Stonydelph

Stonydelph
Stonydelph Location within Staffordshire
Population	7,862 (Ward,2011)
OS grid reference	SK238021
District	Tamworth
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tamworth
Postcode district	B77
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Tamworth

Stonydelph is a neighbourhood about 2 miles (3 km) south east of the centre of Tamworth, Staffordshire.

A spelling of "Stoneydelph" is sometimes used but the OS map of 1888 shows "Stonydelph Farm" as the only building in this area. Much of the area is based around a road named "Pennine Way".

Transport

As of 2024, there are 3 bus routes operating in the area, all operated by Arriva. 7, 7a and 7e. 7 is the most used one, operating every single day. 7a operates only on early mornings from Monday-Friday. 7e is in service only on late evenings from Monday-Friday. All routes operate in 25 minute intervals, terminating at Victoria Road Bus Interchange, where you can change for the 2,4,5,7,7a,7e and 8 bus routes. All the 16 stops in Stoneydelph are, Crowden Road, Stoneydelph Primary School, Gayle, Hawkside, Hebden, Three Peaks Primary Academy, Murton, Malham Road, Milburn, Marrick, Loughshaw, Lintly, Rainscar, Standedge, Torside and Pennymoor Road. The Buses will only stop at stations if there are passengers waiting or if the stop bell is pressed.

For Train access, the nearest station is Wilnecote railway station, served by CrossCountry, Followed by Polesworth railway station, served by Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains, Then Tamworth railway station, serving as a interchange between CrossCountry, West Midlands Trains and Avanti West Coast.

Education

In 2024 there are 3 schools in the area. 2 primary schools, Three Peaks Primary Academy, located on Fossdale Road, and Stoneydelph Primary School, located on Crowden Road, and 1 nursery, Pennymoor Pre School Nursery, located on Pennymoor Road. The nearest secondary school is Two Rivers High School, located on Deltic, Glascote. All of the schools in Stoneydelph have their own bus stop, except Pennymoor Pre School Nursery, with the nearest bus stop being Ribblesdale.

Stays/Hotels

As of 2024, there is only one hotel inside of Stoneydelph, the Travelodge Tamworth M42, located inside of the Tamworth Moto, south-east of Stoneydelph. It is a 4.0 star hotel with free parking and neighbouring shops and does NOT have a lift.

Services

A local centre is located on Ellerbeck road which contains almost all of Stonydelph's facilities that serve the area. These include: Spar supermarket, Subway (located in the supermarket), post office (located in the supermarket), church (St Martins in the Delph), pharmacy, hairdressers, Mccolls newsagents, Stonydelph Fish and Chips shop, dentist, Stonydelph health centre, Blacksmith Arms pub. The site can be accessed by the Ellerbeck road/s which allow access to the north and south of the site. There are many parking spaces in and around the area. Other facilities in the area include: Crossfell general stores, newsagents on Pennymoor road, youth club on Pennymoor road, Tamworth wellbeing and cancer support centre on Craven road.

Stonydelph has a number of parks including: Stonydelph Lakes (Around Pennymoor and Fossdale road), Rainscar Play Area (Located off of Rainscar) Ealingham Play Area, Lothersdale Play Area and other various unnamed parks. You can enjoy the fresh air and ducks in Stonydelph Lakes and play around in the Play Areas, Unfortunately, It can be pretty dangerous as theres multiple reasons:

ASB (Anti-Social Behavior)

Anti-Social Behavior is any crimes which disturb the public, like shouting at people, graffiti, messing around with people, or basically disturbing the public. This is a massive problem in Stonydelph as many groups of people (Mainly Teenagers) hang around these parks and make other people's walks unpleasant.

Vandalism

Vandalism is another main issue in Stonydelph. Many reports come from Stonydelph at rocks being thrown over fences, damaged bus stops, Throwing Branches at cars, kicking fences (Sometimes breaking them), smashed windows, ripping bins out of the ground, and other various types of vandalism

Arson

Petrol being lit by unknown Offenders

Arson is a minor issue but still occurs in Stonydelph. Two most notable examples are Rainscar Play Area and Deltic Field (Part of Stonydelph Lakes). Around June of 2024, Some unknown people set fire to bin lids on Rainscar playground. They destroyed a little den made by kids and burnt the materials which is very dangerous and rude to the kids who spent their time making the den. Near Deltic Field, around August 2020, some unknown kids poured Petrol on the grass and attempted to light it on fire, which is extremely Dangerous, they succeeded in lighting the petrol on fire and to this day aren't caught. One of the residents have got pictures of the offenders.

Illegal drug use/dealing

Drugs are another main issue of Stonydelph, Many incidents have been reported of Youths vaping under underpasses, smoking weed, and (rarely) selling weed to other people. In Ribblesdale, (In Renishaw Court) Teenagers usually smoke weed as reported by a resident on Facebook. Underpasses are the hotspots for drug use.

Illegal Motorbike Use

Illegal motorbike use is a minor issue but occasionally happens. Mainly in stonydelph Lakes, where sometimes Criminals drive stolen motorbikes from Belgrave/Wilnecote on the paths not even stopping for children. This also happens outside Ellerbeck Centre. This annoys people as people on the motorbikes usually shout slurs to residents walking in the park.

Other Various crimes

Car robbing (Common), Sexual Assault (Uncommon), Gang Violence (Somewhat common), gunfire (Rare), Kidnapping (somewhat common)