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Erdington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Erdington

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Erdington history

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Erdington Manor

Erdington had its own manor house, Erdington Hall, which was protected on three sides by a double moat and on the fourth by the River Tame . It had developed from a small fortified homestead constructed by an Anglo-Saxon named Eardwulf . Demolished in the 17th century, it stood on a hill at the junction of what are now Wheelwright Road and Tyburn Road .

Middle Ages

Erdington developed as a result of settlers travelling up the course of the River Tame from Tamworth in the 9th century . The settlements of Minworth and Curdworth were also established . It is believed that the Roman track ‘Ridgeway’ was another route for settlers .

Tudor period

Salford Bridge was first mentioned as Shrafford Brugge during the reign of Henry III . The word was of Saxon origin, meaning “the ford by the caves” The caves were cavities in the nearby Copeley escarpment . During World War II they were used as air raid shelters .

English Civil War

As the English Civil War erupted, Erdington was expanding rapidly through the purchase of land for agricultural purposes . In 1643, Birmingham was plundered by the Royalists . After his victory in Birmingham, Prince Rupert passed through Erdington and Sutton Coldfield .

18th and 19th centuries

In 1759, a turnpike act was passed for the Chester Road and another was passed in 1807 for a road that passed through Erdington village from Birmingham . This resulted in Erdington being a stop-off location for stage coaches which passed along Chester Road to Chester from London . In 1783, the Birmingham-Fazeley Canal was completed along the southern boundary of Erdington at Tyburn .

Highcroft Hospital

Highcroft Hospital was a former Poor Law institution, and then a psychiatric hospital . The main hospital building has been renovated into luxury apartments . Highcroft Hall was built between 1869 and 1871 by Victorian architect Yeoville Thomason .

Lyndhurst estate

A number of houses were demolished in 1957 for the construction of the Lyndhurst Estate . Number 44 was retained as it was an old building considered to be of interest . The demolished houses were detached post 1840 Victorian villas . Constructed on the site were six tower blocks and numerous low rise maisonettes .

Pitts Farm estate

Pitts Farm estate estate is off Chester Rd in some places bordering Pype Hayes Park . There are plans to develop and improve the area .

Erdington etymology

Eardwulf established a fortified homestead in the area of Bromford in Anglo Saxon times. This homestead developed into a large house and became Erdington Hall. The name means ‘ton’ or ‘tun’ is an Anglo-Saxon suffix.

Erdington geography / climate

Erdington is located approximately five miles (8 kilometres) north east of Birmingham City Centre. The area is also close to both Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire.

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Best Erdington places to visit

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Erdington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Erdington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Erdington’s information audio spots:

Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill is an area of Birmingham, United Kingdom . It is a small part of the Birmingham city centre of the city . It was also known as Gravelly Hills in the 1960s .

Short Heath, Birmingham Short Heath is an area of Birmingham, England near to Erdington . The area’s postcode is B23. The area is near Erdington and Short Heath .

Perry Common Perry Common is an area of north Birmingham that includes parts of Stockland Green and Kingstanding . It falls within the Birmingham Erdington parliamentary constituency .

Witton Cemetery Witton Cemetery opened in 1863 as Birmingham City Cemetery . Covering 103 acres (0.42 km), it once had three chapels . Two of these were demolished in 1980 . The cemetery would perform up to 20 burials a day .

Fort Dunlop Fort Dunlop (grid reference SP129902), is the name of the original tyre factory . It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers . At one time it was the world’s largest factory .

Ward End Ward End is an area of Birmingham, England . It covers the area between Saltley, Hodge Hill and Stechford . Includes Ward End Park, a public park that has been open for over 100 years .

OpenStreetMap Foundation The OpenStreetMap Foundation (abbreviated OSMF) is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable geospatial data. Its constitution does not prevent it supporting other projects.

Thornton Road poltergeist Thornton Road Poltergeist refers to stone-throwing incidents in a residential area of Birmingham, England, in 1981 and the subsequent police investigation.

St Margaret’s Church, Ward End St Margaret’s Church, Ward End is a Grade II listed former Church of England parish church in Birmingham. It was built in the 1930s and is now on the edge of Ward End in Ward End.

Romulus F.C. Romulus Football Club is a football club based in Castle Vale, Birmingham, England. The club was formed in 1979 by club president Roger Evans, initially the team played Sunday league football. First team play in the Midland League Premier Division.

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