Ronkswood

Ronkswood is a suburb of Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It is around 1 mile east of the city centre, centred on Newtown Road.

Ronkswood was the site of the former main hospital in Worcester. The new hospital is now nearer the motorway, close to Warndon Villages and leads off Charles Hastings Way.

A main housing areas in the suburb are Medway Road and Canterbury Road. The local pub is the Gun Tavern, which holds a pub quiz on Sunday nights, featuring well known local teams such as "The Famous Four". There is also a pub on the estate itself which is called the Punch Bowl.

Local schools include [http://www.perrywood.ik.org/ Perry Wood Primary & Nursery School] (formerly Ronkswood Infant, Nursery and Junior Schools).

There is also a [http://www.ronkswood.worcestersalvationarmy.co.uk/ Salvation Army Centre] in Ronkswood.

The Local Policing Team, from West Mercia Constabulary, which covers Ronkswood are documenting their activities with a blog - [http://nunnerylpt.blogspot.com/ http://nunnerylpt.blogspot.com]