Huntington Parish Council
General Information
|
Population |
| Total Population |
3,720 (2004 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 |
2.845 |
| Financial
Information |
| Annual Budget |
|
| Annual Precept |
£47,000.00 |
| Grants Received |
|
| Spending per Resident |
|
| Average Council Tax Brand |
£44.29 |
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.
There is a current population of over 3,000 residents in
Huntington. 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.
Huntington is fortunate to have many amenities for a
village location which include:
- Bus routes to Cannock, Stafford or Penkridge
- Primary School (Key Stage 1 & 2)
- Church of St Thomas’s 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
hire.
- Youth Centre for age 8 to 16 years old
- The Mobile Library visits once a week
- There is a Recreation Ground
- Littleton Leisure Park
- Bowling Green
- Rugby Club
- And various football teams from juniors to adult
Brief History Of Huntington
When in 1876, and owned by Lord Hatherton the 1st pit
was sunk unfortunately, this flooded. The 2nd
shaft was started in 1899 this proved to be of not much use either
but in 1902 shaft No 3 was established and in that year produced
59,000 tonnes of coal thus making the future of coal mining in
Huntington.
In the early 1980’s Littleton Colliery had an excess of 2,000
employees at one time also producing over one million tonnes of
coal in a single year. Sadly due to Government policy
Littleton Colliery ceased production on Friday 10th
December 1993. Thus bringing to the end the history of
Cannock Collieries and a great loss to the village of
Huntington
Link
Contact Details
for the Parish Chairmen & Clerk
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