Stone, Great Wyrley, and Penkridge is a new parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire, England. Following a review of parliamentary constituency boundaries in 2023, wards from Sir Gavin’s previous seat of South Staffordshire were forged with wards from the old constituencies Stafford and Stone to create Stone, Great Wyrley, and Penkridge. It is situated north of Wolverhampton and stretches around Stafford.
The Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge seat is not only a beautiful place to live and bring up a family but also a fantastic place to visit and work.
The constituency contains a wealth of picturesque villages, including: Acton Trussell, Aston, Bishops Wood, Blymhill, Brewood, Brocton, Burston, Calf Heath, Cheslyn Hay, Colwich, Coven, Coven Heath, Essington, Featherstone, Gayton, Great Haywood, Great Wyrley, Hatherton, Hilderstone, Hilton, Hixon, Huntington, Landywood, Lapley, Little Haywood, Milford, Milwich, Penkridge, Salt, Stowe-By-Chartley, Stretton, Tixall, Weston, Weston under Lizard, and Wheaton Aston. To the north of the constituency lies a vibrant market town, Stone.
The area is the chosen location for many world-class businesses and industries. Brickmaking was a key industry across the Black Country throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and Cheslyn Hay still manufactures its famous Staffordshire blue brick. In Stone, the Staffordshire pottery industry is kept alive through Dunoon’s production of fine bone china mugs.
There are several monuments of national importance across the constituency, such as Shugborough Hall in Great Haywood, the ancestral home of the Earls of Lichfield. Moseley Old Hall in Featherstone played a significant role during the English Civil War when King Charles II hid there to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Canals have been a key feature of the villages and towns in the area since the Industrial Revolution. There are three main canal routes in the constituency, the Trent and Mersey Canal which passes through Stone, then down through Weston, Great Haywood and Little Haywood; the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal which passes through Tixall, Milford, Acton Trussell, Penkridge, Gailey and Calf Heath; and finally, the Shropshire Union Canal which passes through Brewood and Wheaton Aston.
Large areas of the constituency are covered by countryside and much of Cannock Chase, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, lies within its boundaries. Farming is therefore a key industry for the area, with many locals employed on arable and dairy farms. Sir Gavin has long been a keen conservationist and is committed to preserving these green spaces from over-development and house building.