Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Hodge Hill
latitude= 52.497
longitude= -1.819
map_type= West Midlands
population = 24,114 (2001 Population Census)
population_density = 42.3 per ha
metropolitan_borough= Birmingham
metropolitan_county= West Midlands
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Birmingham Hodge Hill
post_town= BIRMINGHAM
postcode_district = B36
postcode_area= B
dial_code= 0121
os_grid_reference= SP130890
Ambulance= West Midlands Ambulance Service

Hodge Hill is an area seven km east of Birmingham city centre, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.

The constituency includes the smaller constituency ward and the wards of Bordesley Green, Shard End and Washwood Heath.

Politics

A by-election for the parliamentary constituency of Hodge Hill took place on July 15, 2004 after the resignation of sitting MP Terry Davis. It was won by Liam Byrne.

The Hodge Hill Ward is currently represented by three Labour councillors at the Birmingham City Council; Gill Beddows, Mike Nangle (a former Lord Mayor) and Anita Ward.

Hodge Hill Ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being John Lerwill.

Geography

The boundaries of the Hodge Hill Ward are defined by the M6 motorway to the north and A4040 outer circle to the west.

Hodge Hill Common and the Cole Valley, which are covered by the Kingfisher Country Park, are major areas of open space within the ward.

Population

The 2001 Population Census recorded 24,825 people living within the ward with a population density of 4,566 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Ethnic minorities represent 13.9% (3,442) of the ward's population as opposed to 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

Transport

The B4114 Coleshill Road is the main road that separates the area. Stechford railway station on the Coventry to Birmingham New Street line, as well as occasional services to Walsall via Aston, serves the area.

Coleshill Road was the A47 before 1997, when the Heartlands Spine Road was completed.

Facilities

The local library is [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/glebefarmlibrary Glebe Farm Library] which was the first library to be built in Birmingham after World War II. It was constructed out of pre-fabricated concrete sections and took one year to build. On April 22, 1952, it was opened to the public by Alderman Ralph Yates, then Lord Mayor of Birmingham. The Glebe Farm Local History Society gather at the library once every month.

Shopping facilities are mainly provided at the Fox & Goose however, many travel to nearby Stechford to shop.

External links

* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/hodgehill Birmingham City Council: Hodge Hill Constituency]
* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/hodgehillward Birmingham City Council: Hodge Hill Ward]
* [http://www.bcen.net/hodgehill Hodge Hill Community Network]


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