It is possible that the population numbers were fairly static until the opening of a new mine, Hilton Main, in the 1920s, it closed in 1969.

The Duke of Cleveland was lord of the manor of this small township of 550 acres and just 34 souls in 1851.

The principal inhabitants were Joshua Price and Edward Tunycliffe, farmers, John Perry the lock manufacturer and Thomas Hill a vermin killer.

[3] The village has one primary school, Featherstone Academy and a pub, the Red, White and Blue.

Nearby is the site of the former Brinsford Lodge Teachers' Training College and Polytechnic Hall of Residence.

In addition Select Bus service 67 runs three times daily Mon-Fri between Wolverhampton and Cannock via Wedge Mills and Bushbury.

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