-county for the purposes of biological recording.

Land on the southern side of Barr Beacon was known as Barr Lea. Record show that in 1559 one Simon Veysie purchased 162 acres, plus a house, garden and orchard, from A John Reddell, for £80. Over time, the name Veysie became corrupted to Pheasey.