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'Coseley' is a town located within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands. Part of the Black Country, it lies south east of Wolverhampton and north of Dudley.
Coseley has a railway station on the West Coast Main Line which is served by Central Trains. It is within the Bilston WV14 postal district.
Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. In 1897, it broke away from the parish of Sedgley and became Coseley Urban District. At this stage most of the Coseley area was occupied by industrial and agricultural land.
Coseley Urban District Council built several thousand council houses and flats over a 40-year period from the mid 1920s which changed the face of the area.
1966 saw most of the urban district become part of Dudley County Borough, and since 1974 has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. However, the Brierley (pron. "Brearley" not to be confused with Brierley Hill), Bradley (pron. "Braydley") and Ettingshall areas were incorporated into Wolverhampton County Borough instead, while a smaller area bordering Tipton lies in the present-day Sandwell Metropolitan Borough.
The Coseley Urban District Council Offices were originally located in the town centre but a new building was built in 1935 on Sedgley Road West near to the border with Tipton. After Coseley was merged into Dudley in 1966, the Coseley council offices were taken over by Dudley College who used it as an annexe until 1993.
In October 2006 a volleyball club was started in Coseley which competes in the West Midlands Volleyball League.Coseley Volleyball Club The club initially trained and played matches at Dudley Leisure Centre, but from 25th February 2007 moved to its permanent home at Coseley Leisure Centre.
★ 'Roseville' - central area of Coseley which is situated on the main Birmingham New Road (opened in 1927). Local landmarks include Silver Jubilee Park and Coseley Canal Tunnel.
★ 'Hurst Hill' - situated in the west of Coseley near the border with Sedgley, contains many housing types of different ages.
★ 'Wallbrook' - situated in the east of Coseley near the border with Tipton.
★ 'Highfields Estate' - situated in the north of Coseley near the border with Bilston, and was mostly developed between 1920 and 1970.
★ 'Foxyards Estate' - a housing estate in the south of Coseley near the border with Dudley that was mostly developed between 1965 and 1968. Includes a primary school that opened in 1971. George Andrews, who scored Walsall FC's winning goal against Newcastle United in a 1975 FA Cup giant-killing feat, lives on the estate.
★ 'Coseley School'
★ 'Mount Pleasant Senior School' - is a secondary school built during the late 19th century. The school closed in July 1968, but has been used since 1992 as the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley's records office and archive service.
★ 'Christchurch Primary School' - has one of the oldest school buildings in Dudley Borough, which is still used as a school, dating from the 19th century.
★ 'Foxyards Primary School' - situated on the Foxyards Estate, it was built in 1971 to serve the new Foxyards housing estate and its surrounding area. The first head teacher was Joseph Jones. Jones retired in about 1986 to be succeeded by Mrs Evans, who in turn left in 1990 to be succeeded by David Cox, the former deputy head of Cotwall End Primary School in Sedgley. Cox was replaced in 1999 by Mrs Susan O'Gorman, who is still the head teacher. Foxyards was built as a one-form entry school for pupils aged from 4 to 11 years, and a nursery unit was added in the mid-1980s. Due to a growing demand for places which saw more than 40 pupils in some year groups, it changed from one-form entry to vertical streaming (3 classes in 2 years) in the early 1990s. Further mobile classrooms were recently added and it is now a two-form entry school.
★ 'Hurst Hill Primary School' - opened in September 1986 on a new site on Paul Street, it was formed from a merger of St Mary's Primary School and Mount Pleasant Primary School.
★ 'Wallbrook Primary School' - located in Bradley's Lane, in the east of the town near the border with Tipton. There are an estimated 275 pupils aged from 3 to 11 on the school roll. The majority of Wallbrook pupils move to Coseley School on leaving. The school was established in 1954 under headmaster A R Gowland - who was succeeded by L Clarke. The current headmaster is Michael S Ullah.
★ 'Highfields Primary School' - opened in September 1972 as a one-form entry primary school to serve the north-eastern part of Coseley. The last head teacher of the school was Leonard Hazelhurst, appointed in September 2003 to replace Mrs Angela Hambrook. The school closed in July 2006 after Dudley MBC decided that falling numbers on the school roll made it no longer viable, and most of the school's remaining pupils were transferred to Wallbrook Primary School.
★ 'Mount Pleasant Primary School' - opened in about 1900 to serve the expanding central area of Coseley, it was located on the corner of Ivyhouse Lane and Mount Pleasant Street. The school closed in July 1986 when it was merged with nearby St Mary's Primary School to form Hurst Hill Primary School.The site is now a housing estate.
★ 'St. Mary's Primary School' - was a Church of England school built during the 19th century to serve the expanding Hurst Hill area of Coseley, and was twinned with the local parish church. Located on Clifton Street, it closed in July 1986 when it was merged with nearby Mount Pleasant Primary School to form Hurst Hill Primary School, by which time it was becoming increasingly outdated and in need of repair. The site is now a housing estate.
Coseley has a railway station on the West Coast Main Line which is served by Central Trains. It is within the Bilston WV14 postal district.
| Contents |
| History |
| Sports facilities |
| Neighbourhoods |
| Schools |
| Current secondary schools in Coseley |
| Former secondary schools in Coseley |
| Current primary schools in Coseley |
| Former primary schools in Coseley |
History
Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. In 1897, it broke away from the parish of Sedgley and became Coseley Urban District. At this stage most of the Coseley area was occupied by industrial and agricultural land.
Coseley Urban District Council built several thousand council houses and flats over a 40-year period from the mid 1920s which changed the face of the area.
1966 saw most of the urban district become part of Dudley County Borough, and since 1974 has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. However, the Brierley (pron. "Brearley" not to be confused with Brierley Hill), Bradley (pron. "Braydley") and Ettingshall areas were incorporated into Wolverhampton County Borough instead, while a smaller area bordering Tipton lies in the present-day Sandwell Metropolitan Borough.
The Coseley Urban District Council Offices were originally located in the town centre but a new building was built in 1935 on Sedgley Road West near to the border with Tipton. After Coseley was merged into Dudley in 1966, the Coseley council offices were taken over by Dudley College who used it as an annexe until 1993.
Sports facilities
In October 2006 a volleyball club was started in Coseley which competes in the West Midlands Volleyball League.Coseley Volleyball Club The club initially trained and played matches at Dudley Leisure Centre, but from 25th February 2007 moved to its permanent home at Coseley Leisure Centre.
Neighbourhoods
★ 'Roseville' - central area of Coseley which is situated on the main Birmingham New Road (opened in 1927). Local landmarks include Silver Jubilee Park and Coseley Canal Tunnel.
★ 'Hurst Hill' - situated in the west of Coseley near the border with Sedgley, contains many housing types of different ages.
★ 'Wallbrook' - situated in the east of Coseley near the border with Tipton.
★ 'Highfields Estate' - situated in the north of Coseley near the border with Bilston, and was mostly developed between 1920 and 1970.
★ 'Foxyards Estate' - a housing estate in the south of Coseley near the border with Dudley that was mostly developed between 1965 and 1968. Includes a primary school that opened in 1971. George Andrews, who scored Walsall FC's winning goal against Newcastle United in a 1975 FA Cup giant-killing feat, lives on the estate.
Schools
Current secondary schools in Coseley
★ 'Coseley School'
Former secondary schools in Coseley
★ 'Mount Pleasant Senior School' - is a secondary school built during the late 19th century. The school closed in July 1968, but has been used since 1992 as the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley's records office and archive service.
Current primary schools in Coseley
★ 'Christchurch Primary School' - has one of the oldest school buildings in Dudley Borough, which is still used as a school, dating from the 19th century.
★ 'Foxyards Primary School' - situated on the Foxyards Estate, it was built in 1971 to serve the new Foxyards housing estate and its surrounding area. The first head teacher was Joseph Jones. Jones retired in about 1986 to be succeeded by Mrs Evans, who in turn left in 1990 to be succeeded by David Cox, the former deputy head of Cotwall End Primary School in Sedgley. Cox was replaced in 1999 by Mrs Susan O'Gorman, who is still the head teacher. Foxyards was built as a one-form entry school for pupils aged from 4 to 11 years, and a nursery unit was added in the mid-1980s. Due to a growing demand for places which saw more than 40 pupils in some year groups, it changed from one-form entry to vertical streaming (3 classes in 2 years) in the early 1990s. Further mobile classrooms were recently added and it is now a two-form entry school.
★ 'Hurst Hill Primary School' - opened in September 1986 on a new site on Paul Street, it was formed from a merger of St Mary's Primary School and Mount Pleasant Primary School.
★ 'Wallbrook Primary School' - located in Bradley's Lane, in the east of the town near the border with Tipton. There are an estimated 275 pupils aged from 3 to 11 on the school roll. The majority of Wallbrook pupils move to Coseley School on leaving. The school was established in 1954 under headmaster A R Gowland - who was succeeded by L Clarke. The current headmaster is Michael S Ullah.
Former primary schools in Coseley
★ 'Highfields Primary School' - opened in September 1972 as a one-form entry primary school to serve the north-eastern part of Coseley. The last head teacher of the school was Leonard Hazelhurst, appointed in September 2003 to replace Mrs Angela Hambrook. The school closed in July 2006 after Dudley MBC decided that falling numbers on the school roll made it no longer viable, and most of the school's remaining pupils were transferred to Wallbrook Primary School.
★ 'Mount Pleasant Primary School' - opened in about 1900 to serve the expanding central area of Coseley, it was located on the corner of Ivyhouse Lane and Mount Pleasant Street. The school closed in July 1986 when it was merged with nearby St Mary's Primary School to form Hurst Hill Primary School.The site is now a housing estate.
★ 'St. Mary's Primary School' - was a Church of England school built during the 19th century to serve the expanding Hurst Hill area of Coseley, and was twinned with the local parish church. Located on Clifton Street, it closed in July 1986 when it was merged with nearby Mount Pleasant Primary School to form Hurst Hill Primary School, by which time it was becoming increasingly outdated and in need of repair. The site is now a housing estate.
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