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See also: King's Norton, Leicestershire
Kings Norton
Kings Norton (West Midlands)
Kings Norton

Kings Norton shown within the West Midlands
Population 20,729 (2001 Population Census)
OS grid reference SP049788
Metropolitan borough Birmingham
Metropolitan county West Midlands
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district B38
Dialling code 0121
Police West Midlands
Fire West Midlands
Ambulance West Midlands
European Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Birmingham Selly Oak
Birmingham Northfield
Birmingham Hall Green
List of places: UK • England • West Midlands

Coordinates: 52°24′26″N 1°55′38″W / 52.4072, -1.9272

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History

Kings Norton derives its name from the Norman period, meaning 'north farmland or settlement' belonging to or held by the king, when Kings Norton was part of the King's forest in the district of Bromsgrove, however the Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as 'Nortune', noting that even in Anglo-Saxon England immediately before the Norman Conquest, the land the village stood on was owned by the King. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The History of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of Early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon Kings Norton is now divided into several parts with the ancient centre, based around the village green, still intact.

Civil war

Kings Norton was the scene of a couple of minor episodes from the English Civil War. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. In the first of these, a force led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, numbering some 300, was resting on Kings Norton Green. Rupert Count Palatine of the Rhine Duke of Bavaria (German Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein Herzog von Bayern) commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (17 There, they were surprised by a smaller group led by Lord Willoughby of Parham. A skirmish took place, in which fifty of Prince Rupert's men were killed, and twenty were taken prisoner. The Parliamentarian force lost twenty men. This took place on the 17 October 1642. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost In a later episode, Queen Henrietta Maria arrived in Kings Norton with an army of around 5,500 men that she had raised in Yorkshire. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. It is believed that she stayed the night in the Saracen's Head, while the army camped on land behind the church, now Kings Norton Park (giving rise to the modern road name "Camp Lane"). There is also a public house on this road named The Camp Inn.

Markets and fairs

In 1616, King James granted permission to hold markets and fairs at Kings Norton. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Both the original fairs and the market eventually fell into disuse. At some later date, a Mop Fair began to be held on the Green on the first Monday of October. Mop Fairs (also "The Mop" singular and "Mops" plural are a feature of many English towns and are traditionally held on or around "Old Michaelmas Day A Mop Fair was a hiring fair where people would go looking for employment. After the decline of hiring fairs, the Mop became a village fête organised by the Round Table and raising money for local people. More recently, the Round Table handed over running the Mop to a commercial fun fair. A new Farmers' Market was set up in 2005, operating on The Green once a month. Farmers' markets, sometimes called greenmarkets, are Markets usually held out-of-doors in public spaces where Farmers can sell produce

Industrialisation and expansion

See also: Lifford Reservoir
Lifford Lane guillotine stop lock, comprising two similar gates either side of the road bridge.
Lifford Lane guillotine stop lock, comprising two similar gates either side of the road bridge. Lifford Reservoir, is a Canal feeder reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England. A guillotine lock is a type of Canal lock. The lock itself operates on the same principle as any normal Pound lock, but is unusual in that each gate is a single

In 1796, the Birmingham and Worcester Canal was built through Kings Norton, linking Birmingham to the River Severn. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a Canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin This was linked to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal by Kings Norton Junction, allowing access to Stratford-upon-Avon and, more significantly, the Grand Union Canal. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a Canal in the south Midlands of England. Kings Norton Junction ( is the name of the junction where the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal terminates and meets the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Just beyond the junction is a rare example of a guillotine lock. A guillotine lock is a type of Canal lock. The lock itself operates on the same principle as any normal Pound lock, but is unusual in that each gate is a single

Kings Norton, along with many of the small towns near Birmingham, expanded considerably in the 19th century with a railway link into Birmingham passing by the new Bournville factory just to the north. Bournville is a Model village on the south side of Birmingham, England, best known for its connections with the Cadbury family and Chocolate Historically, Kings Norton had been part of Worcestershire, but from 1898, it was part of the King's Norton and Northfield urban district until added to Birmingham in 1911 by the Greater Birmingham Act. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Kings Norton and Northfield was a local government district in Worcestershire, England from 1894 to 1912 In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area

Urbanisation

Kings Norton Park - a gift from The Birmingham Civic Society
Kings Norton Park - a gift from The Birmingham Civic Society

During the 20th century, the area grew further with additional private and public housing. In October 1920, 25½ acres of land at Kings Norton (just below St Nicolas' Church) were purchased by the Birmingham Civic Society and afterwards presented to the city for the benefit of the citizens of Birmingham. The Birmingham Civic Society was founded at an inaugural meeting on 10th June 1918 in The Council House, Birmingham, England and is registered with The Society also designed and paid for the formal gardens, gates on the Pershore Road side and stone benches.

With the clearance of city centre slum housing, there was a pressing need for additional social housing in Birmingham. As part of this programme, the City Council built several new housing estates in Kings Norton, including the Wychall Farm and Pool Farm estates in the 1960s and the Primrose and Hawkesley estates in the 1970s. Hawkesley is an area of Birmingham, England. It is part of 'The Three Estates' the housing estates Hawkesley Pool Farm and Primrose These new estates occupied land that had previously been open farmland, most notably the area known as the Three Estates (Pool Farm, Primrose and Hawkesley) which occupy land mostly to the east of the Birmingham and Worcester canal and the A441 Redditch Road. A441 is an A-road in England which runs from central Birmingham to Cookhill, Worcestershire.

Places of interest

St Nicolas' Church dates from the 13th century, and the spire dates from the 15th century. [1] In addition, the Green contains three later medieval building from the 15th century, the Old Grammar School, the Saracen's Head. The Saracen's Head is the name usually given to a group of late medieval buildings in Kings Norton, Birmingham. In the summer of 2004, two of these ancient buildings were the winners of the BBC's Restoration competition and were awarded over £3 million towards the cost of major refurbishment. Restoration is a set of BBC television series where viewers decided on which Listed building that was in immediate need of remedial works was to win a grant In 2006, planning permission was granted for the restoration of these buildings, and work started.

Transport

Modern Kings Norton lies on the A441 Pershore Road South which runs between Birmingham and Redditch to the south. Redditch is a Town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England. It also has a railway station on the Cross-City Line. Kings Norton railway station serving the Kings Norton area of Birmingham, England. The Cross-City Line is a Suburban Railway line in the West Midlands region of England. The line of Icknield or Ryknild Street, a Roman road running northwards from Alcester via Metchley Fort in Edgbaston towards Sutton Coldfield and beyond, can be traced through the eastern edge of the district. Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire Alcester ( IPA /ˈɒlˌstə(ɹ/ or /ˈɔːlˌstə(ɹ/ is an old Market town of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and Metchley Fort was a Roman Fort in what is now Birmingham, England. Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own District committee. Sutton Coldfield ( is a town within the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England

Buses run from the Birmingham city centre regulary throughout the day, these numbers are 45 and 47. 49 also runs on a 20 minute service from Solihull and Northfield.

Industry

Kings Norton is home to the world-famous glass manufacturers Triplex (now part of Pilkington). Pilkington plc is the largest Glass manufacturer in the United Kingdom.

Redevelopment

A number of redevelopment projects have proved necessary because of the deteriorating quality of the social housing in Kings Norton.

In 1999, the Pool Farm, Primrose and Hawkesley housing estates, collectively known as the 'Three Estates', were awarded a regeneration grant as part of the government's New Deal for the Community programme (NDC). The award of £50 million is designed to run over ten years. Unlike earlier government regeneration programmes, NDC is able to focus on issues such as health and employment as well as on housing. Following considerable consultation, a major rebuild of the estates is planned. [2]

A major redevelopment of the Wychall Farm estate in the west of Kings Norton was started in 2001. The previous housing was built using a system build approach that had exceeded its projected life-span. Bromford Housing Association have led the redevelopment. [3]

A large, new, private housing estate has also been built on the site of the former Monyhull Hall Hospital, just outside the boundary of Kings Norton ward.

Local organisations

Famous residents

Administration

Kings Norton is a ward of Birmingham City Council, a metropolitan unitary authority. Birmingham shown within Three councillors are elected for Kings Norton; since the local government elections in May 2007 these are Barbara Wood (Conservative), and Geoff and Margaret Sutton (Conservative). The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.

Kings Norton became part of Northfield district in 2006, having formerly been part of Selly Oak. For the Selly Oak Parliamentary constituency see Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency. In 2004, the ward boundary was changed as part of city-wide boundary alterations overseen by the Boundary Commission. This saw the addition of a small area of the Birmingham, Hall Green constituency in the east of the ward, and a small area of the Birmingham, Northfield constituency at the south of the ward in the West Heath area. Birmingham Hall Green is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Birmingham Northfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. West Heath is an area of Birmingham, England, between Kings Norton, Northfield, Hopwood and Longbridge.

Most of the Kings Norton ward is represented by Birmingham, Selly Oak MP Lynne Jones, though at the next election the ward will be transferred in its entirety to the Birmingham, Northfield seat. Birmingham Selly Oak is a Constituency located in the south west of Birmingham. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For the US baseball player see Lynn Jones. Lynne Mary Jones (born 26 April 1951) is a British Labour Owing to the boundary changes, until the next general election, residents of the ward may be represented by one of three MPs - Lynne Jones, Steve McCabe, or Richard Burden - depending on where they live. Stephen James McCabe (born 4 August 1955, Johnstone Renfrewshire) known as Steve McCabe, is a British Labour Party politician Richard Haines Burden (born 1 September 1954) is a UK Labour Party Politician.

Kings Norton ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Bob Barr.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Hickman (1970). Birmingham. Studio Vista Limited.  
  2. ^ 3 Estates: New Deal Projects
  3. ^ Bromford Housing Group

External links

Schools (those with websites)

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