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 Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Hill north of Sutton town centre. Sutton Coldfield is a town within the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton (as it is often abbreviated to) is located about 13 km (8 miles) from central Birmingham, in the northeast of the city, and has a population of about 105,452. It forms part of the West Midlands conurbation. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (2240 × 1488 pixel, file size: 768 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Created by Erebus555. ...
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Until the Local Government Act 1972 came into force in 1974, Sutton Coldfield was a municipal borough in its own right and part of Warwickshire, enjoying the title of "Royal Town". Many signs still record this fact. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...
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History
Pre-Roman era The earliest known human developments in Sutton Coldfield are found in Sutton Park. Several earth mounds have been discovered in the park dating to pre-Roman times. Amongst these mounds are cooking sites, identifiable from the charred and cracked stones within them. The Sutton Park fire of 1921 uncovered more mounds and broken stones, leading to excavations by the Birmingham Archaeological Society in 1926 and then publishing their report on their findings in 1927. Flint arrowheads have also been discovered within Sutton Park by German prisoners-of-war during World War II, who were allegedly allowed to take them back to Germany. Another set of flint weapons was uncovered by a gardener in Thornhill Road. The first signs of a developing settlement are also located in Sutton Park, near Blackroot Pool. Noted first in 1904 by Midgley, they were described as earthworks "untouched by the plough". Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe; it is smaller than Richmond Park in London,[1] but larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which both claim to be the largest in the continent. ...
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Roman period A preserved section of Icknield Street is located within the park, showing the presence of Romans in the area. The preserved length runs for 1.5 miles through the park. It is believed that Roman soldiers may have encamped on Rowton's Hill in Sutton Park, as the name denotes "the camp on the hill". There has been little archaeological work on the road though a short trench was dug in February 1936 and another in May 1936. Amongst the finds in the trenches and in other areas of the park were Roman coins from the reigns of Constantine and Diocletian. Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire where it connected to the Fosse Way, to Rotherham in South Yorkshire, it went via Alcester, Redditch, the area now covered by Birmingham (where a large fort was located), Lichfield...
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Post-Roman period Upon the Roman departure to protect the empire on the mainland in the 5th century, the area of Sutton Coldfield, still undeveloped, passed into the kingdom of Mercia. It is during this period that it is believed Sutton Coldfield may have developed as a hamlet and also received its name. A hunting lodge was built at Maney Hill and became known as Southun or Sutton; "ton" meaning townstead to the south of Tamworth, the capital of Mercia. Middleton is situated between the two. "Coldfield" denotes an area of land on the side of hill, that is exposed to the weather. It may also denote a place where charcoal burning took place. As a result of the hunting lodge at Maney Hill, the area developed into a hamlet. In 1071, Sutton Coldfield, along with the rest of Mercia, passed into the possession of the Crown, resulting in Sutton Chase becoming a royal forest. The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ...
Tamworth town centre Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 27 km (17 miles) north-east of Birmingham city centre and 198 km (123 miles) north-west of London. ...
Middleton is a small village in Warwickshire, England. ...
11th-14th centuries At the time of the Domesday Book, Sutton was rated at eight hides making it larger than all surrounding villages in terms of cultivated land. A manor was established in Sutton Coldfield at what became known as Manor Hill during Norman times. The manor was given to Henry I's son, Earl Roger, in exchange for the manors of Hockham and Langham in Rutland. As Sutton Forest was no longer in the possession of the Crown, it was renamed Sutton Chase. After Earl Roger's death, in 1153, a survey of his possessions was carried out by Pope Alexander who notes Sutton as being of 3 hides. It is also noted that this was given to the Priory of Trentham. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...
The hide was a variable unit of land area used in medieval England, defined according to its arable yield and taxable potential rather than its exact dimensions. ...
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The Sutton manor prospered, as did the developing village. In 1300, Guy, Earl of Warwick, was granted a charter to hold a market on each Tuesday and an annual fair on the eve of Holy Trinity, in Sutton Coldfield. The market town further prospered, though not at the rate the nearby market town of Birmingham did. It was decided that Sutton needed a chapel, and so the free chapel of St. Blaize was constructed within the grounds of Sutton manor. The chapel survived up until Tudor times, when it was destroyed. The Earl of Warwick is one of the oldest English earldoms. ...
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Another church was built on a hill, 400 feet above sea level. The first incumbent was ordained in 1305. This was to become Holy Trinity Church, and it became the local parish church. During the 14th century, Sutton Coldfield had also acquired other buildings such as New Hall Manor, Peddimore Hall and Langley Hall, all of which were moated. New Hall has been expanded and altered, though part of the original structure remains, Peddimore Hall has been completely reconstructed with the current building dating to the 17th century, and Langley Hall has been completely demolished though parts of Langley Hall Farm and the moat remain. The oldest house in the Sutton district is The Grove, a cruck-framed building, though it's history is unknown. New Hall Manor is one of the oldest inhabited buildings in Britain. ...
Peddimore Hall is a manor house in the Walmley area of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ...
Langley Hall was a manor house just off Fox Hollies Road, one mile from the centre of Walmley in Sutton Coldfield in the historic county of Warwickshire. ...
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15th-16th centuries In 1419, Sir Ralph Bracebridge obtained a lease for his lifetime on the Manor and Chase of Sutton Coldfield, from the Earl of Warwick. Sutton Coldfield became an important training location for English soldiers during the wars between England and France. Butts were constructed across the town for archery training, and marks can still be seen in the sandstone wall on 3 Coleshill Street where archers sharpened their arrows. It is believed that 3 Coleshill Street is of medieval origin despite having a Georgian façade. Bracebridge is remembered as having dammed Ebrook to form Bracebridge Pool in Sutton Park. He used this pool for fishing, and occasionally allowed the local residents to fish there too. Plants Brook (originally Ebrook, Ebrooke[1] or East Brook[2]) is a stream in the West Midlands, England. ...
The Wars of the Roses put an end to the period of prosperity that Sutton Coldfield was undergoing. It fell into decay and poverty became widespread. The Earl of Warwick was killed in the war, and the manor of Sutton Coldfield was passed into the possession of the Crown. The markets and fairs in the town ceased, and the town depopulated. Having lost its importance, the Sutton manor was demolished, with the building materials being reused in the construction of a mansion at Bradgate in Leicestershire. Lancaster York For other uses, see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation). ...
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It was during this period that John Harman grew up, working at Moor Hall Farm. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. He formed a friendship with Thomas Wolsey and started a career in the church, beginning with his appointment as chaplain at the free chapel of St Blaize in Sutton. Harman continued to be promoted and developed a position working for the monarchy. In 1519, Harman was appointed Bishop of Exeter and changed his surname to Vesey, thus becoming John Vesey. Vesey used his position within the church, and the substantial wealth that came with his status, to help Sutton Coldfield out of the period of depression. He revived the markets, introduced paving of the roads, founded a grammar school and constructed 51 large stone cottages around Sutton Coldfield for the poor. One of his most well-known actions was to convince his friend King Henry VIII to give the hunting land in Sutton Coldfield to the residents. This was to become Sutton Park. Vesey died at Moor Hall in Sutton Coldfield in 1555. His actions helped regenerate Sutton Coldfield, and parts of his legacy remain. Some of the stone cottages still exist, the grammar school exists today as Bishop Vesey's Grammar School and his additions and improvements to Holy Trinity Church remain. He is remembered through various places being granted the name Vesey, including the Birmingham City Council ward Sutton Vesey and the memorial gardens adjacent to Holy Trinity Church, Vesey Gardens. College name Magdalen College Latin name Collegium Beatae Mariae Magdalenae Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister college Magdalene College, Cambridge President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Jessica Jones Undergraduates 395 MCR President Eloise Scotford Graduates 230 Location of Magdalen College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced...
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The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. ...
Bishop John Vesey, originally John Harman born around 1462. ...
Bishop Veseys Grammar School (BVGS) is a grammar school and Language College in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, England, one of the oldest schools in United Kingdom which celebrated its 450th anniversary in 1990. ...
Sutton Vesey is an electoral ward in Birmingham, England. ...
17th century Sutton Coldfield continued to expand and grow wealthier following the death of Vesey. The town was barely affected by the English Civil War, though it is known that it was visited by both Parliamentary and Royalist soldiers. Following the civil war, Sutton's royal charter was renewed. In 1668, Sutton Coldfield sustained extensive damage when the dam holding back Wyndley Pool collapsed following a heavy storm. The water flooded into Sutton Coldfield destroying many homes. The flooding also caused Bracebridge Pool to break its banks on July 24, however, this did not cause as much damage. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ...
Another man who rose to prominence in the area was William Wilson who married a local landowner. He was responsible for the design and construction of Four Oaks Hall and the Moat House, his home. The Four Oaks estate was built by Lord Ffolliot, an Irish peer. During this time, the Sacheverell family became proprietors to New Hall. After becoming unpopular in Birmingham, they had moved to a new residence at New Hall and preached at the local parish church. Sir William Wilson (1641—June 3, 1710) was a British architect, builder and sculptor. ...
Four Oaks is a principally residential area in northern Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Moat House is a Grade II* listed building situated in Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. ...
18th century At the turn of the 18th century, Sutton Coldfield was introduced to industry. The manufacture of blades, gun barrels, spades and spade handles as well as the grinding of knives, bayonets and axes, further helped the town prosper. Mills were set up along the pools in Sutton Park and on the banks of Ebrook. A cotton spinning machine was tested at Powells Pool Mill (demolished in 1936) by John Wyatt with the help of Lewis Paul. These mills were not the first in Sutton Coldfield, as there had been windmills at Maney Hill and Langley Hall, but these were the first mills constructed for industrial purposes in the town. It has been claimed that the first all-steel garden fork was produced in the town. Pools that had been drained during the 17th century for rich meadow land were recreated in the 18th century, as well as new pools such as Blackroot Pool and Longmoor Pool. John Wyatt (? – 1766), an English inventor, was born near Lichfield and was related to Sarah Ford, Doctor Johnsons mother. ...
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Sutton Coldfield's economy witnessed a boom in that the residents were now experiencing new luxuries, such as seafood. Products for sale in the town were 10% more expensive than in the neighbouring villages. In 1791, following the Priestley Riots in Birmingham, William Hutton, whose home had been attacked by protesters, travelled to Sutton Coldfield to stay for the summer. Rioting was supposedly due to spread to Sutton Coldfield. It was believed that John Horsfall's home at Penns, in the south of Sutton, was a target for the protesters and so cavalry arrived to protect it. No rioting took place. Despite this, Hutton was forced to move to Tamworth when local residents objected to his arrival, fearing his presence would encourage the rioters to come to the town. The Priestley Riots were a set of riots, which took place in Birmingham, England, in 1791, and were named after Joseph Priestley, one of their targets. ...
Blue plaque to William Hutton William Hutton (30 September 1723-1815) was a poet and the first significant historian of Birmingham, England. ...
19th century The first census of Sutton Coldfield took place in 1801. It recorded that the town had a population of 2,847. The following census of 1811 recorded that this had risen to 2,959. This was partially down to the construction of barracks to the east to accommodate the Edinburgh and Sussex Militias, the 7th Dragoon Guards and a Brigade of Artillery. In 1813, the Sutton Coldfield Corporation announced they would open all springs in the town to the public in the belief they may have healing properties. The proposals were fulfilled in 1815 and all springs became popular. However, the claimed healing properties of the springs was not witnessed, except for at Rowtons Well which was quickly recommended by the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital.
In 1817, Sutton Coldfield was the focus of national attention when a young woman named Mary Ashford was found murdered on Penns Lane. The male she was with that evening was traced and charged with her murder. The trial became known as Ashford v. Thornton when the defendant, Abraham Thornton challenged William Ashford to a duel claiming trial by combat. Ashford refused and Thornton was released. Soon after, trial by combat was abolished by Parliament. Ashford v. ...
A judicial duel portrayed in a facsimile from the Cérémonies des Gages des Batailles, a manuscript of the fifteenth century in the National Library of Paris. ...
During the 1820s, schools were founded throughout the town by the Corporation. The Corporation also constructed almshouses on Mill Street and in Walmley. In 1836, George Bodington acquired an asylum and sanatorium at Driffold House (now the Empire cinema), Maney where he researched pulmonary disease. In 1849, the original royal charters were sent to London to be translated from Latin as a result of the skins on which they were written beginning to deteriorate. In 1859, William Morris Grundy, a wealthy local landowner, died leaving behind an estate worth £25,000. His home, at what is now the Royal Hotel on the High Street, looked over a hill and a sandstone barn constructed by Bishop Vesey. This belonged to Grundy until his death. The land was sold off in plots to developers who built homes along there. Some of the land was sold to the Midland Railway Company for £4,000 when it was discovered that it was to be part of their proposed new line. In 1862, Sutton Coldfield received a railway station; Sutton Coldfield railway station. The Sutton Park Line was then opened in the 1870s. The "Sutton Coldfield and Erdington News", Sutton Coldfield's first newspaper, began printing in 1869. Sutton Coldfield received a water supply in 1892 when tapped water was brought to the town from Shenstone. By then, the town already had a gas supply which was provided by the Sutton Coldfield Gas, Light and Coke Company. The Almshouse at Sherborne, Dorset The Almshouse at Woburn, Bedfordshire West Hackney Almshouses in Stoke Newington, London. ...
Walmley is a part of Sutton Coldfield, England. ...
George Bodington (1799 - 1882) was a British general practitioner and pulmonary specialist. ...
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Sutton Coldfield railway station is the main railway station for Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. ...
The Sutton Park Line is a freight-only line running from Walsall to Castle Bromwich and Water Orton in the West Midlands, England. ...
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Sutton Coldfield's growing population was reflected in the creation of several new parishes during the 19th century and the construction of new town halls. The census of 1881 revealed that the population had increased from 4,662 in 1861 to 7,737. It was claimed that the arrival of the railways in the town were responsible for the population increase. Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
20th century In the 20th century, Sutton Coldfield continued to grow. The areas on the fringes of the district remained rural up until the end of World War I. As witnessed nationally, there was a house construction boom in areas such as Boldmere, Walmley and Four Oaks. Again, the population increased rapidly. During World War II, Sutton Park and areas of Walmley were used as prisoner-of-war camps, housing German and Italian prisoners. After the war, Sutton witnessed a major redevelopment. The Parade in the town centre was almost completed demolished for the construction of a large new shopping centre named Gracechurch. Shopping centres in Boldmere, Wylde Green and Mere Green were also constructed. There was considerable objection to this as many local landmarks were lost to the developers. “The Great War †redirects here. ...
Boldmere is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Walmley is a part of Sutton Coldfield, England. ...
Four Oaks is an area in northern Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
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Wylde Green is a residential area just to the south of the town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Mere Green is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
In 1974, Sutton Coldfield was absorbed by Birmingham, to the objection of local residents, when the metropolitan county of the West Midlands was formed. More recently, Sutton Coldfield has undergone changes. Areas of the town centre have been pedestrianised and the Gracechurch Centre, now The Mall, has been improved. A large development along Brassington Avenue is currently under construction and construction of apartment buildings nearby has been completed.
Geography and administration Areas of Sutton Coldfield include: Sutton Coldfield is the largest Parliamentary Constituency in Birmingham. The town borders Erdington and Kingstanding in Birmingham, Streetly in Walsall, the district of North Warwickshire and Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire. The area in general is regarded as one of the most prestigious locations in the West Midlands and Central England[citation needed]. Boldmere is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Falcon Lodge (SP141962GB) is an area of Sutton Coldfield covered in predominatly council houses forming the Falcon Lodge Estate. ...
Four Oaks is an area in northern Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Hill Hook is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Maney is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Mere Green is an area of Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
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Roughley is a part of Sutton Coldfield, which is north of Birmingham in the West Midlands. ...
Walmley is a part of Sutton Coldfield, England. ...
Whitehouse Common is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Wylde Green is a residential area just to the south of the town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ...
Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. ...
Streetly is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
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, The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral, June 2005 Lichfield (Welsh: Caerlwytgoed) is a small city and civil parish (one of six single parishes with city status in England) in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ...
Tamworth town centre Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 27 km (17 miles) north-east of Birmingham city centre and 198 km (123 miles) north-west of London. ...
Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...
The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ...
The northern stretch of the Birmingham city sandstone ridge culminates at Sutton Coldfield. Plants Brook rises in the area of Streetly and flows through Sutton Park and directly beneath the town centre before culminating at Plantsbrook Nature Reserve in Walmley Ash. Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ...
Plants Brook (originally Ebrook, Ebrooke[1] or East Brook[2]) is a stream in the West Midlands, England. ...
Civic history In 1528, a charter of King Henry VIII gave the town the right to be known for ever as "The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield" and to be governed by a warden and society. The charter was secured by Bishop John Vesey. This unreformed corporation survived until 1885, when it was replaced by a municipal borough. Although the title "Royal Town" was still used, the municipality created in 1885 was not itself a Royal Borough. The town and borough were ceremonially part of Warwickshire until 1974. The formal Mayoral chains of office are now on display in Birmingham Council House. “Henry VIII†redirects here. ...
Bishop John Vesey, originally John Harman born around 1462. ...
Unreformed boroughs were those corporate towns in England and Wales which had not been reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. ...
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The Council House as seen from Victoria Square The Council House is the home of Birmingham City Council in Birmingham England. ...
Sutton's designation as part of the City of Birmingham (since 1974) has been a point of contention amongst many of its residents. Some residents wish to revert back to the pre-1974 situation when Sutton was a separate town as opposed to a suburb of Birmingham[citation needed].
Local and national governance
 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield forms the Sutton Coldfield parliamentary constituency, whose Member of Parliament since 2001 has been Andrew Mitchell (Conservative). Within the City of Birmingham metropolitan borough, it comprises the wards of Sutton Four Oaks, Sutton Trinity, Sutton Vesey and Sutton New Hall. Sutton Trinity ward was created in June 2004, at which time the other three wards' boundaries were changed. From 5 April 2004, it has been a council constituency, with many local services managed by a district committee made up of all Sutton's councillors. Image File history File links , from ImageBirminghamHodgeHill. ...
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Sutton Coldfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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Andrew John Bower Mitchell (born 23 March 1956) is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield. ...
The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ...
Sutton Four Oaks 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. ...
Sutton New Hall is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. ...
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In Birmingham, England, each district is managed by a District Committee, made up of all the councillors for the wards in that district. ...
Shopping and retail The main shopping centre is the Sutton Coldfield Mall, which was built in 1974 as 'The Gracechurch Shopping Centre'. It has has recently changed its name after being bought by the The Mall Company. The Mall complex also includes a multi-story car park. As a result of investment, the appearance of the shopping centre was improved in 2006 which included the installation of a glass roof above one of the walkways and the removal of a public square to form a cafe. The Mall logo. ...
A second shopping centre was named the Sainsbury Centre until Sainsbury's closed their store;[1] the name was later changed to "The Red Rose Centre". The centre has its own multi-storey car park with access from Victoria Road.
New Hall Walk is a row of shops built behind The Parade in the late 1990s. The company that manages the site also manages several of the shops on the Parade built at the same time. It has its own large outdoor car park. Opposite the Red Rose Centre, behind New Hall Walk, is a single floor, indoor market facility known as the In Shops. The exterior of the building was improved in 2005.
There are several local shopping parades serving the suburbs of Sutton, including "The Lanes" Shopping Centre in Wylde Green, at Walmley, and at Boldmere Road.
Public facilities Sutton Coldfield Library, opened in 1974, is located in the town centre above the Red Rose Centre. It also contains the Sutton Coldfield Reference Library, which holds a large collection of newspapers and magazines with all Sutton Coldfield based publications such as Sutton Coldfield News and Sutton Coldfield Observer being held permanently.[2] The Town Hall, a relic of Sutton Coldfield's former status as a municipal borough, now serves as a theatre, conference, and function venue. The Sutton Coldfield News is a free weekly newspaper serving the area of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ...
The Sutton Coldfield Observer is a free local newspaper serving the residents of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, England. ...
The front façade of Sutton Town Hall with the clock tower at the end. ...
Sports facilities, including swimming pool and 400m athletics track, are located at Wyndley Leisure Centre (which is undergoing a major refurbishment), on the edge of Sutton Park. This was opened in 1971 by Ethel E. Dunnett. The nearby youth centre was opened in September 1968. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...
The Ford 335 engine family were a group of small-block V8 engines built by the Ford Motor Company between 1970 and 1982. ...
A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe; it is smaller than Richmond Park in London,[1] but larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which both claim to be the largest in the continent. ...
Good Hope Hospital provides main hospital services to the town, including accident and emergency facilities. Another hospital in Sutton Coldfield is Sutton Cottage Hospital, which is operated by the Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust.[3] The emergency department (ED), sometimes termed the emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), accident & emergency (A&E) department or casualty department is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and...
On Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield is served by a police station, magistrates court (both opened in 1960) and fire station (opened 1963). On the opposite side of the road is Sutton Coldfield College, which is the main college of further education for the area. A magistrates court or petty sessions is the lowest kind of court in England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions. ...
Sutton Coldfield College is an F.E. college in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...
Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ...
Places of interest
 Listed residential properties at the top of Coleshill Street.
 Lichfield Road from Vesey Gardens looking west into the High Street conservation area. The area is home to Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield Town F.C., The Great Midlands Fun Run, sponsored by the Sutton Coldfield Observer, and Sutton Coldfield transmitting station, the first television transmitter outside London. Just outside Sutton Coldfield is The Belfry, a hotel with a renowned golf complex whose Brabazon course has hosted the Ryder Cup several times. Other notable hotels include New Hall Hotel, Moor Hall Hotel, Moxhull Hall Hotel, and Ramada Hotel and Resort Penns Hall. These are all in former manor houses. Other manors in Sutton Coldfield include the double moated Peddimore Hall near Walmley. Demolished manor houses include Langley Hall and Four Oaks Hall. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (2240 × 1488 pixel, file size: 644 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Created by Erebus555. ...
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Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe; it is smaller than Richmond Park in London,[1] but larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which both claim to be the largest in the continent. ...
Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. ...
The Great Midlands Fun Run is an annual charity fundraising event held in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. ...
The Sutton Coldfield Observer is a free local newspaper serving the residents of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, England. ...
The Sutton Coldfield transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located just north of Sutton Coldfield, in Birmingham, England (grid reference SK113003). ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
The De Vere Belfry is a prestigious golf club in Wishaw near Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England. ...
This article is about the sport. ...
The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ...
New Hall Manor is one of the oldest inhabited buildings in Britain. ...
The Moor Hall Hotel is a hotel in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK. In 1527, Bishop John Vesey bought 40 acres of land for £1500 in Sutton Coldfield called Moor Crofts and Heath Yards close to the farm in which he had been born and raised. ...
Moxhull Hall is hotel in Moxhull in the parish of Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, in Warwickshire, England. ...
From top to bottom: Original Ramada Inn logo, Ramada Worldwide (Cendant) logo, current 2005 logo, and Ramada International logo. ...
Penns Hall, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield is a hotel and country club operated by the Ramada Group. ...
Peddimore Hall is a manor house in the Walmley area of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ...
Langley Hall was a manor house just off Fox Hollies Road, one mile from the centre of Walmley in Sutton Coldfield in the historic county of Warwickshire. ...
There are two conservation areas in Sutton Coldfield. The High Street, King Edward's Square, Upper Clifton Road, Mill Street, and the northern end of Coleshill Street are protected by the High Street conservation area, which is part covered by an Article 4 Direction. At the centre of the conservation area is Holy Trinity Church, which is fronted by the Vesey Memorial Gardens, created in memory of Bishop John Vesey. The High Street conservation area was designated on November 28, 1973 and extended February 6, 1975 August 14, 1980 and again on July 16, 1992. It covers an area of 16.95 square kilometres (41.87 acres).[4] Beyond the railway bridge, which crosses the Sutton Park Line and separates the Lichfield Road and High Street, is the Anchorage Road conservation area which protects buildings such as Moat House by William Wilson. The conservation area was designated on October 15, 1992 and covers an area of 17.57 square kilometres (43.41 acres).[5] A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ...
An Article Four Direction is made by a Local Planning Authority in the United Kingdom and confirmed by the Government. ...
is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...
is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
Moat House is a Grade II* listed building situated in Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. ...
Sir William Wilson (1641—June 3, 1710) was a British architect, builder and sculptor. ...
is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
Transport
 The former Sutton Town railway station on Midland Drive. The station opened in 1879 and closed in 1924, and is now converted to offices. The adjacent railway line is still in use by freight services only. Linked by regular and fast services from Sutton Coldfield railway station on the Cross-City Line to the centre of Birmingham, Sutton is mostly a commuter dormitory town for people who work in Birmingham. The 1955 Sutton Coldfield rail crash occurred here. The Sutton Park Line also crosses the town, but lost its passenger services and stations in the 1964. It now remains as a freight only line. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 873 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Created by Erebus555. ...
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Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ...
Sutton Coldfield railway station is the main railway station for Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. ...
The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ...
In the Sutton Coldfield train disaster of 23 January 1955, an express passenger train from York to Bristol, England, took the sharp curve into Sutton Coldfield railway station at 60 mph (97 km/h) or twice the permitted speed. ...
The Sutton Park Line is a freight-only line running from Walsall to Castle Bromwich and Water Orton in the West Midlands, England. ...
The Roman road Icknield Street cuts through Sutton Park to the west of the town. The town is bypassed to the north by the M6 Toll, the first toll motorway in the UK. The A38 used to run through the centre of the town but now uses the bypass to the east. The former route of the A38 is now the A5127. For the one-off TV Drama, see Roman Road (TV Drama) A Roman road in Pompeii. ...
Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire where it connected to the Fosse Way, to Rotherham in South Yorkshire, it went via Alcester, Redditch, the area now covered by Birmingham (where a large fort was located), Lichfield...
Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe; it is smaller than Richmond Park in London,[1] but larger than the Phoenix Park in Dublin which both claim to be the largest in the continent. ...
The M6 Toll (previously called the Birmingham North Relief Road, or BNRR) is the United Kingdoms first toll-paying motorway, other than the Severn Bridges on the M4 and M48 motorways. ...
A38 passing under M50 in Worcestershire The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ...
The Parade in the town centre is the main destination and terminus for Travel West Midlands buses in Sutton Coldfield. Travel West Midlands logo Travel West Midlands (formerly known as West Midlands Travel) is the largest bus operator in the West Midlands, including the cities of Birmingham, Coventry (trading as Travel Coventry) and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall. ...
Education Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is on Jockey Road (A453). Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, the male equivalent, is on Lichfield Road (A5127/A453) in the centre of the town adjacent to Sutton Coldfield College. The Arthur Terry School is on Kittoe Road in Four Oaks in the north of the town near Butlers Lane station. The John Willmott School is on Reddicap Heath Road in the east of the town. Opposite the school is Fairfax School. The Plantsbrook School is on Upper Holland Road near the centre of the town in Maney. The Bishop Walsh Catholic School is next to the Sutton Park Line and New Hall Valley Country Park; the school is 10 minutes from Wylde Green. All these schools are for ages 11-18. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is a state-funded selective grammar school and sixth form college for girls in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. ...
The A453 road was formerly the main trunk road connecting the English cities of Nottingham and Birmingham. ...
Bishop Veseys Grammar School (BVGS) is a grammar school and Language College in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, England, one of the oldest schools in United Kingdom which celebrated its 450th anniversary in 1990. ...
The A5127 is a major road in England which runs between Birmingham and Lichfield, Staffordshire. ...
Sutton Coldfield College is an F.E. college in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
The Arthur Terry School is a secondary school in the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Four Oaks is an area in northern Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, England. ...
John Willmott School is an 11-18 Community Comprehensive School in Sutton Coldfield. ...
Plantsbrook School, formerly Riland Bedford, is found in the centre of Sutton Coldfield, on Upper Holland Rd, North Birmingham. ...
Maney is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a secondary school located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. ...
The Sutton Park Line is a freight-only line running from Walsall to Castle Bromwich and Water Orton in the West Midlands, England. ...
New Hall Valley Country Park is a country park located in a deep valley between Walmley and Wylde Green in the Sutton Coldfield area to the north of Birmingham. ...
Wylde Green is a residential area just to the south of the town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
There are also a number of primary schools located in the town. Whitehouse Common Primary School in the Whitehouse Common area, The Deanery Primary School, and Walmley Primary School serving the Walmley area.Four Oaks Primary (www.fouroaksprimary.bham.sch.uk) established in 1930, is a private primary school located on the fringes of Walmley. Whitehouse Common is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Walmley is a part of Sutton Coldfield, England. ...
Highclare School, founded in 1932, is a primary and secondary school located on three sites in the Birmingham area. Two of the sites are located in Sutton Coldfield, with the other being located in nearby Erdington. The Sutton Coldfield facilities are on the Lichfield Road in the Four Oaks area and in the Wylde Green area to the south, which houses the nursery. Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ...
Four Oaks is an area in northern Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Wylde Green is a residential area just to the south of the town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. ...
Notable residents A number of famous people were born or have lived in Sutton Coldfield including: Adventure Soft Publishing operates from within the town; they have produced the successful Simon the Sorcerer series of games. Scott Adkins (born 17 June 1976 in Sutton Coldfield) is an English actor who is best known for playing Bradley Hume in Holby City. ...
George Bodington (1799 - 1882) was a British general practitioner and pulmonary specialist. ...
Colin Charvis (born December 27, 1972) is the Wales rugby union captain, and plays as a flanker. ...
First international England 30 – 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 – 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 – 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the...
For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...
Derek Stephen Dauncey (born September 2, 1965) was the team manager for the Mitsubishi World Rally Team, a title he received in 2001[1]. The team took one Construtors FIA World Rally Championship and four Drivers titles with the teams number one driver Tommi Makinen. ...
Catherine Elizabeth Cat Deeley (born October 23, 1976) is a popular English disc jockey, television personality and former fashion model, who rose to fame at the age of 21, co-hosting the well-known childrens series SMTV Live, alongside Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. ...
Rory Delap (born 6 July 1976 in Sutton Coldfield) is a professional footballer who was currently plays for Stoke City. ...
Kate Gerbeau (born 9th August 1971 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is a British television presenter and newsreader. ...
29 year old Birmingham lass Emma Griffiths started off as a young model, travelled the world and worked for big names such as Marie Claire, Elle, Vogue, Gap & Chanel. ...
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