Birches Bridge

Birches Bridge
Birches Bridge Location within Staffordshire
District	South Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode district	WV8
Dialling code	01902
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wolverhampton
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°37′26″N2°11′12″W / 52.62383°N 2.18663°W / 52.62383; -2.18663

Birches Bridge is an area of Codsall, Staffordshire. It is situated to the northwest of Wolverhampton between Bilbrook and Codsall.

Name and origins

Birches Bridge takes its name from The Birches, a large estate first mentioned in court rolls of 1716 and in a Codsall Parish Register of 1730. ^[1] The estate stood between the present day Birches Road and Lane Green Road. ^[2] Birch coming from old English braec or brec, meaning a newly cultivated piece of land.

Shops and amenities

Birches Bridge is home to Bilbrook railway station and Birches Bridge Shopping Centre, which features The Flower Shop which was established when the parade of shops was built in 1956, a co-operative supermarket and an Asda On The Go petrol station amongst other shops and eateries.

Transport links

The area is served by the number 5/X5 bus service from Wolverhampton to Codsall, operated by Banga Buses and Chaserider, and Bilbrook railway station on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line. The railway station was originally known as Birches. ^[3]

References

1. Horovitz, David (2005). The Place-Names of Staffordshire. David Horovitz, Brewood. p. 122.
2. "Morgan web site - The Birches Codsall" . Retrieved 22 October 2012.
3. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine . 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN   0033-8923.