Chase Terrace
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Chase Terrace is an area in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. It is a suburb of Burntwood, and is situated in the civil parish of Burntwood.
Chase Terrace began as a mining village in the 1860's with mines at the south side of Cannock Road. By 1884 Chase Terrace had gained a population of nearly 2,000. By 1959 all of the mines in the village had closed, by 1971 the population doubled as many people from Birmingham and the Black Country moved to Burntwood. Sankeys Corner became the commercial centre of Chase Terrace with an industrial estate, Shopping Centre and a market by 1970. A library and parish council were added by 1987. It has 4 schools, Chase Terrace Primary School, Fulfen Primary School, Hollygrove Primary School and Chase Terrace Technology College (formely Chase Terrace High School). Highfields Primary School and Boney Hay Primary School are in the suburbs of Burntwood called Gorstey Lea and Boney Hay respectively
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