In July 2009 a Burntwood man, Terry Herbert, discovered a hoard of Saxon treasure with a metal detector in a field in the adjoining village of Hammerwich.[3][4] Known as the Staffordshire Hoard, it is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold yet found.
Burntwood Asylum
Transport
Burntwood - along with Chasetown - has bus connections 60 and 62 to Cannock and Lichfield operated by Chaserider. National Express West Midlands operate service 8 (previously 10A) to Lichfield also linking Brownhills and Walsall.
Arriva Midlands was the former operator of most bus routes around Burntwood before being taken over by D&G Bus in January 2021, now operating under Chaserider brand which is a subsidiary of D&G.
There are no railway connections in Burntwood. The nearest railway stations are Lichfield, Hednesford and Cannock, of which Lichfield is the closest.
Burntwood was served by the South Staffordshire Line which had a station in Hammerwich. There were many mineral lines in Burntwood which connected to Chasewater collieries as well as Angelsea Sidings. There is a heritage railway called the Chasewater Railway which is nearby with stops at Chasetown (Church Street) and Chasewater Heaths. In 2015, Lichfield District Council released a transport plan for Burntwood mentioning that if the line reopens to passenger services, there could be a chance of a new station to serve the town.[5]
Ring Road near the town centre, as the name suggests, was intended to form part of the ring road around the town centre, a function superseded by the A5190.
The town is served by the local newspapers, Lichfield Mercury and Lichfield Live. [8]
Education
Nursery schools
Abacus Early Learners
Busy Bees at St Matthew's
Little People Nursery
Sunny Days Nursery
Little Owls Nursery
Oakbridge Little Learners
Primary schools
Boney Hay Primary Academy (previously Boney Hay Community Primary School)
Chase Terrace Primary School
Chasetown Community School
Fulfen Primary School
Highfields Primary School
Holly Grove Primary School
Ridgeway Primary School
Springhill Primary School
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary School
Secondary schools
Chase Terrace Academy (previously Chase Terrace Technology College, before that Chase Terrace High School)
Erasmus Darwin Academy (previously Chasetown Specialist Sports College, before that Chasetown High School)
Both high schools fell victim to arson attacks in 2002. Most of Chase Terrace was destroyed in August 2002.[9] While Chasetown Specialist Sports College lost its gym facility in December 2002.[10] Both buildings have been rebuilt and refurbished.
