Penkridge

Penkridge
Village and civil parish
Clockwise from top: Penkridge Festival Garden, St Michael's and All Angels Church, Market Street, Lock and Viaduct
Penkridge Location within Staffordshire
Population	8,526 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ922141
District	South Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STAFFORD
Postcode district	ST19
Dialling code	01785
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stafford
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°43′31″N 2°06′59″W / 52.7252°N 2.1164°W / 52.7252; -2.1164

Penkridge (/ˈpɛŋkrɪdʒ/ PENG-krij) is a village^[2][3] and civil parish in South Staffordshire District in Staffordshire, England. It is to the south of Stafford, north of Wolverhampton, west of Cannock, east of Telford and south-east of Newport.

The wealthiest establishment in Penkridge in the Middle Ages, its collegiate church building survived the abolition of the chantries and is the tallest structure in the village centre. The parish is crossed towards its eastern border by the M6 motorway and a separate junction north of the M6 toll between the West Midlands and Stoke-on-Trent. Penkridge has a railway station on the West Coast Main Line railway next to the Grade I listed medieval church. Penkridge Viaduct and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal are to either side of Market Street and the Old Market Square and are among its landmarks.