Elcocks Brook
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Elcocks Brook is a small hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...

 located near the town of Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...

, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
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.

Politics

Elcock's Brook is part of the Astwood Bank and Feckenham ward on the Redditch Borough Council. It is represented by the two Conservative Party Councillors
Conservative Party (UK)
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 Brandon Clayton and Michael Chalk.

It is part of the UK Parliament constituency of Redditch
Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)
Redditch is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997 following major changes to the Mid Worcestershire constituency.- Boundaries :This...

, which is represented by Karen Lumley
Karen Lumley
Karen Elizabeth Lumley is a Conservative Party politician in England. She has been the Member of Parliament for Redditch in Worcestershire since the 2010 general election, when she defeated former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith....

 of the Conservative Party.

Surrounding settlements

Elcock's Brook is located to the West of the town of Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...

 and of the small village of Callow Hill. It lies North-east to Cruise Hill
Cruise Hill
Cruise Hill is a Hamlet outside Redditch, Worcestershire. It lies in between the villages of Feckenham, Callow Hill, Elcocks Brook & Ham Green....

 and lies North-west to Ham Green
Ham Green, Redditch
Ham Green is a Hamlet outside Redditch, Worcestershire. It lies in between the villages of Feckenham, Callow Hill, Elcocks Brook & Cruise Hill....

 and Feckenham
Feckenham
Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some three miles south-west of the town of Redditch and is around twelve miles north-east of the ancient city of Worcester...

. It lies South-west to Bentley
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 and it lies South-east to the Redditch district of Webheath
Webheath
Webheath is a district of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley and the village of Callow Hill. It is also near Feckenham and Astwood Bank...

.

Further Reading

The Brook Inn pub is located off Sillins Lane on Ham Green lane in Elcock's Brook.
Elcock's Brook and surrounding villages such a Callow Hill, Cruise Hill
Cruise Hill
Cruise Hill is a Hamlet outside Redditch, Worcestershire. It lies in between the villages of Feckenham, Callow Hill, Elcocks Brook & Ham Green....

, Ham Green
Ham Green, Redditch
Ham Green is a Hamlet outside Redditch, Worcestershire. It lies in between the villages of Feckenham, Callow Hill, Elcocks Brook & Cruise Hill....

 and Feckenham
Feckenham
Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some three miles south-west of the town of Redditch and is around twelve miles north-east of the ancient city of Worcester...

are extremely rural.
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