Catshill
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Not to be confused with Catshill, Walsall
Catshill is a village in Worcestershire
about 2.5 miles north of Bromsgrove
and 10 miles south-west of Birmingham
. The parish of Catshill was formed around the Turnpike Road (A38) in 1844.
The population
of Catshill in 2001 was 4428.
and Catshill Middle School
. The first school Catshill First School and Nursery is located in the centre of the village on Gibb Lane. The Middle School was built in 1939, and was converted from a Secondary Modern
to a Middle School in 1970. The village has a small library, though it is not open every day. Catshill has also a village hall in which many different learning activities take place, from karate (Type: ECKA
) to IT skills.
, Diamond Bus
and MRD Travel. There are routes to Birmingham
, Halesowen
, Merry Hill
, Stourbridge
, Bromsgrove, Worcester
and Droitwich.
With nearby access to the M5
and M42
motorways, Catshill is within commuting distance by car to both Worcester
and Birmingham
and as a result the population of the village has grown in recent years.
chapel was opened in Little Catshill.
Catshill developed in the nineteenth century through nailmaking and by 1914 was one of the few villages in the area produced nails.
The professional footballer Roy Hartle (Bolton Wanderers) was born here.
Catshill is a village in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
about 2.5 miles north of Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century...
and 10 miles south-west of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. The parish of Catshill was formed around the Turnpike Road (A38) in 1844.
The population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of Catshill in 2001 was 4428.
Education
Catshill is home to Catshill First SchoolPrimary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and Catshill Middle School
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
. The first school Catshill First School and Nursery is located in the centre of the village on Gibb Lane. The Middle School was built in 1939, and was converted from a Secondary Modern
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
to a Middle School in 1970. The village has a small library, though it is not open every day. Catshill has also a village hall in which many different learning activities take place, from karate (Type: ECKA
English Contact Karate Association
The English Contact Karate Association is a Karate/Kickboxing organisation with over 100 well-established academies. All instructors are Black belts with governing body qualifications. Instructors hold regular gradings normally at tri monthly intervals...
) to IT skills.
Transport
Catshill is served by regular bus services by First Midland RedFirst Midland Red
First Midland Red is a bus company operating in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the English Midlands. The company was formed in 1981, and until 1999 was known as Midland Red West...
, Diamond Bus
Diamond Bus
Diamond is a bus operator in the West Midlands, formed in 1986 as The Birmingham Coach Company.-Birmingham Coach Company:The company was created in 1986 as the Birmingham Coach Company operating a single route, 16, in competition with West Midlands Travel....
and MRD Travel. There are routes to Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
, Merry Hill
Merry Hill
Merry Hill may refer to:*Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands*Merry Hill Shopping Centre, near Brierley Hill, West Midlands*Merry Hill, North Carolina, a town of Bertie County...
, Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
, Bromsgrove, Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
and Droitwich.
With nearby access to the M5
M5 motorway
The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...
and M42
M42 motorway
The M42 motorway is a major road in England. The motorway runs north east from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire to just south west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, passing Redditch, Solihull, the National Exhibition Centre and Tamworth on the way. The section between the M40 and M6 road forms...
motorways, Catshill is within commuting distance by car to both Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
and Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and as a result the population of the village has grown in recent years.
History
In 1828 a BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
chapel was opened in Little Catshill.
Catshill developed in the nineteenth century through nailmaking and by 1914 was one of the few villages in the area produced nails.
Famous people
The poet Alfred Edward Housman lived in Catshill.The professional footballer Roy Hartle (Bolton Wanderers) was born here.