{{Short description|Village in Staffordshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name= Pattingham |static_image_name= St Chad's church - Pattingham - geograph.org.uk - 832905.jpg |static_image_caption= St Chad's parish church |label_position= bottom |coordinates = {{coord|52.58964|-2.26291|display=inline,title}} | population = 1773 | population_ref = (2021 census) | area_total_km2 = 0.5500 |civil_parish= Pattingham and Patshull |shire_district= South Staffordshire |region= West Midlands |shire_county= Staffordshire |country= England |constituency_westminster= |post_town= Wolverhampton |postcode_district= WV6 |postcode_area= WV |dial_code= 01902 |os_grid_reference= SO822991 }}
'''Pattingham''' is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Pattingham and Patshull, in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England, near the county boundary with Shropshire. Pattingham is seven miles west of Wolverhampton and seven and a half miles east of Bridgnorth. In 2021 it had a population of 1773.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/staffordshire/E34003656__pattingham/|title=Pattingham|publisher=City Population De|accessdate=17 February 2023}}</ref>
==Description== Pattingham was originally a farming community but expanded housing in the mid- to late-20th century has led to it becoming a dormitory village for West Midlands conurbation.
The village centre has a parish church and primary school (both St Chad's), a village hall, and several shops. It has also two public houses and a working men's club.
The oldest extant portion of St Chad's Church dates from the late 12th century. The church was rebuilt in the mid-17th century following a devastating fire. George Gilbert Scott extensively remodelled the church in the late 19th century.
Pattingham House was designed by William Baker of Audlem around 1760, and was formerly known as The Torque House after an Iron Age gold torc which was discovered in the grounds.
A mile outside Pattingham is Rudge Hall, a Grade II listed house, which belonged to the Wight-Boycott family during the 19th century.
Many of the more modern houses in the village were designed by Richard Hughes, a late 19th-century architect who was inspired by the works of Thomas Telford and William Morris.
The village is served by National Express bus service 10A which operates approximately every 30 minutes to Perton and Wolverhampton Mon-Fri while Arriva Midlands operates the bus service 9 along Bridgnorth Road (A454) approximately hourly between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton via Compton Monday-Saturday.
One Interesting fact about the village is that it is rumoured that the creator of the animal excrement disposal container (dog faeces bag), Clive Bookman, came up with the invention after walking through the village's park and noticing the excess excrement, whilst out walking his elderly mother.<ref>THE LIFE AND STRIFE OF ANIMAL WASTE BAGS,2015, Pattingham village chats group </ref>
In 1961 the parish had a population of 1382.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10291288/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Pattingham AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 February 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Patshull to form "Pattingham and Patshull".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/12129/south-staffordshire-parishes-order-1986.pdf|title=The South Staffordshire (Parishes) Order 1986|publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England|accessdate=17 February 2023|archive-date=14 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214112054/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/12129/south-staffordshire-parishes-order-1986.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Schools== *[http://www.st-chads-pattingham.staffs.sch.uk/ St Chad's C. of E. (C) First School]
==See also== *Listed buildings in Pattingham and Patshull
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Pattingham}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080512074738/http://www.pattingham.co.uk/ Pattingham & Patshull Parish Council] *[http://www.patshull-park.co.uk Patshull Park] *[http://www.pattingham-church.org St Chad's Church] *[http://www.pattingham-ringers.org.uk St Chad's Pattingham Bellringers] *[http://www.chad-singers.co.uk The Chad Singers] *[http://www.pattinghamdramagroup.co.uk Pattingham Drama Group]
==Further reading== * May Griffiths. ''Around Pattingham & Wombourne in Old Photographs''. 1992 * Alex Brew. ''Tettenhall & Pattingham (The Archive Photograph Series)''. 1997
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Category:Villages in Staffordshire Category:Former civil parishes in Staffordshire Category:South Staffordshire District