Rubery
Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 2°01′19″W / 52.389°N 2.022°W
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 HSBC Rubery & Shops |
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 Rubery
Rubery shown within Worcestershire |
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| OS grid reference | SO985768 |
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| Civil parish | Unparished |
| District | Bromsgrove |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | B45 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bromsgrove |
| List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire | |
Rubery is a village in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire. Part of the village forms a southern suburb of Birmingham, England in the West Midlands. The village is 9 miles (14 km) from Birmingham city centre.
The area has around 16,000 people living in it, including the nearby Great Park estates, actually spilling into the Northfield area, which have been dubbed "South Rubery". Both the Birmingham and Bromsgrove parts are unparished areas.[citation needed]
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[edit] Etymology
The word 'Rubery' comes from the old English word 'rowbery' meaning 'a rough hill', which there is in the village of Rubery.
[edit] Geography
Rubery is divided into two essential areas, either side of the A38. North of the A38 is primarily residential consisting of a sub-area named Waseley. South of the A38 is the High Street (New Road) where Rubery's retail activity is concentrated, there are shops as well as an extensive residential area, there is also a Tesco Metro.
Rubery is located in the valley of the Waseley and Lickey Hills, and within the basin of the Callowbrook and thus the River Rea. Politically, it lies in the Beacon Ward of Worcestershire County Council, and under both the Waseley and Beacon areas for Bromsgrove District Council.
Rubery is situated near to Longbridge, where the remains of the Austin motor works, mostly demolished following the MG Rover collapse in April '05, can be found.[citation needed] Frankley is to the north, and Lickey is to the south.
[edit] Politics
The local councillors are[when?] Peter McDonald (Labour - Waseley (District), Beacon Ward (County)), and David McGrath (Independent, Beacon (District).[citation needed]
[edit] Amenities
In recent years Rubery has benefited[opinion] from Great Park, which provides numerous leisure activities, namely an Empire Cinema, Hollywood Bowl, Gala Bingo, Greens Health and Fitness, Frankie & Benny's, Chiquitos, Brewers Fayre and a Premier Inn as well as further housing there is also a Morrisons which was a Safeway Megastore.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Bus
| Route | From | To | Via | Operator | Notes |
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| 49 | Rubery | Solihull | Kings Norton railway station | National Express West Midlands | |
| 63 | Frankley | Birmingham | Longbridge, Northfield, Selly Oak | National Express West Midlands | |
| 143 | Redditch | Birmingham | Charford, Bromsgrove, Lickey End, Marlbrook, Rubery, Longbridge, Northfield, Selly Oak | First | [1] |
| 144 | Worcester | Birmingham | Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Catshill, Rubery, Longbridge, Northfield, Selly Oak | First | [2][3] |
| 202/204 | Bromsgrove | Halesowen | Lickey End, Marlbrook, Lickey, Rednal, Rubery, Frankley, Woodgate, Lapal | First Black Diamond |
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[edit] Compass
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Clent, Hagley, Stourbridge | Frankley, Illey, Halesowen | Northfield, Selly Oak, Birmingham | |
| Belbroughton, Kidderminster |  |
Longbridge, Hollywood, Solihull | ||
 Rubery  |
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| Catshill, Fairfield | Lickey, Bromsgrove | Barnt Green, Alvechurch, Redditch |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/chym/FileHandlers/BusServiceTimetable.aspx?ID=439
- ^ http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/chym/FileHandlers/BusServiceTimetable.aspx?ID=510
- ^ http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/chym/FileHandlers/BusServiceTimetable.aspx?ID=524
- ^ http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/chym/FileHandlers/BusServiceTimetable.aspx?ID=518
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