'The Victoria', 2005.

Barnt Green is a village in Worcestershire, England, located immediately south of Birmingham. picture i took of the Victoria Pub, the centre of Barnt Green development, last summer on my cameraphone. ... picture i took of the Victoria Pub, the centre of Barnt Green development, last summer on my cameraphone. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... 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. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ...

Origins

Barnt Green has always been a commuter settlement and the key to the development of the village is the railway. The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway was completed in 1840. The only buildings present on a map from 1880α is Barnt Green House (probably the oldest recorded bearer of the name Barnt Green), the buildings at the railway station, and Sandhills Farm, which is dated from the 15th century. Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... 5593 Kolhapur climbing Lickey Incline (painting by Terence Cuneo) The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway is a railway route linking Birmingham to Gloucester in England. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Barnt Green House, etching from the Early 19th Century. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

The first shoots of what has come today to be known as the village came with the construction of The Victoria, the local pub; originally a temperance house. A map of 1905 shows several buildings, including 'the Vic' and many of the terraced houses which skirt today's shops. An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... A cartoon from Australia ca. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...

Development

The vast bulk of the village is a product of the 20th century. A great deal of its development occurred between the wars, with a few houses built between the 1940s and 1970s, and some newer redbrick development. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... There have been two World Wars, now more commonly known as World War I or First World War (from 1914 to 1918), and World War II or Second World War (from 1939 to 1945). ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

The area retains a rural feel as Birmingham is concealed by hills to the north. Despite the proximity of the Birmingham conurbation, the area still provides an environment for wildlife, including birds, foxes and badgers. Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China Rural areas (also referred to as the country, countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities, towns and villages which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... “Aves” redirects here. ... This article is about the animal. ... Binomial name Meles meles Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian or European badger, Meles meles, is a mammal indigenous to most of Europe (excluding northern Scandinavia, Iceland, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Cyprus) and to many parts of Asia, from about 15° to 65° North, and from about 10° West to 135° East. ...

Situation

'Barnt Green House', etching from the Early 19th Century.

Immediately above (in height) to the northwest are the Lickey Hills Country Park and the Victorian houses of Lickey. Almost immediately to the north is the Longbridge car factory and beyond that Birmingham. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1367x1024, 312 KB)Etching of Barnt Green House in the early 19th Century taken from the Victoria History of Worcestershire published 1902. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1367x1024, 312 KB)Etching of Barnt Green House in the early 19th Century taken from the Victoria History of Worcestershire published 1902. ... Lickey Hills Country Park is a country park in Worcestershire, England. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... Lickey is a hamlet of Barnt Green. ... The Longbridge plant is a formerly illustrious car factory in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ...

Northeast is Cofton Hackett and the Bittell Reservoirs, with the Birmingham and Worcester Canal running alongside. To the east, farmland stretches from the edge of the factory right across to Hopwood. This large block of rural land forms a part of the greenbelt which encircles the settlement. Cofton Church, 2005. ... Upper Bittell, 2005. ... The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ...

Southeast is the older village of Alvechurch and beyond that Redditch. South of the village, across the M42 motorway, is the large stretch of farmland of Cobley and Tardebigge which runs to the ancient seat of the Earl of Plymouth, Hewell Grange (now a prison). Alvechurch is a large village of Bromsgrove district, in the north-east of the county of Worcestershire, England. ... Church Green and St. ... For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ... A village in Worcestershire, England, Tardebigge was once a much greater township; including much of modern Redditch. ... Hewell Grange, 2005. ...

To the southwest, the Lickey Incline, a famous stretch of railway, runs down the Bunter geological formation to Blackwell and Bromsgrove. The M5 motorway lies to the West. The lickey banker 58100 Big Bertha assisting an express up the Lickey, July or August 1955. ... The name Blackwell can refer to many places, people, and things. ... Statistics Population: 87,900 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO960708 Administration District: Bromsgrove Shire county: Worcestershire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Worcestershire Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Mercia Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone... This article concerns the M5 motorway in England. ...

Services

Barnt Green railway station is on the Birmingham Cross-City Line. Many people still catch the train into Birmingham each morning, though the majority drive. The area is served by the M5 and M42 motorways, as well as the nearby A38. Barnt Green railway station serves the village of Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. ... The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ... This article concerns the M5 motorway in England. ... For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. ... A38 passing under M50 in Worcestershire The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ...

In the centre of the village is a linear shopping street and small park. Other facilities include a sports club, a cricket club, and separate Quaker, Baptist and Anglican churches. St Andrew's Primary School is also based in the village. An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Andreas, manly), the Christian Apostle, brother of Saint Peter, was born at Bethsaida on the Lake of Galilee. ...

References

α *grid reference SP001736 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

External links

• The Village magazine
• The Baptist church

Coordinates: 52.36046° N 1.99996° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...