Oxley, Wolverhampton
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Oxley is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and a ward of Wolverhampton City Council. It is situated in the north of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Bushbury North, Bushbury South and Low Hill, St Peter's and Tettenhall Regis wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency.
The focal point of Oxley is the Three Tuns Parade, a shopping area on the A449 Stafford Road, adjacent to the boundary with Bushbury North. Principal local landmarks are the blue chimney of the Goodyear tyre factory and the two towering railway viaducts crossing the Birmingham Canal.
The Church of the Epiphany is the Anglican parish Church on Lymer Road, the building it's self dates from the early 1960's. Installed within the Church is a fine example of a Compton Theatre organ originally installed at the Windsor Theatre in Bearwood, Birmingham. The local Polish community has its centre and Catholic Church on Stafford Road, Oxley. The suburb of Pendeford is also part of Oxley ward.
Oxley is the location of a railway depot (on the site of the old Western Region 84B steam shed), currently used by Virgin Trains to service its fleet for services on the West Coast Main Line. Pendeford High School also lies in the ward.
