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Finchfield

Field	Value
country	England
region	West Midlands
official_name	Finchfield
static_image_name	Redundant Church at Finchfield - geograph.org.uk - 128005.jpg
static_image_caption	Redundant Church at Finchfield
static_image_2_name	[[File:Finchfield_village_flag.svg	150px]]
static_image_2_caption	Flag
os_grid_reference	SO881978
coordinates
label_position	right
metropolitan_county	West Midlands
metropolitan_borough	City of Wolverhampton
constituency_westminster	Wolverhampton West
post_town	Wolverhampton
postcode_area	WV
postcode_district	WV3
dial_code	01902

Finchfield is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located south-west of the city centre, within the Tettenhall Wightwick Ward between the Merry Hill and Tettenhall Regis Wards of Wolverhampton City Council. Many of the streets have arboreal/plant related names.

History

Finchfield was a small village before the early 20th century, when parcels of agricultural land and the gardens and grounds of gentlemen were sold off for housing. Until 1974, Finchfield was a district of South Staffordshire.

Churches

Windmill Community Church is a non-denominational Christian church.

Library

Finchfield library was one of nine Wolverhampton libraries that the City Council planned to close or merge under plans to create 'community hubs' in the city. In November 2012, after a consultation showed strong opposition, the council announced that Finchfield library and some others would remain open.

Facilities

Westacre Infant school and Uplands Junior school are situated in this area. There are also two public houses, "The Chestnut Tree" and "Westacres".

In the centre of Finchfield is a Lidl supermarket. In 2013 this was the subject to a public inquiry after it appealed refusal of planning permission to extend the store that would have led to the demolition of a Victorian era property. The Planning Inspectorate finally granted permission for the extension.{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/29/end-of-line-on-battle-to-stop-wolverhampton-lidl-expansion/ |title=End of line on battle to stop Wolverhampton Lidl expansion

Crime and local reaction

There have been several criminal incidents around the shopping parade at Finchfield Road West, notably an armed robbery at the Co-Op store in September 2012. In response residents, with the backing of West Midlands Police, set up a 'Shopwatch' to record incidents of anti-social behaviour, graffiti and fly tipping.

References

Keith Watkins. "Welcome to Finchfield on Line".
(22 June 2012). "Families unite over threat to Wolverhampton libraries". Express & Star.
(28 November 2012). "Five Wolverhampton libraries saved from axe". Express & Star.
. (12 September 2012). ["Armed robbers target Spar and Co-op"](https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/09/12/armed-robbers-target-spar-and-co-op/). *Express & Star*.
. (3 June 2013). ["Concerns as police urge Finchfield residents to help tackle problems"](https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/03/concerns-as-police-urge-finchfield-residents-to-help-tackle-problems/). *Express & Star*.

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