Wilnecote

Wilnecote
Wilnecote
Wilnecote shown within Staffordshire
Population	9,358 (Ward,2011)
OS grid reference	SK226012
District	Tamworth
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tamworth
Postcode district	B77
Dialling code	01827
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°36′29″N 1°40′04″W / 52.60811°N 1.66770°W / 52.60811; -1.66770Coordinates: 52°36′29″N 1°40′04″W / 52.60811°N 1.66770°W / 52.60811; -1.66770

Wilnecote is an English housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is one of the largest communities in the town.

Wilnecote, listed as "Wilmundecote" in the Doomsday Book, is an old coal mining, lime-burning and brick-making area centred on an ancient village on Watling Street. It has several public houses including "The Red Lion", "The Globe Inn", "The Centurion" (on the nearby Centurion Park industrial estate) and "The Queen's Head". A fifth, called the Sandyback Pub, closed in January 2009 and has since been reopened.

The district is served by Wilnecote railway station with trains serviing Birmingham, Gloucester, Newport, Cardiff, Tamworth, Derby, Nottingham, Chepstow, Lydney, Caldicot, Ashchurch, Bromsgrove, University, Burton-on-Trent, Willington, Peartree, Spondon, Long Eaton, and Attenborough.

Holy Trinity Church, Wilnecote sits on the highest point of the village. Schools in the area include Wilnecote High School.

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