Pattingham
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Pattingham is a village in South Staffordshire , close to the border with Shropshire. The village is seven miles to the west of Wolverhampton and ten miles east of Bridgnorth.
Pattingham was originally a farming community but expanded housing in the mid- to late-20th century has led to it becoming a dormitory village for West Midlands conurbation. The population of the village is around 2,500.
The village centre consists of a parish church (St Chad’s), a village hall, and several shops. The village also has two public houses and a workingmen’s club.
The oldest extant portion of St Chad’s Church dates from the late 12th century. The church was rebuilt in the mid-17th century following a devastating fire. George Gilbert Scott extensively remodelled the church in the late 19th century.
The parish of Pattingham and Patshull in the diocese of Lichfield straddles the Staffordshire / Shropshire border.
Patshull Hall is a mid-18th century Baroque house whose estate was landscaped by Capability Brown.
St Mary's, Patshull estate’s church, was built at the same time as the Hall.
A hotel is situated in the grounds of the Hall and features a golf course and trout fishing lakes.
The local youth of pattingham have formed a group known as the TCP (The Crew of Pattingham). They pride themselves on having a good time and making home made movies.
