Pye Green is part of

Hednesford Hednesford (pronounced ) is a historic market town in the Cannock Chase (district), Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. Cannock Chase is to the north, the town of Cannock to the south and Rugeley to the southwest.The population ...

, Staffordshire, England, running from Chadsmoor and

, across the Pye Green

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and to the edge of The Chase. It is situated between the A34 and

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s. The area consists mainly of mixed private and council housing stock, with many of the latter being privately purchased. The area also boasts an above average performing primary school and few shops near the former open cast coal

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site, now disused and a large, public open space. Pye Green climbs to a high point and

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city centre can be clearly seen when the weather is good. As a result of this, Pye Green hosts the local BT communications tower landmark (which can be seen from the nearby

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, relaying line-of-sight

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communication links for similar towers at Sutton Common in

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and the tower in the centre of Birmingham, eventually down to

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BT Tower The BT Communication Tower is a grade II listed communications tower located in Fitzrovia, London, owned by BT Group. Originally named the Museum Radio Tower (after the adjacent Museum telephone exchange), it became better known by its unoff ...

. Pye Green also has a local community centre where various activities are held for the local area. House prices are mixed across the area. The nearest railway station is Hendesford on the Chase Line between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley. Bus services are provided by

Chaserider Chaserider is the brand name for bus services operated around Cannock and Staffordshire by D&G Bus a local bus operator owned by Centrebus who are based in Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. History During November 2020, Centrebus G ...

circular services 25/26 with a 15-minute frequency, Mon-Sat.

External links

BT Transmitter
Villages in Staffordshire Hednesford {{Staffordshire-geo-stub