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Rawnsley is an area of
Rawnsley is an area of Cannock Chase District
Cannock Chase is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Cannock; other notable towns are Rugeley, Bridgtown and Hednesford. The district covers a large part of the Cannock Chase Area of Outstan ...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, England. It is located between Hazelslade
Hazelslade is a former mining village in Staffordshire, England. It is now part of Cannock Chase District. The village is located between Hednesford and Rugeley. It has been built into the Rawnsley area of Hednesford and is now effectively a subur ...
and Prospect Village. Rawnsley is a former mining hamlet and was served by the mineral line from 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 ...
to Burntwood
Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England, approximately west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills. The town had a population of 26,049 and forms part of Lichfield district. ...
which carried minerals to the mines around the area. There are traces of the former line near modern-day Rawnsley, mostly on Littleworth Road.
Transportation
The area is served by the62 Lichfield–Cannock
Route 62 is a bus route that operates in the United Kingdom between Lichfield and Cannock. It is operated by Chaserider
Chaserider is the brand name for bus services operated around Cannock and Staffordshire by D&G Bus a local bus operator owne ...
bus route.
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