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Pelsall Junction on the Wyrley and Essington Canal with the Cannock Extension Canal commencing beyond the bridge to the right.
Memorial To Pelsall Hall Colliery Mining Disaster Situated in the Churchyard of St. Michael & All Angels, the stone reads:
THIS STONE IS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE SUDDEN AND DISASTROUS
INUNDATION OF THE PELSALL HALL COLLIERY ON THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER
1872 WHEREBY THE 22 MINERS WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON
LOST THEIR LIVES AND WHOSE BODIES ARE, WITH THE EXCEPTION 
OF JOHN HUBBARDS'S, BURIED BENEATH

"IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH"
Pelsall Common
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Pelsall

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Pelsall

Pelsall works well as a base: 10 minutes from Aldridge, 14km from Black Country Living Museum.

Pelsall is in England, United Kingdom, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Aldridge, about 4 km away.

Pelsall is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. Forming part of the borough's border with Staffordshire, Pelsall is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Walsall and midway between the towns of Bloxwich and Brownhills. It became a centre for coal mining and the site of an iron works in the

Read more 19th century. Pelsall is known for its commons. The Wyrley and Essington Canal is nearby.

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What is there to see near Pelsall?

Within an hour or so of Pelsall: Black Country Living Museum (14 km), Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (14 km), The Peter James Collection (17 km), Land Rover Experience Solihull (26 km).

Are there any good drives near Pelsall?

The nearest famous roads are A54 Congleton to Buxton, A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit and Goyt Valley road, Peak District.

Where is Pelsall?

Pelsall is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Aldridge.

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Quick Information

Population
11,371
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.6291, -1.9674

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Pelsall

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Black Country Living Museum

Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.

14 km · about 25 min drive

film location

Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)

The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.

14 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

The Peter James Collection

A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Land Rover Experience Solihull

Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

National Motorcycle Museum

The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.

27 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Ironbridge Gorge

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.

35 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Coventry Transport Museum

Houses the world's largest publicly owned collection of British road transport, including land speed record holders.

39 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Alton Towers

Major British theme park set in the grounds of a historic estate in Staffordshire with record-breaking coasters.

40 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Pelsall

8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 64 kmA54 Congleton to BuxtonA fast moorland alternative to the Cat and Fiddle, rolling over the Peak District's western edge past Danebridge and the Cheshire border.
  • 68 kmCat and Fiddle ViewpointA high-altitude viewpoint on the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, one of England's highest roads with expansive moorland vistas.
  • 68 kmGoyt Valley road, Peak DistrictA quiet reservoir road between Errwood and Fernilee in the Goyt Valley, wooded and twisting, often closed to through traffic on summer Sundays.
  • 68 kmA537 Cat and Fiddle SummitThe 515 m high point of the A537 between Buxton and Macclesfield, long one of Britain's most notorious motorcycling roads.
  • 69 kmMonsal HeadA viewpoint above the Wye valley looking down on the five-arch Headstone Viaduct, now carrying the Monsal Trail.
  • 70 kmCat and Fiddle RoadA thrilling moorland road between Macclesfield and Buxton in the Peak District, one of the UK's most famous driving roads.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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