Harborne is an area 3 miles southwest from Birmingham city centre, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston. This article is about the city in England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London 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. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... This page is about the Government of Birmingham, England. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Birmingham, Edgbaston is a constituency located in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. ...

Geography

Harborne is located at Latitude 52.45000 (52° 27′ N) Longitude -1.95000 (1° 57′ W).

History

The earliest mention of Harborne is an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, however the settlement predates this. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...

The spelling of Harborne has appeared with several variations through the centuries, and the derivation of the place name has often been disputed. One of the more probable suggestions is 'boundary brook', although 'high brow' and 'dirty brook' are also possibilities.

Harborne became part of the county borough of Birmingham and thus transferred from Staffordshire to Warwickshire in 1891 by the Local Govt. Bd.'s Prov. Orders Conf. (No. 13) Act, 54 & 55 Vic. c. 161 (local act). Then became part of the West Midlands in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. This article is about the city in England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...

Many residents of the area are academics from the nearby University of Birmingham, as well as to medical staff from nearby hospitals. Website http://www. ...

Demographics

The 2001 census revealed that 21,296 lived in Harborne and that 16.5% of people were aged under 16, 62.5% were aged between 16 and 59, while 21.0% were aged over 60. The minority ethnic population made up 22.0% (4,701) of the ward’s population, compared with 29.6% for Birmingham. 61.3% of households were owner occupied and 17.6% were rented from either the local authority, housing association or other registered social landlord. The remaining 21.1% of households rented privately or lived rent free. The census found that 66.0% (10,390) of the population aged 16 to 74 were working or seeking work, this compared with 60.4% for Birmingham. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Famous residents

Harborne's most notable resident was the poet W. H. Auden - the present day swimming baths stand on the site of his former house. Other famous residents include landscape painter David Cox and Thomas Attwood who became the first MP from Birmingham. The Nobel Prize-winning chemist and physicist Francis William Aston was born in Harborne in 1877. Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973), who signed his works W. H. Auden (IPA: ; first syllable of Auden rhymes with law), was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the great writers of the 20th century. ... David Cox has a small penis. ... Thomas Attwood (born in Halesowen, 6 October 1783, died in Malvern, Worcestershire on 9 March 1859) was a British economist and strong campaigner for electoral reform. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Francis William Aston (born Birmingham, September 1, 1877; died Cambridge, November 20, 1945) was a British physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of the mass spectrometer. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Politics

Harborne ward forms part of the Birmingham Edgbaston constituency at Westminster, currently represented by Labour's Gisela Stuart. However, at local level it is firmly Conservative; its three councillors all hail from that party and include current council leader Mike Whitby. Birmingham, Edgbaston is a constituency located in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. ... Gisela Gschaider Stuart (born November 26, 1955 as Gisela Gschaider) is the member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston in the United Kingdom. ... Mike Whitby is a Conservative Party politician and current leader of Birmingham City Council, a post he has held since June 2004. ...

Internal Links

Moorpool Players The Moorpool Players are one of Birminghams leading amateur dramatic companies, based at Moorpool Hall, Harborne, Birmingham. ...

External links

• Early history
• The Harborne Society