Hammerwich is a small village and civil parish[2] in the Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It is southeast of Burntwood and northeast of Brownhills.

Hammerwich
From top left: Hammerwich Mill; Hall Lane; St John Baptist Church; Hammerwich railway station
Hammerwich is located in Staffordshire
Hammerwich
Hammerwich
Location within Staffordshire
Population691 (Census 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSK065075
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBurntwood
Postcode districtWS7
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
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52°40′0″N 1°54′4″W / 52.66667°N 1.90111°W / 52.66667; -1.90111

Name

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The name may derive from hamor (Old English: a hammer) and wīc (Old English: a place of industry, specialist agriculture or trading), indicating a smithy or metal-working site.[3]

Charcoal burning, nail making, agriculture and coal mining have all been prevalent in the village over the years.

Culture

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Amenities in the village at present include a community centre, a Women's Institute hall and St John the Baptist Church. There are also numerous green lanes, footpaths and streams in the surrounding countryside.

Anglo-Saxon archaeology

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In July 2009, the Staffordshire Hoard, a collection of over 3,500 items of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork, was found in a field 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south west of the village [4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ^ Parsons, David. "The name 'Hammerwich'". Portable Antiquities Scheme. British Museum. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Minutes of the 13 October 2009 Meeting of Lichfield District Council" (PDF). Lichfield District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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