Gailey, Staffordshire

Gailey is a small village in Staffordshire, England. It is at the junction of the A5 and A449 roads, and is on the boundary of the parishes of Brewood and Coven (formerly Brewood) and Penkridge, in South Staffordshire.

Gailey

Lock keeper's tower
Gailey
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ912107
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTAFFORD
Postcode districtST19
Dialling code01902
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The village was in existence at the time of the Domesday Book (1086) when it was referred to as Gragelie.[1] In the 19th century, Gailey was also known as Spread Eagle, from the name of the pub adjacent to the road junction.[2]

In 1837, the Grand Junction Railway built a railway station in the village. The Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line still passes through the site, although the station at Gailey closed in 1951. Today the village is served by Select Bus service 877/878 which operates between Wolverhampton and Stafford.

See also

References
  1. "Gailey History". Roman-Britain.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  2. "'Penkridge: Introduction and manors', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5: East Cuttlestone hundred". 1959. pp. 103–126. Retrieved 2 June 2008.


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