Erdington (Birmingham)

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Erdington is a suburb 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Birmingham city centre, England and bordering Sutton Coldfield. It is also a Birmingham City Council district, managed by its own district committee & UK Parliamentary constituency. It comprises in the formal council electoral ward of Erdington, and the neighbouring wards of Tyburn (formerly Kingsbury), Stockland Green and Kingstanding, although most of both Kingstanding and Tyburn wards and some of Stockland Green lie outside the historical boundaries of Erdington (see outline map above).

By the mid-1700s, Erdington had a population of under 700 and within its boundaries were 52 roads, one forge, 40 farms, 96 cottages, two smithies and a shop. By 1832, it had a population of 2,000. Erdington broke from Aston in 1894 to become an urban district in its own right. Administrative offices were established at the Rookery on Kingsbury Road, which have since become Rookery Park.In 1911, the urban district council of Erdington and that of Aston Manor were absorbed into the growing city of Birmingham. Erdington shopping centre, located along Sutton Road (A5127) between the intersection with Wood End/Reservoir Road (A4040) at southern end and Marsh Lane/Station Road (B4531)at northern end, formed the core of the area with most of the older housing being located close to it. The railway alongside also attracted the development of many Victorian and Edwardian houses.

The modern day district and constituency includes the wider neighborhoods of Graveley Hill, Boldmere, Perry Common, Short Heath, New Oscott, Kingstanding, Upper Witton, Stockland Green, Bromford, Castle Vale & Tyburn.

for more on the history of Erdington see @:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/erdingtonhistory
www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename...

for more details on Erdington Constituency district see @:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/erdington