Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is approximately 4 miles west of Lichfiel…Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England. It is approximately 4 miles west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills, with a population of 26,049 and forming part of Lichfield district. The town forms one of the largest urbanised parishes in England. Samuel Johnson opened an academy in nearby Edial in 1736. The town is home to the smallest park in the UK, Prince's Park, which is located next to Christ Church on the junction of Farewell Lane and Church Road. The town expanded in the nineteenth century around the coal mining industry.
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