Fordbridge | |
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Town | |
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Location within the West Midlands | |
Population | 8,479 (2011) |
Civil parish |
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Metropolitan borough | |
Shire county | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SOLIHULL |
Postcode district | B37 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Police | West Midlands |
Fire | West Midlands |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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Fordbridge is a town[1] and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Birmingham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 8,749.[2] Fordbridge lies within the historic county of Warwickshire.
Etymology
[edit]Fordbridge gets its name from the crossing over the River Cole on Cooks Lane, which was referred to as "Ford Bridge" on 19th century OS maps.[3] This name suggests this site was previously a ford, but eventually a bridge was built on the site of that ford, thus giving the bridge and ultimately the civil parish its name.
Transport
[edit]The closest railway station to the town is Marston Green.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fordbridge Town Council". www.fordbridge.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Warwickshire XV.NW (includes: Coleshill.)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
[edit]http://www.fordbridge.org.uk/ - Fordbridge Resources & Information