Chelmsley Wood

neighbourhood of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England

Chelmsley Wood is a neighbourhood, civil parish and big housing estate of Birmingham in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England. 12,453 people lived in it in 2013.[1] It is near Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. It is about 8 miles (13 km) east of Birmingham City Centre and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Solihull town centre.

Chelmsley Wood

The Royal Mail Building in the Town Centre
Chelmsley Wood is located in West Midlands county
Chelmsley Wood
Chelmsley Wood
Location within the West Midlands
Population12,453 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP1886
Civil parish
  • Chelmsley Wood
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBirmingham
Postcode districtB37
Dialling code0121
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°28′34″N 1°43′45″W / 52.47612°N 1.72906°W / 52.47612; -1.72906

History

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OS map of Chelmsley Wood in 1887, before the area was built on

Chelmsley Wood is a new area, which was built by Birmingham City Council in the late 1960s and early 1970s on very old woodland, once part of the Forest of Arden.

References

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  1. "2013 Ward Profile : Chelmsley Wood" (PDF). Solihull Observatory. Spring 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

Other websites

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