It was named after a mediaeval deer (der) park which once covered most of the Rea Valley.

Deritend also contains the Air Superclub.

The HMV Institute is barely 300 metres from the Custard Factory.

The former Deritend Library also contains a conference and events centre with a 150-banqueting-capacity.

The river now runs in a covered culvert.

In the Middle Ages, travellers had to cross the river in order to enter Birmingham and merchants had to pay tolls to bring goods into the town.

The Old Crown is a mediaeval coaching inn at the former gateway to Birmingham on the east bank of the River Rea.

There are some notable buildings, including a red-brick Romanesque church (St Basils) on Heath Mill Lane, a former Victorian board school on Allcock Street and a red-brick Edwardian office block on High Street Deritend.

There is also a splendid Edwardian church (map) in the style of a Lombardy basilica on Bordesley High Street.

The local Irish community, which peaked at 8,500 in the 1960's, has since dispersed but Deritend still contains the Irish Centre and the Irish Welfare and Information Centre.

It also contains several Irish pubs including the Spotted Dog and Fountain Inn.

These include niche manufacturers such as Hayes & Finch, Zoki, Cameron Robb, Tanair and DR Newman.

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Birmingham Coach Station is on Digbeth High Street, barely 350 metres from the Custard Factory.

Walk through the Bullring to St Martin's Church and onto Digbeth High Street and then continue for around 500 metres until you reach High Street Deritend.

There is also a council multi-storey on Moat Lane, Digbeth, roughly 400 metres from the Custard Factory.