Hammerwich

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{Wikidatacoord|Q2380469|display=inline,title}}

| static_image_name = Hammerwich Collage.jpg

| static_image_caption = From top left: Hammerwich Mill; Hall Lane; St John Baptist Church; Hammerwich railway station

| official_name = Hammerwich

| shire_district = Lichfield

| shire_county = Staffordshire

| region = West Midlands

| constituency_westminster = Lichfield

| post_town = Burntwood

| postcode_district = WS7

| postcode_area = WS

| dial_code = 01543

| os_grid_reference = SK065075

| population = 691

| population_ref = (Census 2011){{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124169&c=Hammerwich&d=16&e=62&g=6463592&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1449589182016&enc=1 |title=Civil Parish population 2011 |access-date=8 December 2015 |archive-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210201721/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124169&c=Hammerwich&d=16&e=62&g=6463592&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1449589182016&enc=1 |url-status=live }}

| london_distance =

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Hammerwich is a small village and civil parish{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/geography/products/geog-products-area/names-codes/administrative/index.html |title=Names and codes for Administrative Geography |date=31 December 2008 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=15 September 2009 |archive-date=3 April 2010 |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100403045115/http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/geography/products/geog-products-area/names-codes/administrative/index.html |url-status=dead }} in the Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It is southeast of Burntwood.

Name

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.{{cite web |url=https://finds.org.uk/staffshoardsymposium/papers/davidparsons |title=The name 'Hammerwich' |first=David |last=Parsons |publisher=British Museum |access-date=12 January 2017 |work=Portable Antiquities Scheme |archive-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113142144/https://finds.org.uk/staffshoardsymposium/papers/davidparsons |url-status=live }}

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

Culture

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

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 {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} south west of the village {{cite web |url=http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/13-10-09.pdf |title=Minutes of the 13 October 2009 Meeting of Lichfield District Council |publisher=Lichfield District Council |access-date=8 January 2010 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716142926/http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/13-10-09.pdf |url-status=live }}

References

External links

Category:Villages in Staffordshire

Category:Civil parishes in Staffordshire

Category:Archaeological sites in Staffordshire