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Aldridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, in the borough of Walsall, although historically it was part of the county of Staffordshire. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ...
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The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. ...
Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...
In 1981, it had a population of 26,500. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Aldridge used to be an industrial town with coal mines and lime kilns. After the Second World War it became a dormitory town or suburb of Birmingham. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ...
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In 2004, Aldridge's MP was Richard Shepherd (Conservative), the MP for Aldridge-Brownhills. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Aldridge-Brownhills is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Aldridge became an urban district in Staffordshire in 1894. Other villages within the district included Pelsall, Walsall Wood, Clayhanger and Streetly. This merged with Brownhills in 1966 to form Aldridge-Brownhills, and then became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in 1974. In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...
Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...
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Pelsall is a small village to the North of Walsall, it was first recorded in the year 994 as being a small hamlet. ...
Streetly is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Brownhills is a town in the West Midlands of England. ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Aldridge-Brownhills is a British parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands consisting of the wards of: Aldridge North and Walsall Wood, Aldridge South and Central, Brownhills, Hatherton Rushall, Pelsall and Streetly. ...
Education
Aldridge has a number of Primary and Secondary schools. Secondary Schools include St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology College, St Mary of the Angels Catholic School and Aldridge School which has Science College Status.
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'Aldridge School:'
http://www.aldridge.walsall.sch.uk/
St Franicis of Assisi Catholic Technology College:
http://www.stfrancis.cc
Industry Aldridge has a large number of factories, mostly located on the Redhouse industrial estate, but also heading up to Walsall Wood. Factories include the large Ibstock brick works and the GKN Driveshafts factory. Ibstock is a village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 5,000. ...
Aldridge Plasics Aldridge Paper Co Ltd
Shopping Aldridge has a small central shopping area (called 'The Parade') that contains most of the shops in the town. Well-known shops here include WH Smiths, Iceland supermarket, and Boots The Chemist. There are also a number of independent shops and a large Morrisons supermarket just outside the town centre. The Home Bargains chain owned by TJ Morris Ltd. have recently opened a store in Aldridge. There is many take-aways in Aldridge including two Chinese Take-aways, two Indian take-aways, a Greek take-away and two fish and chip shops. WHSmith company logo W H Smith PLC (LSE: SMWH) is a British company, with headquarters in Swindon, England. ...
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Entertainment There are a number of pubs in the area around Aldridge,
The Elms - Anchor Road, Aldridge The Whitehouse (owned by the Sizzling Pub co)- Walsall Road The Lazyhill Pub - Walsall Wood Road The Cedar Tree Pub - Walsall Wood Road The Bowman - Redhouse Lane The Brickmakers Arms - Salters Road (Walsall Wood) The Plough and Harrow - Chester Road, Aldridge The Old Irish Harp - Chester Road, Aldridge The Tavern - Paddock Lane Aldridge The Red Lion - Station Road, Aldridge
There is also the Aldridge Youth Theatre which is located on Noddy Park Road by the Croft. It is run by a group of volunteers and puts on a variety of plays throughout the year. Usually, a Christmas pantomime is staged in January. AYT Logo A small, Youth Theatre in Aldridge. ...
Geography Aldridge is located at 52°36′00″N, 01°55′00″W (52.6000, -1.9167)1. A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ...
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Brownhills is a town in the West Midlands of England. ...
New Art Gallery Walsall The traditionl market of Walsall, a Tesco nearby has had an adverse effect on the market traders, many believe Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ...
Pelsall is a small village to the North of Walsall, it was first recorded in the year 994 as being a small hamlet. ...
Transport Aldridge is served by a good local bus service. Buses to Walsall are very frequent, namely the 366, 367, 368, 355, and there are half hourly buses to Sutton Coldfield [the 366] - which used to run all the way from Walsall, via Aldridge and Sutton Coldfield to Birmingham Airport. There are also two buses that run in to Birmingham City Centre from Aldridge, the 156 and the 997.
In recent times, there has been talk of re-opening the railway that runs through Aldridge as a passenger line. In the late 90's / early 2000's, plans were drawn up for a modern station to be built on the site of the old one, which closed in 1966. The site of the old station lies behind the new doctors surgery, at the bottom of Portland Road - part of the platform can still be seen. Should the station be re-opened, it would offer services to Birmingham via Sutton Coldfield, or the short journey in to Walsall. Despite the plans that have been drawn up, nothing has happened yet.
Sports & Recreation Aldridge has a Cricket Club, located up the green, behind St Mary's Church, and the Masonic Hall.
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