The first recorded mention of hednesford was in 1153, when king stephen ii granted the small settlement of hedenedford exemption from pannage dues. It adjoins cannock chase to the north, and the town of cannock to the south the town comprises three district council electoral wards whose populations in the 2011 census totalled 17,343. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A history of hednesford and surrounding villages by anthony hunt. The pitmens betvictor southern league central fixture against needham market fc earned its place in the history books as the first ever meeting between the two sides. England hednesford town fc results, fixtures, squad. Hednesford town football club 18801980 by geoff allman and dave shaw and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first world war camps are only one part of the story of cannock chase. Hednesford town fc 2020 all you need to know before you go. Below par pitmen narrowly defeated in a disappointing afternoon at keys park.
Were still waiting for hednesford town opponent in next match. Hednesford professional family history, family trees, genealogy, house and ancestry research service by professional genealogist uk and local history research. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The official site of hednesford town football club with news, fixtures, results, tables, match reports, players, history, club information, chat, and multimedia. It also comprises the civil parish of hednesford and. Hednesfords racing history racing around hednesford. Middlesbrough, at the riverside stadium, in the fourth round.
At the outbreak of war he commanded the hednesford company of south staffordshire territorials. This historical time is much as a credit to them and we are truly grateful. We ask that all customers provide a phone number for when items arent in stock. Since then i have produced a further five books for tony, six including our joint venture. Hednesford photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Hednesford town live score and video online live stream, team roster with season schedule and results. Hednesford town fc limited filing history free information. It will be shown here as soon as the official schedule becomes available. Hednesford was an important coal mining community for over a century. Anthony johnson post chester draw at hednesford town.
In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described hednesford like this. The town comprises three district council electoral wards whose populations in the 2011 census totalled 17,343. This is commemorated in the town centre, where a miners. Travel by train from hednesford to rugeley town in 6m. What had cannock chase miners to do with the first landmine ever detonated. This is commemorated in the town centre, where a miners lamp has been erected, surrounded by a wall with individual bricks giving the names of former miners. Despite finishing third in 189091, they left the league at the end of the season, and played. Tony and i discussed working on a book together which chronicled the racing history of the town. Hednesford war memorial and gates, hednesford 91895. Hednesford is known for that curious bowl in the earth near to it now taken up by the noise, thrills and spills of hednesford raceway. Hednesford town fc limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. A history of hednesford and surrounding villages paperback 1 oct 2005. They are currently members of the southern league premier division central and play at keys park. There is a station on the walsall and stafford branch of the l.
Nov 01, 2007 why was the first blast furnace in the midlands built near hednesford. Hednesford, a township in cannock parish, and an ecclesiastical parish in cannock and rugeley parishes, in staffordshire, in cannock chase, 2 miles ne of cannock, and 6 ese of penkridge. Why, if some victorian civil servant had made a different decision, might hednesford town f. Welcome to hednesford town tv see footage of the pitmens league campaigns, post match interviews and past footage of our most famous matches. Hednesford town football club, keys park, keys park road, hednesford, cannock, staffs ws12 2dz.
Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Anna keeling died 1918 married to george thomas, had 5 children, married to george thomas miner,lived in bluet street hednesford, nothing known of my grandmother anna keeling, no one in the family knows anything, except my father said at one time the keelings, had a boot and shoe factory, any one any ideas please. A history of hednesford and surrounding villages by. Duo take full control of hednesford town after successful transition. Inform hednesford town went intoread the full artic. Association football, inside forward, hednesford town f. It adjoins cannock chase to the north, and the town of cannock to the south. On leaving he spent three years at dudley teachers training college studying english and history. Hednesford, staffordshire genealogy heraldry and history. Hednesford, a township in cannock parish, stafford. Aug 31, 2019 the pitmens betvictor southern league central fixture against needham market fc earned its place in the history books as the first ever meeting between the two sides. All these things had to be done because the clearance of colliery sites, has been so complete that it is almost clinical, it is as if some one or some body wanted to erase any trace of coalmining from the area so collectively they decided to form the cannock chase mining historical society. The chase through time, cannock chase, staffordshire.
Why was the first blast furnace in the midlands built near hednesford. Anthony johnson lays down gauntlet to chester fc strikers after fa. A history of hednesford and surrounding villages by anthony. Early coal mining involved digging small pits or shafts and groups of coal pits still survive across parts of the chase. Hednesford town football club is a football club based in hednesford, staffordshire, england. England hednesford town fc results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news soccerway. The memorial was paid for by public subscription and cost. Although hednesford was once dominated by the coal industry, a few other industries have played a role in the towns history. Based at the anglesey hotel, they were sometimes known as hednesford anglesey. Hednesford town council news and events from around the area. Buy a history of hednesford and surrounding villages by anthony hunt from waterstones today.
Past discoveries is a genealogical and family history research company offering a friendly and efficient service to those who wish to find out more about their family history. There were a number of established schools for infants and juniors in cannock chase by 1914. Hednesford town football club supporters association htfcsa was formed in 2010 with the sole aim of driving value for the supporters of the club, whilst helping the club move from a decade of decline in to a period of sustained growth. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Aug 31, 2019 below par pitmen narrowly defeated in a disappointing afternoon at keys park. Features the history of hednesford in staffordshire from earliest times to 1940s, including churches, schools, coal mining. Anthonys book on hednesford examines the town from its earliest times, the twelfth century, up to the 1930s. It also comprises the civil parish of hednesford and part of the civil parish of brindley heath. One of the things i learned from my research was that many horses that ran at walsall were trained ten miles up the road at hednesford. Welcome to the facebook page of hednesford town football club, members of the evostik northern premier league. This compelling ebook looks back at the 19961997 season on what was a fascinating and exciting f.
The gates themselves are of wrought iron with hednesford war memorial on the double gates. Hednesford pronounced hensford is a small town in staffordshire, england, within cannock chase district. All orders will be processed within one week of a purchase being made. There is a long history of coal mining, ironworking and glass making and we looked at the remains of these industries. Consortium to take forward hednesford town the nonleague. Hednesford brickworks, which was near the current ground of hednesford town football club, was one of the largest in the area. Dec 14, 2018 since then i have produced a further five books for tony, six including our joint venture. History of hednesford, in cannock chase and staffordshire. Cup campaign that culminated in the players of nonleague hednesford town football club realizing their wildest dreams by playing against the quality of premiership side. Hednesford town council has committed to an enhanced programme of regeneration following a modest increase in its precept. Hednesford, where dreams come true, uk town, city or village location, art deco style humorous design, set of four good quality drink coasters, size 90mm x 90mm. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of hednesford. With hednesford being a well known and quite large training ground a 150 years ago myself and my coauthor automatically assumed charlie became apprenticed to one of the many trainers in or around hednesford at that time.
Oct 01, 2005 hednesford, where dreams come true, uk town, city or village location, art deco style humorous design, set of four good quality drink coasters, size 90mm x 90mm. Buy a history of hednesford and surrounding villages by anthony hunt isbn. Nonleague paper scribe pens second book on hendon history. Why should cannock curate have his sermons burnt by the public hangman. There a quite a few books on the market that i have read about staffordshire, and hednesford in particular, but this book affords a new and interesting insight into a small mining community. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under stafford. The objective of this was to try to bring together old workmates who had lost contact with each other after the final shut down of the cannock chase coalfield in 1993. Hednesford town fc limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. Apr 07, 2020 with hednesford being a well known and quite large training ground a 150 years ago myself and my coauthor automatically assumed charlie became apprenticed to one of the many trainers in or around hednesford at that time. Pannage was a tax that was imposed for the right to feed animals such as swine in the nearby wood or forest. The two acres of land upon which it is sited were donated by the marquess of anglesey. Jubilee park after the clubs match against tiverton town on saturday 23 november.
Dando have formally completed their takeover of hednesford town. The club where formed in 1880 by the merger of two leading hednesford clubs, the red. Hednesford town live score, schedule and results football. Peters voluntary junior and infants mixed school, hednesford, from the 1910s records that pupils were taught english, mathematics, history, geography, science and drawingart. Feb 28, 2007 the gates themselves are of wrought iron with hednesford war memorial on the double gates. Hednesford town owner steve price has agreed to accept assistance from. In this very lively and entertaining account of the history of the area, the author. A keen sportsman, he was the president of the hednesford town football club, known as the pitmen, and was captain of the cannock and rugeley colliery cricket club.
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