Shenstone, Staffordshire

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Shenstone
Shenstone, Staffordshire (Staffordshire)
Shenstone, Staffordshire

Shenstone shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SK108044
District Lichfield
Shire county Staffordshire
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LICHFIELD
Postcode district WS14
Dialling code 01543
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
European Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Tamworth
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°38′13″N 1°50′28″W / 52.637, -1.841

Shenstone is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, close to Stonnall and between Lichfield and Birmingham. In a recent survey Shenstone was found to be one of the ten worst places in England for finding single women.[1]

It is served by Shenstone railway station on the Cross-City railway line.

[edit] Interests

Shenstone was formerly the manufacturing home of the Norton Motorcycle. The old factory still remains on the outskirts of the village.

The village is served by 4 public houses: The Plough & Harrow, The Fox & Hounds, The Railway and The Bull's Head.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  Sidwell, Ben. "Live from Shenston, Staffordshire.", BBC Midlands Today, 2007-09-17, pp. 8:00. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. (English) 

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In the village of shenstone is a river. Many students doing GCSE's often take measurements from this river for their coursework