Erdington
Suburb of Birmingham, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erdington is a suburb and ward of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Warwickshire and located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of central Birmingham, bordering Sutton Coldfield. It was also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The former council district consisted of the ward of Erdington as well as Tyburn (formerly Kingsbury), Stockland Green and Kingstanding, although all of Kingstanding and most of both Tyburn and Stockland Green wards lie outside the historical boundaries of Erdington. Stockland Green was formerly part of Aston, Kingstanding part of Perry Barr and Tyburn (Tyburn Road South & Birches Green) partially split between Aston and Hodge Hill (Castle Vale). Erdington (ward) was part of the Sutton Coldfield constituency before 1974.
Erdington | |
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St Barnabas' Church, Erdington | |
Location within the West Midlands | |
Population | 22,828 (2011Ward)[1] |
• Density | 4,910 per km² |
OS grid reference | SP111919 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
Postcode district | B23, B24 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Police | West Midlands |
Fire | West Midlands |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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