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Walmley
Walmley is in the Sutton New Hall ward in north Birmingham, five miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Minworth, Tyburn, Castle Vale, New Hall, Pype Hayes and Wylde Green.
Walmley is a corruption of "warm leigh", which means a sheltered clearing, probably a reference to the south-facing slope at the top of Eachelhurst Road.
In the mid-19th century, Walmley was an estate village at the junction of Eachelhurst Road and Walmley Road.
The village, which served Penns Hall and New Hall, still features some older buildings, such as the church and almshouses, but was partially redeveloped as a small shopping centre in the 1960's with the addition of low-rise flats and one residential tower.
Walmley Village now stands at the heart of a residential suburb, mainly of detached homes privately built after 1960. This suburb is screened by Walmley Golf Course, the Plantsbrook Nature Reserve, the Warwickshire Green Belt and New Hall Valley Country Park.
Demographics, Politics and Housing in Walmley
This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Sutton New Hall ward which includes Walmley.
Accident Blackspots in Walmley
Walmley Ash Road
Joyriders crashed a stolen vehicle into a house on Walmley Ash Road at approximately 5am on Friday 08/10/10 (News Archive 09/10/10)
Penns Lane
A four car pile-up involving two moving and two motionless vehicles occurred on Penns Lane in the early hours of Tuesday 30/03/10.
Eachelhurst Road
A 47-year-old motorist hit a 91-year-old pensioner on Eachelhurst Road on 02/01/09. In March 2010, he was found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at Birmingham Crown Court.
Fire & Firefighting in Walmley
Eachelhurst Road House Fire
On Friday 19th March 2010, a 5 bedroom house on Eachelhurst Road was severely damaged by a fire caused by an electrical fault (News Archive 21/03/10).
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The Ramada is on Penns Lane; it is housed in Penns Hall, a converted Georgian mansion that was once the home of the Webster family who were wire drawers.
The hotel is set amidst 14 acres of parkland centred on an ornamental lake. The 170 rooms either overlook tree-lined gardens or a courtyard mews.
The facilities include a licensed bar, an oak-beamed international restaurant, an indoor swimming pool, spa and splash pool, a steam room, solarium and sauna, two squash courts, a beauty salon, a gymnasium and free car park.
The conference centre contains 16 meeting rooms; the largest has a capacity of 500; the hotel can stage events, including weddings, for up to 600.
Links: Walmley Ramada Website
Plantsbrook Nature Reserve
Plantsbrook Nature Reserve comprises 26 acres of wetlands, woodlands, open water and meadows contained within a larger green corridor that straddles Plants Brook from Reddicap Heath through Walmley to Pype Hayes.
There is a car park and visitor centre on Eachelhurst Road.
Eachelhurst Road B24 0NX 0121 351 7007
Hardy Spicer Playing Fields
Residents oppose a plan to develop the Hardy Spicer playing fields off Signal Hayes Road as a YMCA Youth and Community Centre and a 110-unit residential estate (News Archive 26/10/10).
Permission was granted for this project in February 2011; however, residents are now attempting to register the playing fields as a village green in an attempt to block the development (News Archive 13/02/11)
Fox
The Fox is a pub and restaurant on the Walmley Road that is owned by Crown Carvery; it shows live sport & hosts quiz evenings.
Walmley Road B76 1NP 0121 351 5680 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Crown Carveries Website
Oak and Ash
Oak and Ash on Calder Drive is a Sizzling pub serving value food with regular poker, curry, quiz and discount nights.
86 Calder Drive B76 1QR 0121 351 4289 Map
Pubs in Birmingham Sizzling Website
The Club Room
The Club Room Restaurant at the Ramada Hotel on Penns Lane serves a traditional British and international menu.
Penns Lane B76 1LH 0844 815 9022
MapRestaurants Outside Inner Circle Ramada Website
Sutton Park Line
The Sutton Park Freight Line runs through Walmley; there was once a station at Penns Hall but it closed in 1965 when the line stopped carrying passengers.
Heading north-westwards, the line crosses above Ashurst Road, runs alongside Haunchwood Drive, passes beneath Eachelhurst Road and Penns Hall Lane, the former site of Penns Hall Railway Station; it then bridges Plants Brook, skirts Walmley Golf Course and arrives at Wylde Green Road.
Links: Walmley
The following bus routes run through Walmley: 71, 108, 114, 115, 119, 167, 168, 757, 757A, 914
St John's C of E
St John's (1845) is an Anglican church in the Norman style.
4 Walmley Road B76 1QN - 0121 313 0413 -
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Deanery CE School
The Deanery CE School on Fox Hollies Road is a Church of England voluntary-aided co-educational school attended by roughly 460 pupils aged between three and eleven.
Fox Hollies Road B76 2RD 0121 351 6441 Map
Faith Primary Schools in Brum Deanery Primary Website
Penns Primary School
Penns School on Berwood Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 210 children aged between five and eleven.
Berwood Road B72 1BS 0121 464 8014 Map
Secular State Primary Schools Penns Primary School
Walmley Junior & Infant Schools
Walmley Junior School (0121 351 1346) and Walmley Infant School (0121 351 1355) are a pair of co-educational primary schools located at adjoining sites on Walmley Ash Road.
Walmley Junior School is attended by approximately 350 children aged between seven and eleven and Walmley Infant School is attended by approximately 320 children aged between three and seven.
Walmley Ash Road B76 1JB Map
Shrubbery School
The Shrubbery on Walmley Ash Road is an independent co-educational prep school attended by approximately 285 children aged between two and eleven.
Walmley Ash Road B76 1HY 0121 351 1582 Map
Ashfield Surgery
8 Walmley Road B76 1QN - 0121 351 7955 -
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Walmley Cricket Club
Walmley Cricket Club is based at the John Findlay Memorial Ground on Eldon Drive off Penns Lane. The club fields 4 Saturday teams and 3 Sunday teams.
There is also a ladies' section and junior teams for all ages from under 9 to under 17. The 1st X1 competes in the First Division of the Birmingham and District Premier League.
The John Findlay Memorial Ground also hosts international warm-up, youth county and Warwickshire 2nd X1 fixtures.
The social committee organises barbecues and quiz nights etc.
Links: Sports Clubs Walmley Cricket Club
Walmley Golf Club
Walmley Golf Club is a private club established in 1902. The 18-hole course is set in mature parkland characterised by a broad variety of trees and several water hazards including Plants Brook. The par is 72 and the yardage 6603.
The clubhouse contains a bar and restaurant; other facilities include a practice putting green. Visitors may book on 0121 373 0029.
Links: Golf Courses Walmley Golf Club Website
Secular Listed Buildings in Walmley
Walmley Almshouses
This pair of almshouses (1863) at the junction of Fox Hollies Road and Walmley Road is one of several in the Walmley area of Sutton Coldfield.
They were built in red-brick with stone dressings and feature bargeboards, crestings, purple brick bands and a Welsh slate roof. The porches are inscribed with the names: J. Riland and Anne Webb.
Links: Secular Listed Buildings
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