Cheswick Green
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Cheswick Green is a village and civil parish
within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
in the English
county of West Midlands
. It was previously part of the civil parish of Hockley Heath
, and lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Solihull
town centre.
The village of Cheswick Green was a planned settlement from the 1970s and is large enough to sustain some shops including a newsagent, a post office, a pharmacy and a hairdresser as well as a pub, doctor's surgery, village hall and a school.
The civil parish of Cheswick Green includes the village of Cheswick Green, the hamlet of Illshaw Heath and the Blythe Valley Business Park.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in west-central England. It is named after its largest town, Solihull, from which Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is based. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
. It was previously part of the civil parish of Hockley Heath
Hockley Heath
Hockley Heath is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The parish is to the south of the West Midlands conurbation, from Birmingham from Solihull and from Stratford on Avon...
, and lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
town centre.
The village of Cheswick Green was a planned settlement from the 1970s and is large enough to sustain some shops including a newsagent, a post office, a pharmacy and a hairdresser as well as a pub, doctor's surgery, village hall and a school.
The civil parish of Cheswick Green includes the village of Cheswick Green, the hamlet of Illshaw Heath and the Blythe Valley Business Park.