Huntington Parish Council

General Information
Population
Total Population	4,500 (2010 Estimate)
No. Over 60	14.8%
No. Under 18	29.5%
No. BME	Below 2.4%
Indices of Deprivation	TBC
Area KM2	1,303
Population Density KM2	3.45
Locality	One (Click for more information)
Financial Information
Annual Budget	£71,000.00
Annual Precept	£60,000.00
Grants Received	none
Spending per Resident	£15.76
Average Council Tax Band	£47.13

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Huntington Village Plan (4.74MB) & Site Plan Scheme 4 map (631KB)

Huntington As It Is Now

Huntington is a Village rich in mining heritage situated in the heart of Staffordshire and surrounded by Cannock Chase Forest, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Village of Huntington has the A34 road running through the centre, the boundary starts near Pottal Pool roundabout and ends just before The White Lion Public House at the top of Cavans Wood.

Since the closure of the colliery Huntington has continues to develop and grow, and there is currently a major redevelopment project taking place on the old colliery site in the heart of the village, where 313 dwellings are being built along with a new Primary School.

There is a population of over 4,400 residents and this will rise as further housing development is completed and occupied the 313 dwellings planned for the former Littleton Colliery site are almost complete and the last phase is being constructed.

There are a further 64 dwellings being built on the two former Huntington Primary school sites.

The new Littleton Green Community School is now fully operational and was formally opened in October 2009.The village now has for the first time a Medical Centre and Pharmacy opened in September 2010 also built on the former colliery site.The parish council are making efforts to obtaining funding for a new Village Hall again to be constructed on the pit site.

The parish council own and maintain Littleton Leisure Park in Cocksparrow Lane .this 26 acre former colliery spoil heap was developed into a leisure park in the late 1980s and regularly has a flag of St George flying at the summit,it has become an iconic feature in the village.

Huntington is fortunate to have many amenities for a village location.

* Bus routes to Cannock, Stafford service no1 or no74

* Primary School (Key Stage 1 & 2)

* Church of St Thomas which is well attended by residents

* Post Office / convenience store

* Convenience store and Off-licence

* 2 Public Houses which also serve food

* Restaurant

* Fish and Chip shop

* Take away

* There is a Community Centre, which is well used by the local

community for various activities and is also available for private