Marchington Woodlands
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Marchington Woodlands is a small village near Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

 in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

,. It has a church
St. John's church, Marchington Woodlands
St. John's church, Marchington Woodlands is a parish church in Marchington Woodlands, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Built in 1859, this small Country Church is the only church within the parish of Marchington Woodlands.-Today:...

 and a village hall. The local first school was closed in the 1990s and the building was converted into a private home. Marchington Woodlands consists mostly of farms and cottages. it is often Referred to by locals as The Woodlands.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census for the 41UCGK0008 (Output Area), the population for Marchington Woodlands is 252 people, The area has 122 males and 130 females. The area is 100% white and over 97% White British with only 6 people from an ethnic minority.

Governance

Marchington Woodlands is part of the Marchington
Marchington
Marchington is a small village in East Staffordshire, England. It lies between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. Marchington has a small shop, a first school, two churches and two pubs...

 Civil parish.

Marchington Woodlands is part of the Crown ward in East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns, Burton upon Trent, famous for its breweries, and Uttoxeter, for its racecourse....

 and is represented by the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 Charles Hardwick. And the Dove ward in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

 County council and is represented by Bob Fraser who is also Conservative.

Marchington Woodlands is part of the Burton
Burton (UK Parliament constituency)
Burton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

 constituency and is represented by the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 Andrew Griffiths
Andrew Griffiths (politician)
Andrew James Griffiths is an English politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Burton.-Early life:Griffiths grew up in Sedgley and attended Bramford Primary School and High Arcal School. His father, Bob Griffiths, served as Mayor of Dudley in 1982...

. In Europe it is part of the West Midlands
West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)
West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elected 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. The constituency will also elect a "virtual MEP" who will be able to sit in the Parliament if the Treaty of Lisbon comes into effect...

 constituency and is represented by 6 MEPs.

Geography

Marchington Woodlands is set out and its spread out of an area of around 3 miles. There are 2 areas called Scounslow Green and Gorsty Hill. The area around Marchington Woodlands is Hilly and there are several forests.

Climate

Public Services

Waste collection services are provided by East Staffordshire Borough Council. Water and sewage services are provided by South Staffordshire Water
South Staffordshire Water
South Staffordshire Water PLC known as South Staffs Water, is a privately owned water company supplying water to parts of Staffordshire and the West Midlands, England....

 and the Sewage Treatment Works
Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants...

 is in Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

. The Distribution Network Operator
Distribution Network Operator
Distribution network operators are companies licensed to distribute electricity in Great Britain by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets....

 for electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...

 is Central Networks better known as E.ON UK
E.ON UK
E.ON UK is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E.ON, the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company. As Powergen, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but since 1 July 2002 has been owned by E.ON AG of...

.

Marchington Woodlands uses an Stoke-On-Trent (ST)
ST postcode area
The ST postcode area, also known as the Stoke-on-Trent postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stone and Uttoxeter in England.-Coverage:...

 postcode and the Postal Town is Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

. The nearest Library is located in Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

.

Marchington Woodlands uses two telephone area codes, Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian"....

 (01283) and Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

 (01889).

The nearest police and fire stations are in Uttoxeter.

Health

The village lies in the South Staffordshire NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...

 trust area. The village does not have its own doctor's surgery or pharmacy The nearest GP
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...

's surgeries can be found in Uttoxeter. The Queens Hospital at Burton-upon-Trent is the area's local hospital. It has an Accident and Emergency Department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...

.

Crime

In 2009 there was an average of 2.9 crimes per 1,000 people for the Bagot and Marchington Neighbourhood area. In 2010 the figure was down to 2.5 crimes per head. The most common type of crime is anti-social or Burglary behaviour. in January 2011 there were no reported crimes in Marchington Woodlands.

Religion

Marchington Woodlands Lies in the Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 parish of Marchington Woodlands and the Roman Catholic parish of St Mary, Uttoxeter
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Uttoxeter
St Mary's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, United Kingdom it opened in 1839, to avoid confusion with the other St Mary's church in the town it is referred to as The Catholic Church by locals. It is part of the parish of St...

. In 2001 89% described themselves as Christian and 11% described themselves as Not-Religious.

St. John's church, Marchington Woodlands

The only place of Worship in Marchington Woodlands is St. John's church, which is a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 parish church.

Education

Marchington Woodlands uses the Uttoxeter Middle school system

There was previously a primary school that closed in the 1990s. Now students attend the primary school in Marchington
Marchington
Marchington is a small village in East Staffordshire, England. It lies between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. Marchington has a small shop, a first school, two churches and two pubs...

. After students attend Oldfields Hall Middle School
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Oldfield Hall Middle School is a Middle School in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. it is one of three middle schools in the area, the others being Windsor Park School which is Also in Uttoxeter and Ryecroft School in Rocester...

 and then Thomas Alleyne's High School
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Thomas Alleyne's High School is a secondary school in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne. It has four different coloured houses: Elkes , Orme , Torrance and Whitmore...

 both of which are in Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...

.

There is also a Private Preparatory school called Smallwood Manor which is a feeder school to Denstone College
Denstone College
Denstone College is an independent, coeducational boarding school in Denstone,Staffordshire, England and a member school of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is also a Woodard school and as such has a strong Anglo-Catholic tradition. It has continued to show impressive academic...

.

Transport

There are no bus routes and all roads serving the village are single track roads.

The nearest bus routes are in Birch Cross. The nearest Railway station is Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter railway station
Uttoxeter railway station serves the town of Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. It is served by trains on the Crewe-Derby Line which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line...

.

The Nearest airports are East Midlands (21 Miles) and Birmingham (29 Miles).

Media

The local Newspapers covering the area are The Uttoxeter advertiser and The Uttoxeter Post and Times also on a wider area scale there is The Sentinel from Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...

 and Burton Mail
Burton Mail
The Burton Mail is a British daily newspaper published each weekday and on Saturdays. It covers the East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire areas. In the period December 2010-June 2011, it had an average daily circulation of 12,198...

 from Burton-On-Trent

Marchington Woodlands Receives both BBC West Midlands
BBC West Midlands
BBC West Midlands is the BBC English Region producing local television, radio, web and teletext content for West Midlands metropolitan county, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and parts of Northern Gloucestershire - although the county as part of the south west...

 and BBC East Midlands
BBC East Midlands
BBC East Midlands is the BBC English Region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, south Nottinghamshire, South Kesteven and Rutland.-Television:...

 plus ITV Central television. Local radio stations in the area are BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Derbyshire, covering all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. The station broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 and 96.0 FM and 1116...

, BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke is a BBC Local Radio station in England, for the area of North and Mid Staffordshire, north east Shropshire and South Cheshire. The station began broadcasting programmes on 14 March 1968 as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent....

, Touch, Signal 1
Signal 1
Signal One is a British Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire on 96.4 , 96.9 and 102.6 MHz FM for Cheshire, Stafford and North Staffordshire respectively. It also broadcasts on the Stoke "UTV-EMAP Stoke-on-Trent"...

 and Capital East Midlands.
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