Park Hall
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Park Hall is a residential area within, but near to the south-eastern edge of Walsall
in the West Midlands
of England
. Officially, it comes under the Paddock area of the town, however it is recognised as a separate estate by most residents. It is considered that the housing area near to the local Park Hall Primary and Infant schools and the Gillity Village shops are classed as Park Hall. The estate is named after the Park Hall, built in 1863, which was the home of Sir William Pearman Smith, a solicitor and Walsall's mayor during 1899–1902. The hall was demolished in the 1950s.
Park Hall primary school was opened on the site of the hall in 1970. It outgrew its original building, so a junior school, which is also used as a community centre, known as Park Hall Community Association was built next door, opening in 1974. It was the first purpose built Junior Community School built in the UK. Park Hall infant and junior school is mixed and secular. The school took grant maintained status in January 1994. The infant school teaches over 300 pupils with student’s standards in national tests being in the highest five percent of the country upon leaving.
Park Hall Junior School has over 400 pupils and it is the 9th ranked junior school out of 80 in the Walsall region in the aggregate score across the three test subjects of English, maths and science.
Park Hall is an affluent area in comparison to other Walsall estates, with most houses being semi-detached or detached. It is close to the other Walsall suburbs of Chuckery
, The Delves
and is separated to Streetly
by countryside and by the local landmark of Barr Beacon
. It falls under the Walsall South parliamentary constituency, with the local Member of Parliament
being Valerie Vaz
of the Labour Party
. The previous long standing MP was Bruce George
who retired just prior to the candidates being declared for the 2010 General Election
.
Like other residential areas of England, Park Hall contains several roads named after towns in the County of Cornwall
. Such roads include: St. Ives Road, Newquay Road, Redruth Road, Truro Road, Falmouth Road, Liskeard Road, Launceston Road, Penryn Road, as well as a Cornwall Road.
The Gillity Village shops is the central point of Park Hall containing a mixture of food outlets and other shops (a fish & chips and kebab shop, an Indian restaurant, a Cantonese take away, a pizza shop, a health food agent, a hairdresser, a fitted kitchen installers showroom, a chemist, a telecoms & utilities broker, a supermarket, a dry cleaner, a newsagent and Post Office and an off-licence).
The Park Hall estate contains 4 of the 10 most expensive roads in Walsall including the most expensive road, Woodlands Avenue, which has an average house price of £636,000. The other roads in the top ten are Elizabeth Road (#4), Skip Lane (#7) and Charlemont Road (#10).
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Officially, it comes under the Paddock area of the town, however it is recognised as a separate estate by most residents. It is considered that the housing area near to the local Park Hall Primary and Infant schools and the Gillity Village shops are classed as Park Hall. The estate is named after the Park Hall, built in 1863, which was the home of Sir William Pearman Smith, a solicitor and Walsall's mayor during 1899–1902. The hall was demolished in the 1950s.
Park Hall primary school was opened on the site of the hall in 1970. It outgrew its original building, so a junior school, which is also used as a community centre, known as Park Hall Community Association was built next door, opening in 1974. It was the first purpose built Junior Community School built in the UK. Park Hall infant and junior school is mixed and secular. The school took grant maintained status in January 1994. The infant school teaches over 300 pupils with student’s standards in national tests being in the highest five percent of the country upon leaving.
Park Hall Junior School has over 400 pupils and it is the 9th ranked junior school out of 80 in the Walsall region in the aggregate score across the three test subjects of English, maths and science.
Park Hall is an affluent area in comparison to other Walsall estates, with most houses being semi-detached or detached. It is close to the other Walsall suburbs of Chuckery
Chuckery
Chuckery is a small suburb of Walsall located a mile from the town centre. -Name:The name "Chuckery" is believed to originate from the common medieval word to describe a poultry farming area.-Demographics:...
, The Delves
The Delves
The Delves is a neighbourhood located in the south side of Walsall between Palfrey and Yew Tree estate in Walsall located on the outskirts of Walsall just before Sandwell.- Employment :...
and is separated to Streetly
Streetly
Streetly is an area which lies mainly in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England around 8 miles to the north of Birmingham. Streetly lies on the border of Birmingham and Walsall and is part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is adjacent to Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Great Barr and Four...
by countryside and by the local landmark of Barr Beacon
Barr Beacon
Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. It gives its name to nearby Great Barr and to the local school Barr Beacon Language College. It is historically the site of a beacon where fires were lit in times of impending attack or on...
. It falls under the Walsall South parliamentary constituency, with the local Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
being Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Valerie Carol Marian Vaz is a British politician and lawyer. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South since the 2010 general election.-Background:Vaz was born in Aden, Yemen...
of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
. The previous long standing MP was Bruce George
Bruce George
Bruce Thomas George is a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South from February 1974 until April 2010....
who retired just prior to the candidates being declared for the 2010 General Election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
.
Like other residential areas of England, Park Hall contains several roads named after towns in the County of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. Such roads include: St. Ives Road, Newquay Road, Redruth Road, Truro Road, Falmouth Road, Liskeard Road, Launceston Road, Penryn Road, as well as a Cornwall Road.
The Gillity Village shops is the central point of Park Hall containing a mixture of food outlets and other shops (a fish & chips and kebab shop, an Indian restaurant, a Cantonese take away, a pizza shop, a health food agent, a hairdresser, a fitted kitchen installers showroom, a chemist, a telecoms & utilities broker, a supermarket, a dry cleaner, a newsagent and Post Office and an off-licence).
The Park Hall estate contains 4 of the 10 most expensive roads in Walsall including the most expensive road, Woodlands Avenue, which has an average house price of £636,000. The other roads in the top ten are Elizabeth Road (#4), Skip Lane (#7) and Charlemont Road (#10).