2015) a British script editor, television writer and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s Schools There are three local schools in Cheslyn Hay: Cheslyn Hay Academy (constructed 1977) Cheslyn Hay Primary School Glenthorne Primary School Public Transport Rail Landywood railway station, which opened in 1989, is the nearest station. Previously the village was served by Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station which closed in 1965. Until 1 January 1916, the LNWR also operated a halt at nearby Landywood. Landywood station provides services south to Birmingham New Street and north to Rugeley Trent Valley. It is currently operated by the West Midlands Railway franchise. Buses Cheslyn Hay acts as a hub to Cannock, Bloxwich, Walsall, Stafford and Wolverhampton. There are three services: D&G Bus Chaserider route 1A D&G Bus Chaserider route 70 D&G Bus Chaserider route 71 These services were previously operated by Arriva Midlands. Select Bus began operating service 71 following Arriva axing the service while D&G Bus began operating services 2 & 70 in January 2021 following the acquisition of Arriva's Cannock depot. In May 2021, Chaserider announced a number of service changes which came into effect on 21 June 2021. This saw service 71 operated by Chaserider, service 70 to serve New Cross Hospital before Wolverhampton and service 74 extended hourly to Walsall. The 74 extension was curtailed back to Cannock and replaced by 1A serving Cannock and Walsall via Leamore. However, there are still no Chaserider buses on Sundays and Bank Holidays. There are also school services 67S and 71B that run during term time to Cheslyn Hay Academy. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, these routes are closed services for the use of students only. They are operated by Select Bus. See also Listed buildings in Cheslyn Hay References External links Cheslyn Hay Primary School Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School Cheslyn Hay Local History Society Cheslyn Hay Library Glenthorne Primary School Villages in Staffordshire South Staffordshire District