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Springfield is a ward in south east Birmingham, England, created in 2004 from much of the old Sparkhill ward. It is a part of the formal district of Hall Green. 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...
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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. ...
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Hall Green constituency shown within Birmingham Hall Green is an area and ward in south Birmingham, England. ...
The area is served by the grand Sparkhill Library that has, with its distinctive clock tower, developed into a local landmark. It was built in 1900 as the council house for the Yardley District Council. The building was converted into a library and opened on January 19, 1923. It is one of the earliest examples of double glazing windows in a public building[1]. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...
January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Insulated glazing is a piece of glazing consisting of two or more layers of glazing separated by a spacer along the edge and sealed to create a dead air space between the layers. ...
St John's Church[1] Sparkhill is the Anglican Parish church for the northern part of Springfield Ward. It is also home of the charity Narthex Sparkhill. Their website gives many details about local history.
Population
The 2001 Population Census found that 29,198 people were living in the ward. 66.0% (19,268) of the population consisted of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
The area is a densely populated inner-city area with many major economic and social problems.
Politics It is presently represented on Birmingham City Council by one Labour and two Liberal Democrat councillors; Tanveer Choudhry (Liberal Democrats), Jerry Evans (Liberal Democrats) and Mohammed Fazal (Labour). Local Government History Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns formerly in Staffordshire or Worcestershire. ...
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
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Springfield has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Pete Cotton.
Transport Spring Road railway station is located within the ward's boundaries and is located on the Birmingham Snow Hill-Stratford-upon-Avon line. Spring Road is a small railway station in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, England. ...
The station entrance Birmingham Snow Hill station is a railway station located in the centre of Birmingham, England. ...
Stratford-upon-Avon railway station serves the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. ...
Travel West Midlands operates the numbers 2, 4, 6, 12, 31 and 41 bus routes, to and from Birmingham city centre. Travel West Midlands (formerly known as West Midlands Travel) is a British bus operator. ...
References - ^ Sparkhill Library - History of the building
External links - Birmingham City Council pages
- Councillors' Advice Bureaux - Springfield Ward
- St John's Church Sparkhill[2]
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Statistics Population: 23,515 (old boundary) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SP049788 Administration District: Birmingham Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Midlands Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Midlands Police Fire and rescue: West Midlands Fire Service Ambulance: West Midlands Ambulance...
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