Glascote is an area of Tamworth, in the Tamworth district, in Staffordshire, England. The area centres on the Glascote Road, and is mainly residential with a few convenience stores and pubs.

History

Glascote is derived from the Old English word for glass and ‘cot’, meaning a hut. This suggests ‘a glass workshop’ since ‘cot’ is usually associated with some form of industrial process. The manor of Glascote dates back to the 12th century. It was owned by the Longueville and Ferrers families, and eventually became part of the landholdings of Lord Townshend, in 1815. It was acquired by the Corporation of Tamworth in 1897 along with the Bolehall estate. Sitting on the Glascote Road that runs from Tamworth town centre the village of Glascote is the oldest part containing mainly Victorian Terrace houses whilst much of Glascote located near the Marlborough Way dates from the post 1960s when the area grew rapidly and as a result much of the area has New Town style architecture.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census the population for Glascote is 8,344. White British is by far the largest population making up 97% of the population.

Governance

Glascote has its own ward within

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also named Glascote, The ward has 3 councillors who are Chris Cooke (UKIP), Garry Hirons (

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) and Simon Peaple (

). Tamworth Borough Council which Glascote is part of is entirely unparished. Glascote is part of the Tamworth - Bolebridge Ward in Staffordshire County Council and is represented by the

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Michael Oates and Chris Cooke (Independent) Glascote is part of the Tamworth Parliamentary Constituency and it is currently represented by the

Christopher Pincher Christopher John Pincher (born 24 September 1969) is a British independent politician and a Conservative Party member, who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth since 2010. Pincher previously served as Government Deputy Chief Wh ...

who has held the seat since the 2010 general election.

Civil parish

Bolehall and Glascote was formerly a

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in the parish of Tamworth, from 1896 Bolehall and Glascote was a civil parish in its own right, on 13 November 1957 the parish was renamed to "Glascote", on 1 April 1965 the parish was abolished and merged with Tamworth. In 1961 the parish had a population of 2538.

Religion

According to the 2001 census 72% of the population described their religion as Christian, 20% did not have a religion and 7% refused to state their religion with other faiths making up less than 0.01% of the population with just 49 adherents. Glascote is part of the Anglican

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Transport

The A5 runs through Glascote as part of the £26,000,000 ''

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, Two Gates and

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Bypass'' which opened in July 1995, acting as a bypass of the old

Watling Street Watling Street is a historic route in England that crosses the River Thames at London and which was used in Classical Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and throughout the Middle Ages. It was used by the ancient Britons and paved as one of the main ...

which runs through

. Glascote is equidistant from

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in Tamworth town centre and

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. Wilnecote railway station is barely served in comparison to Tamworth Railway station. The nearest airport is

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. The buses that serve the area are: 4,7,7A,7E,16A.

Media

The local paper for Glascote is the

Tamworth Herald The ''Tamworth Herald'' is a weekly tabloid newspaper published every Thursday in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, with a cover price of £1.40. The newspaper covers events across Tamworth and south Staffordshire, as well as North Warwickshire. ...

. THE Tamworth Trader was a local paper that was a free paper for advertising and lonely hearts. The local commercial radio station for Glascote is Touch Radio Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth which is broadcast from Tamworth town centre. The BBC Local Radio is BBC WM Broadcast from

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References

{{Areas of Tamworth Areas of Tamworth, Staffordshire Former civil parishes in Staffordshire