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Encyclopedia > Bartley Green

Bartley Green is an area of Birmingham, England. The city from above Centenary Square. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ...


Bartley Green is probably best known for its reservoir and close proximity to Frankley Services on the Western Side of Birmingham City.


Bartley Green is a residential area with access to neaby parks such as the Woodgate Valley Park. Bartley[[ Green reservoir has its own yachting club and the area borders on the beautiful open countryside on the outskirts of the city.


Claim To Fame

Bartley Green Reservoir
Bartley Green Reservoir

Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. It covers 46 hectares.It is known as the place where Bill Oddie did much of his early birdwatching, and features in his books (notably Bill Oddie's Gone Birding) and television programmes. His first ever published article, for the West Midland Bird Club's annual report, was about the birds of the reservoir. Image File history File links Bgreservoir2. ... Image File history File links Bgreservoir2. ...


History

Most of the land occupied by Bartley Reservoir was in the parish of Northfield, originally in Worcestershire. It was transferred to Warwickshire when Northfield became part of Birmingham in November, 1911.


However, the south-west end of the reservoir overlapped into the parish of Frankley, in Worcestershire (Hereford and Worcester, from 1974). In April 1995 part of Frankley (including the south-west part of Bartley Reservoir) was transferred to Birmingham and became part of the West Midlands county.


Politics

Bartley Green is part of the Edgbaston Constituency of Birmingham. It has been under the watchful eyes of Bavarian-born Gisela Stuart MP since 1997, replacing Dame Jill Knight in the year of Tony Blair's landslide victory. Unlike any other UK constituency, Edgbaston has had a female Member of Parliament since 1953. Image File history File links GiselaStuart. ... Image File history File links GiselaStuart. ... Gisela Gschaider Stuart (born November 26, 1955 as Gisela Gschaider) is the member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston in the United Kingdom. ... Gisela Gschaider Stuart (born November 26, 1955 as Gisela Gschaider) is the member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. ...


In the 2005 General Election, Gisela held her Labour seat with a decreased majority of 2,349 a -5.3% swing, winning ahead of Conservative's Deirdre Alden, Mike Dixon of the Liberal Democrats, Peter Green of the Green Party and Stephen White of UKIP. The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ... Green politics is a body of political ideas informed by environmentalism aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ...

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Birmingham electoral districts and wards

Edgbaston : Bartley Green | Edgbaston | Harborne | Quinton | Erdington : Erdington | Kingstanding | Stockland Green | Tyburn | Hall Green : Billesley | Brandwood | Hall Green | Hodge Hill : Bordesley Green | Hodge Hill | Shard End | Washwood Heath | Ladywood : Aston | Ladywood | Nechells | Soho | Northfield : Longbridge | Northfield | Weoley | Perry Barr : Handsworth Wood | Lozells and East Handsworth | Oscott | Perry Barr | Selly Oak : Bournville | Kings Norton | Moseley and Kings Heath | Selly Oak | Sparkbrook : Acocks Green | Sparkbrook | Springfield | Sutton Coldfield : Sutton Four Oaks | Sutton New Hall | Sutton Trinity | Sutton Vesey | Yardley : Sheldon | South Yardley | Stechford and Yardley North Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... Harborne is an area of Birmingham, England. ... Quinton is a suburb on the western edge of Birmingham, England. ... Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... Stockland Green is an area of Birmingham, England. ... Tyburn is a ward in Birmingham, England. ... Hall Green constituency shown within Birmingham Hall Green is an area in south Birmingham, England. ... Billesley is a ward within the Hall Green constituency of Birmingham, England. ... Hall Green constituency shown within Birmingham Hall Green is an area in south Birmingham, England. ... Hodge Hill constituency shown within Birmingham Hodge Hill is an area in east Birmingham, England. ... Bordesley Green is an area of Birmingham, England. ... Hodge Hill constituency shown within Birmingham Hodge Hill is an area in east Birmingham, England. ... Shard End is an area of Birmingham, England. ... Washwood Heath is an area of Birmingham, England. ... Ladywood constituency shown within Birmingham Ladywood is an inner-city area in Birmingham, England . ... Aston is a district of Birmingham in England, though when both were towns it was for some time the larger of the two. ... Ladywood constituency shown within Birmingham Ladywood is an inner-city area in Birmingham, England . ... Nechells is an area (and Ward) in inner city Birmingham, England. ... This article is about the area of Birmingham. ... Categories: Stub | Birmingham, England ... The Longbridge Plant from the Air, 2005. ... Categories: Stub | Birmingham, England ... Perry Barr constituency shown within Birmingham Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . ... Handsworth Wood is a loosely- defined area in the West of Birmingham, England. ... Lozells and East Handsworth is a Ward (politics) in Birmingham, England, created at the June 2004 elections. ... Oscott is a ward) in the North of Birmingham, England. ... Perry Barr constituency shown within Birmingham Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . ... Selly Oak constituency shown within Birmingham Selly Oak is an area in south Birmingham, England. ... Bournville is an area on the south side of Birmingham England, best known for its connections with the Cadbury family and chocolate - including a dark chocolate bar branded Bournville. It is also home to a campus of the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. ... See also: Kings Norton, Leicestershire King’s Norton is a district of Birmingham, England. ... An old postcard of Moseley Village Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, located 2 miles to the south of the city centre. ... Selly Oak constituency shown within Birmingham Selly Oak is an area in south Birmingham, England. ... Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency shown within Birmingham Sparkbrook is an area in south-east Birmingham, England. ... Acocks Green (also written Acocks Green) is an area in south Birmingham, England. ... Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency shown within Birmingham Sparkbrook is an area in south-east Birmingham, England. ... Map sources for Sutton Coldfield at grid reference SP1395 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is an area of north-eastern Birmingham, England. ... Sutton Four Oaks is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. ... Sutton New Hall is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. ... Sutton Trinity is an electoral ward in Birmingham, England. ... Sutton Vesey is an electoral ward in Birmingham, England. ... Categories: Stub | Birmingham, England ... Sheldon is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. ... South Yardley is a ward in Birmingham created as a result of Labour Leader Sir Albert Bores attempt to Gerrymander Liberal Democrat Leader John Hemming off Birmingham City Council. ... Stechford and Yardley North is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. ...

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