Wythall
Encyclopedia
Wythall is a village
in the Bromsgrove District
, in the north-east corner of the county of Worcestershire
, England
. It borders Solihull
and Birmingham
, and has a population of 11,377.
Wythall is around 6 miles south from Birmingham City Centre (a 20 minute train journey from Wythall railway station
). It is very close to Hollywood, and the two are joined by the Alcester Road, which carries on North into Birmingham City Centre. There are many 18th Century buildings on this road including the old Post Office and School building. The Wythall institute is still the home of the WI today. The boundary between Hollywood
and Wythall is debated . Wythall is more rural in setting and has fewer amenities, although the local train station is situated there.
St Mary's Anglican church has a roof and stair turret added by W. H. Bidlake
.
The only school within Wythall presently is Meadow Green Primary School, now headed by Nathan Jones, who started in September 2009. There was previously a school in Silver Street from circa 1875 to 1992. This catered for all schoolchildren in Wythall and the surrounding area until a growing population required more schools. Woodrush High School in Hollywood opened in the 1950s for children aged 11 and over, and Shawhurst Infants School (next door to Woodrush) opened around 1967, leaving what was by now called Silvermead School as a Junior School. Meadow Green School opened in the early 1960s to give additional Junior and Infant provision. During 1991-1992 an extension was built on Shawhurst Infants School, and it was expanded to become The Coppice Primary School. Silvermead then closed, although many of its buildings have been converted into homes as Silvermead Court.
The local secondary school, The Woodrush Community High and Sixth Form, has an Astroturf and playing fields backing on to The Coppice Primary School. It has been open since the 1958.
During World War II
Wythall was home to a Royal Air Force
base housing a barrage balloon facility. Part of the site is now occupied by The Transport Museum, Wythall, which has a collection of historic bus
es and battery electric vehicle
s.
A sawmill, currently named Davies Timber Ltd., has been in operation for over 100 years and was steam powered at some point in its history, and maps from 1838 show a brickyard opposite the site.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Bromsgrove District
Bromsgrove (district)
Bromsgrove is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Bromsgrove.It borders the built up area of Birmingham to the north...
, in the north-east corner of the county of 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...
, England
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...
. It borders 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...
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 has a population of 11,377.
Wythall is around 6 miles south from Birmingham City Centre (a 20 minute train journey from Wythall railway station
Wythall railway station
Wythall railway station serves the village of Wythall in Worcestershire, England On Wythall main road, Station Rd. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland....
). It is very close to Hollywood, and the two are joined by the Alcester Road, which carries on North into Birmingham City Centre. There are many 18th Century buildings on this road including the old Post Office and School building. The Wythall institute is still the home of the WI today. The boundary between Hollywood
Hollywood, Birmingham
Hollywood is a village in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, England, contiguous with and to the south of the city of Birmingham. The village lies within Hollywood and Majors Green Ward.-History:...
and Wythall is debated . Wythall is more rural in setting and has fewer amenities, although the local train station is situated there.
William Bidlake
William Henry Bidlake was an English architect, a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement in Birmingham and Director of the School of Architecture at Birmingham School of Art from 1919 until 1924....
.
The only school within Wythall presently is Meadow Green Primary School, now headed by Nathan Jones, who started in September 2009. There was previously a school in Silver Street from circa 1875 to 1992. This catered for all schoolchildren in Wythall and the surrounding area until a growing population required more schools. Woodrush High School in Hollywood opened in the 1950s for children aged 11 and over, and Shawhurst Infants School (next door to Woodrush) opened around 1967, leaving what was by now called Silvermead School as a Junior School. Meadow Green School opened in the early 1960s to give additional Junior and Infant provision. During 1991-1992 an extension was built on Shawhurst Infants School, and it was expanded to become The Coppice Primary School. Silvermead then closed, although many of its buildings have been converted into homes as Silvermead Court.
The local secondary school, The Woodrush Community High and Sixth Form, has an Astroturf and playing fields backing on to The Coppice Primary School. It has been open since the 1958.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Wythall was home to a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
base housing a barrage balloon facility. Part of the site is now occupied by The Transport Museum, Wythall, which has a collection of historic bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es and battery electric vehicle
Battery electric vehicle
A battery electric vehicle, or BEV, is a type of electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs. BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of, or in addition to, internal combustion engines for propulsion.A battery-only electric vehicle or...
s.
A sawmill, currently named Davies Timber Ltd., has been in operation for over 100 years and was steam powered at some point in its history, and maps from 1838 show a brickyard opposite the site.