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Weoley is in the Weoley council ward in south-west Birmingham, four miles from the city centre. The surrounding areas are Harborne, Shenley, Woodgate, Bartley Green, Selly Oak and Northfield Town. Weoley is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "weh hoh leah" which means a road on a ridge next to a clearing. This is a reference to the Roman road Icknield Street, sections of which have been replaced by the Bristol Road. Weoley was the site of a moated manor that fell into disrepair in the 17th century and is now a mere ruin. The area remained rural until the Weoley Castle housing estate was built by the council in the 1920's. This estate mainly consists of short terraces and semi-detached pairs set amidst avenues, crescents and incidental green spaces. The neighbouring estates of Weoley Park, Weoley Hill and Middle Park were built between 1920 and 1950 by the Bournville Village Trust on dairy farms that had once supplied Cadbury. These were also low-density estates with a high proportion of incidental green spaces. Demographics, Politics and Housing in the Weoley Area This website contains information about demographics, politics and housing in the Weoley council ward including the area of Weoley. The following bus routes run through Weoley: 29, 39, 49, 647, X64 Beckbury Road An 11-year-old girl died after being hit by a bus on Beckbury Road at approximately 7.30am on Thursday 03/03/11 (News Archive 04/03/11) Junction of Alwold Road/Brinklow Road A car collided with a motorcycle at the junction of Alwold Road and Brinklow Road at approximately 2pm on Saturday 16/10/10; the motorcylist was pronounced dead upon arrival at QE Hospital. Weoley Hill A car and a lorry collided on Weoley Hill at roughly 7pm on Thursday 25/02/10. Ascort Court A 25-year-old woman sustained multiple fractures after she fell 7 metres from a 6th floor flat at Ascot Court on Abdon Avenue in Middle Park.
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Steal Bell from St Gabriels Church Armed Police Called to Bentley Grove Armed police were called to Bentley Grove at around 7.30pm on Wednesday 20/04/11 after a man was seen with a firearm; the man in question was located but no gun was found (News Headline 21/04/11) Ram Raid at Castle Square Co-op The Co-op on Castle Square was ram-raided by thieves who attempted to dislodge a cash machine by driving 3 cars into the front window at roughly 4am on Friday 18th March 2011 (News Archive 20/03/11) Teenager Jailed for Robbing Lloyds TSB A youth aged 19 was jailed for 5.5 years in November 2010 for a robbery committed at Lloyds TSB in Weoley Castle on 11/01/10 (News Archive 23/11/10). Shop Robbed on Swinford Road In August 2010, a man aged 26 was jailed for three and a half years for a robbery on a shop on Swinford Road on 13th September 2010 during which he smashed the till with a claw hammer and threatened the owner and his wife (News Archive 28/08/10). Suspected Murder at Durham Court Police opened a murder enquiry after a 57-year-old man died having suffered serious head injuries at his flat on Durham Court in Weoley Hill. He was found early on Sunday 21/08/10 (News Archive 23/08/10). False Rape Accusation A 23-year-old woman, who lives on West Cliff Place in Weoley Castle, was jailed for 25 months at Birmingham Crown Court for falsely accusing an innocent man of rape.
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Sparks Fire at House on Milcote Road House Fire on Middle Park Road The roof of a house on Middle Park Road was destroyed by fire during the early morning of Wednesday 28th April 2010 (News Archive 30/04/10). Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham House Fire on Burnel Road The living room of a house on Burnel Road caught fire at approximately 11pm on Tuesday 23/02/10 (News Archive 26/02/10). Fire & Firefighting in Birmingham Our Lady and St Rose of Lima RC Our Lady and St Rose of Lima is a Roman Catholic church on Gregory Avenue. Gregory Avenue B29 5DY - 0121 475 1634 - Map Jervoise Junior and Infant School Jervoise School is a community co-educational primary school attended by roughly 230 children aged between three and eleven. Jervoise Road B29 5QU 0121 427 3233 Map Secular State Primary Schools Jervoise School Website Northfield Manor Primary School Northfield Manor School on Swarthmore Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 315 children aged between four and eleven. Swarthmore Road B29 4JT 0121 475 2489 Map Secular State Primary Schools Northfield Manor Website Paganel Primary School Paganel School on Swinford Road is a community co-educational primary school attended by approximately 240 children aged between four and eleven. Swinford Road B29 5TG 0121 464 5040 Map Secular State Primary Schools Paganel Primary Website Our Lady and St Rose of Lima RC School Our Lady and St Rose of Lima RC School on Gregory Avenue is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided co-educational primary school attended by roughly 220 children aged between three and eleven. Gregory Avenue B29 5DY 0121 464 2283 Map Faith Primary Schools in Brum Our Lady & St Rose of Lima Princethorpe Junior and Infant Schools Princethorpe Junior School (website) and Princethorpe Infant School (website) are a pair of community co-educational primary schools at adjoining sites on Princethorpe Road. Princethorpe Junior School (0121 475 1083) is attended by around 170 children aged between seven and eleven and Princethorpe Infant School (0121 475 2874) is attended by around 170 children aged between three and seven. Princethorpe Road B29 5QB Map Further & Higher Education in Weoley Bournville College Bournville College on Bristol Road South is a combined further education college and 6th form centre that provides vocational and academic courses to adults and students aged 16-19. These include A-levels, BTECs and professional diplomas enabling access to higher education in such areas as management, accounting, social care, teaching and health. Bournville College will relocate to new state-of-the-art premises at Longbridge in September 2011. Bristol Road South B31 2AJ 0121 483 1000 Map Further Education Bournville College Website Millennium Medical Centre 121 Weoley Castle Road B29 5QD - 0121 427 5201 - Map Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum Weoley Park Surgery 112 Weoley Park Road B29 5HA - 0121 472 1965 - Map Health Centres & GP Surgeries in Brum Weoley Castle Park Weoley Castle Park consists of a 2 acre field that contains the ruin of a mediaeval moated manor. Weoley Hill Cricket Club Weoley Hill Cricket Club is based at Valley Parkway; it fields 3 Saturday teams and 2 Sunday teams; the 1st X1 compete in Division Three of the Warwickshire Cricket League. The club regularly hosts social events. Links: Sports Clubs Weoley Hill Cricket Club Weoley Castle Museum on Alwold Road is a ruined mediaeval manor set in parkland. The manor can be viewed from a raised platform that is open between March and September. The remains of a bakery, chapel, dry moat and fishpond are visible. The ruin is a Scheduled Ancient Monument owned by Birmingham City Council. Admission is free. A new education and community centre with a kitchen, classroom, toilets and viewing areas opened at the ruin in October 2010; it was built as part of a £1.14 million makeover that included the repointing and cleansing of stonework (News Archive 21/10/10). Links: Museums Guide Birmingham Museum Website Key National Retailers in Weoley Boots Boots is at 104 Weoley Castle Square B29 5PT, T 0121 475 1822 Co-Op Food Store 152 Weoley Castle Road B29 5JW - 0121 476 2299 - Map Key National Retailers in Brum Tesco Express Tesco Express is at Barnes Hill B29 5UJ, T 0121 426 4260 Contact Sitemap User Conditions © 2008-2011 LACT Limited. All rights reserved
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