Fordbridge
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Coordinates: 52°29′06″N 1°44′24″W / 52.48512°N 1.74006°W
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 Fordbridge
Fordbridge shown within the West Midlands |
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| Population | 8,748 (2001) |
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| Civil parish | Fordbridge |
| Metropolitan borough | Solihull |
| Metropolitan county | West Midlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode district | B37 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Meriden |
| List of places: UK • England • West Midlands | |
Fordbridge is a civil parish and suburb between Kingshurst and Chelmsley Wood in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, which is in the West Midlands county, and also part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Birmingham City Centre. It has a town council. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 8,748.
Fordbridge is near to Marston Green and features a new £32 million secondary school, called the 'Grace Academy'. The area falls within the borders of North Solihull, which is now subject to a £1.8 billion regeneration project.
According to statistics, Fordbridge is one of the more poorer areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. However, Cooks Lane and surrounding areas differ in that there is more expensive housing (well above the average house price for that area), less crime and are different in housing architecture compared to the surrounding areas of Smith's Wood, Kingshurst and Chelmsley wood.
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[edit] Education
Fordbridge lies in-between a number of schools in the surrounding areas. Schools in and around the local area include :
- CTC Kingshurst Academy
- John Henry Newman Catholic College
- Grace Academy (Solihull)
- Smiths Wood Sports College
- Park Hall Academy
- The Coleshill School
- The International School and Community College
Also close by in Smith's Wood is the Solihull College Woodlands Campus.
[edit] Transport
West Midlands Travel operate a number of buses in and around the Fordbridge area. The Cooks lane area is served by the 94, 55 and 71 bus services. Close by is Chelmsley Wood shopping centre which hosts a wide range of transport options. Buses are available to and from Solihull, Coleshill, Birmingham City Centre, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham International Airport.
The nearest railway station is at Marston Green. From here you can catch trains to Coventry, Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham City Centre and The National Exhibition Centre.
[edit] Leisure
Fordbridge is also served by a local sports centre called 'North Solihull Sports Centre'.
[edit] Ethnicity
At the 2001 Census, Kingshurst and Fordbridge had the 11th highest proportion of non-white residents in Solihull (5%), although all wards in the Borough are below the West Midlands average of 11%. Kingshurst and Fordbridge has the Borough’s 3rd highest proportion of mixed race (3%) and black residents (2%). Since the 2001 Census, the proportion of nonwhite residents in Solihull has risen significantly. Experimental statistics from mid-2007, estimate that the proportion of non-white residents in Solihull rose to 9%. Ward level figures are not available, but it is likely that Kingshurst and Fordbridge will have seen a proportional rise in non-white residents as well.
[edit] Politics
Fordbridge comes under the Meriden (UK Parliament constituency). It's current Member of Parliament is the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman of The Conservative Party (UK).
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