Stonydelph

Stonydelph is a neighbourhood about 2 miles (3 km) south east of the centre of Tamworth, Staffordshire.

Stonydelph
Stonydelph
Location within Staffordshire
Population7,862 (Ward,2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSK238021
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTamworth
Postcode districtB77
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

A spelling of "Stoneydelph" is sometimes used but the OS map of 1888 shows "Stonydelph Farm" as the only building in this area. Much of the area is based around a road named "Pennine Way".

One of the education providers in the area is Three Peaks Primary Academy which was rated as "Good"[2] by Ofsted in September 2017.[3] Three Peaks Primary Academy is part of Creative Education Trust which is a charity and multi-academy trust. The second education provider in the area is Stonydelph Primary School located on Crowden road.

A local centre is located on Ellerbeck road which contains almost all of Stonydelph's facilities that serve the area. These include: Spar supermarket, Subway (located in the supermarket), post office (located in the supermarket), church (St Martins in the Delph), pharmacy, hairdressers, Mccolls newsagents, Stonydelph Fish and Chips shop, dentist, Stonydelph health centre, Blacksmith Arms pub. The site can be accessed by the Ellerbeck road/s which allow access to the north and south of the site. There are many parking spaces in and around the area. Other facilities in the area include: Crossfell general stores, newsagents on Pennymoor road, youth club on Pennymoor road, Tamworth wellbeing and cancer support centre on Craven road.

References

  1. "Tamworth Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. "Ofsted Report | Three Peaks Academy". www.threepeaksacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. Newsdesk (2 November 2017). "Transformation of Three Peaks Primary Academy, Praised By Ofsted | Tamworth Informed". Tamworth Informed. Retrieved 2 November 2017.


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