- Hodge Hill
Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Hodge Hill
latitude= 52.497
longitude= -1.819
map_type= West Midlands
population = 24,114 (2001 Population Census)
population_density = 42.3 per ha
metropolitan_borough=Birmingham
metropolitan_county= West Midlands
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Birmingham Hodge Hill
post_town= BIRMINGHAM
postcode_district = B36
postcode_area= B
dial_code= 0121
os_grid_reference= SP130890
Ambulance=West Midlands Ambulance Service Hodge Hill is an area seven km east of
Birmingham city centre,England . It is also a council constituency, managed by its owndistrict committee .The constituency includes the smaller constituency ward and the wards of
Bordesley Green ,Shard End andWashwood Heath .Politics
A by-election for the parliamentary
constituency of Hodge Hill took place onJuly 15 ,2004 after the resignation of sitting MPTerry Davis . It was won byLiam Byrne .The Hodge Hill Ward is currently represented by three Labour councillors at the
Birmingham City Council ; Gill Beddows, Mike Nangle (a formerLord Mayor ) and Anita Ward.Hodge Hill Ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being John Lerwill.
Geography
The boundaries of the Hodge Hill Ward are defined by the
M6 motorway to the north and A4040 outer circle to the west.Hodge Hill Common and the Cole Valley, which are covered by the
Kingfisher Country Park , are major areas of open space within the ward.Population
The 2001 Population Census recorded 24,825 people living within the ward with a population density of 4,566 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Ethnic minorities represent 13.9% (3,442) of the ward's population as opposed to 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
Transport
The B4114 Coleshill Road is the main road that separates the area.
Stechford railway station on theCoventry toBirmingham New Street line, as well as occasional services toWalsall viaAston , serves the area.Coleshill Road was the A47 before 1997, when the Heartlands Spine Road was completed.
Facilities
The local library is [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/glebefarmlibrary Glebe Farm Library] which was the first library to be built in Birmingham after
World War II . It was constructed out of pre-fabricated concrete sections and took one year to build. OnApril 22 ,1952 , it was opened to the public byAlderman Ralph Yates , then Lord Mayor of Birmingham. The Glebe Farm Local History Society gather at the library once every month.Shopping facilities are mainly provided at the
Fox & Goose however, many travel to nearbyStechford to shop.External links
* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/hodgehill Birmingham City Council: Hodge Hill Constituency]
* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/hodgehillward Birmingham City Council: Hodge Hill Ward]
* [http://www.bcen.net/hodgehill Hodge Hill Community Network]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
