Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Warwickshire Places (13) : Wishaw

Wishaw is a parish and small village in the far North-West of Warwickshire near to Sutton Coldfield. The manor of Wishaw predates the Domesday Book and in the Norman period was subordinate to the Earls of Warwick. Later on the Ryland family had their Moxhull Park home in Wishaw until it burnt down in the early 20th century, on the site was built the Belfry golf resort which has held the Ryder Cup and other major competitions.

A notable building in Wishaw is the parish church of St Chad which has 13th century origins. The church is nowadays a popular venue for weddings due to it's apparent rural surroundings though close proximity to Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.