Ashmore Park

Ashmore Park

infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption =
latitude = 52.60
longitude = -02.06
official_name = Ashmore Park
population = Approx. 2,000
shire_district =
shire_county =
metropolitan_borough = Wolverhampton
metropolitan_county = West Midlands
region = West Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = Wednesfield
postcode_district = WV
postcode_area = WV11
dial_code = 01902
os_grid_reference = SJ9601

Ashmore Park is a small housing estate just outside of Wednesfield, in England. It is now in the city of Wolverhampton, West Midlands and was located within the historic county boundaries of Staffordshire. It forms most of the Wednesfield North ward of Wolverhampton City Council.

There are two main shopping areas, known locally as the 'top shops' and the 'bottom shops'. Musicland is situated on the 'bottom shops' next to a Stars newsagents. There is also a Youth Club on Griffiths Drive, the youth club is frequently broken into by youths on the estate which has resulted in it closing during the week and the equipment being stolen. The 'bottom shops' have undergone extensive renovation.

The estate is served by two Banks's Pubs: The Ashmore and The True Britain. There is also a Fish And Chips shop at the 'bottom shops' over the road (Griffiths Drive) from The Ashmore pub.

It was originally built as overspill for Wolverhampton, but was built within Wednesfield Urban District. Most of the estate is 1950s council houses, flats and bungalows. It was the biggest council estate in England at the time of being built.Fact|date=October 2007

The 559 bus provides regular access to the estate from Wolverhampton, with services roughly every six minutes Monday-Saturday.

Ashmore Park was originally one of the wooded estates which Lady Wulfruna gave over to St. Peter's Fold in order for it to generate income and food for itself. A moat surrounded farmhouse was built here, sometime in the mid-thirteen hundreds. Three-quarters of the moat still exists today, at the 'bottom shops'.

The estate was visited by Clive Anthony Lambden during the summer of 1998, for one week in July.

The home stead is viewed as being used by the Dean of Wolverhampton in his role as Dean of Ashmore Park (basically landlord). Generally the house was probably used as a farm and hostel for visitors and/ or workers utilized on the land and in the woods. Such things were common medieval uses for outlying city/ town estates. However, there is little to no actual evidence of such use here. The old farmhouse was probably taken down when a new one was built in the early 19th century; that new one was demolished in 1957 and a library was built near its site.

The estate is serviced by Coppice Performing Arts School (secondary).


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