Hednesford
Hednesford (said /ˈhɛnsfərd/ (listen) HENSS-fərd) is a market town in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. About 17,000 people live in the town,[1] and 100,000 people live in the district that Hednesford is in.[2] The town is 16 miles (26 km) north of Birmingham. It is also 115 miles (185 km) northwest of London.
Hednesford | |
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![]() Market Street, in Hednesford | |
Etymology: Hedenedford, the ford of Heddīn | |
Coordinates: 52°42′41″N 2°00′02″W / 52.7115°N 2.0006°W |
History
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The first mention of Hednesford was in 1153, when the town was called Hedenedford. King Stephen decided to not make the people in the hamlet have to pay a tax called a pannagepigs eat in the forest.[3]
due. His choice meant that people in the hamlet no longer had to pay to let theirThe town can be seen on a 1775 map of Staffordshire. The map was created by William Yates. On the map, Hednesford is called Hedgford. It had 13 buildings.[4]
Hednesford got bigger because of coal mining in the 19th century. A coal mine called the Uxbridge Pit opened.[5]