South Staffordshire Council in the context of "Bromsgrove District"

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⭐ Core Definition: South Staffordshire Council

South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Codsall. Other notable settlements include Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Coven, Essington, Featherstone, Four Ashes, Great Wyrley, Huntington, Kinver, Landywood, Penkridge, Perton, Wedges Mills, Weston-under-Lizard and Wombourne. The district covers a largely rural area lying immediately to the west and north-west of the West Midlands conurbation.

The neighbouring districts are Stafford, Cannock Chase, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

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South Staffordshire Council in the context of The Crooked House

The Crooked House was a pub in South Staffordshire, England. Its name and distinctive appearance were the result of 19th-century mining subsidence which caused one side of the building to be approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) lower than the other. It was known as "Britain's wonkiest pub", and optical illusions inside the building made objects appear to roll uphill.

Located in Himley in England's Black Country, the building was originally an 18th-century millhouse before it was converted into a pub in the 1830s. In July 2023, the pub closed and was sold. The following month, the building was gutted in a fire and the new owners demolished it against the instructions of South Staffordshire Council. Criminal charges of arson with intent to endanger life have been brought against multiple people, and the landowner has been issued with an enforcement notice which requires them to reconstruct the building. The landowner lodged an appeal against the order, and their offer to relocate the pub has been opposed by campaigners.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← The Crooked House
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Non-metropolitan district → Staffordshire → England → Codsall → Brewood → Cheslyn Hay → Coven → Essington → Featherstone, Staffordshire → Four Ashes, Staffordshire → Great Wyrley → Huntington, Staffordshire → Kinver → Landywood → Penkridge → Perton → Wedges Mills → Weston-under-Lizard → Wombourne → West Midlands conurbation → Borough of Stafford → Cannock Chase District → Metropolitan Borough of Walsall → Wolverhampton → Metropolitan Borough of Dudley → Bromsgrove District → Wyre Forest District → Shropshire (district) → Telford and Wrekin →