Druids Heath, Walsall

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Druid's Heath
Hamlet
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Houses in Druid's Heath, Aldridge
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Druid's Heath
Location within the West Midlands
OS grid reference SK053019
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WALSALL
Postcode district WS9
Dialling code 01922
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52°36′54″N1°53′57″W / 52.615096°N 1.899252°W / 52.615096; -1.899252

Druid's Heath [1] is a hamlet near Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. [2] It is located to the northeast of both Aldridge and Walsall. It borders the nearby district of Lichfield in Staffordshire. [3] The villages of Mill Green, Little Aston, Stonnall and Thornes are close, [4] only separated by the A452/Chester Road. [5] The name is also used for a suburb of Birmingham. A notable amenity in the hamlet is the nearby golf course on Stonnall Road. [6]

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References

  1. Smith, Jeremiah Finch (1889). Notes and collections relating to the parish of Aldridge.
  2. Bracken, L. (1860). History of the forest and chase of Sutton Coldfield [by L. Bracken].
  3. Bibliotheca Staffordiensis: Or, A Bibliographical Account of Books and Other Printed Matter Relating To-- Printed Or Published In-- Or Written by a Native, Resident, Or Person Deriving a Title From-- Any Portion of the County of Stafford: Giving a Full Collation and Biographical Notices of Authors and Printers. compiler. 1894.
  4. Britain, Great (1845). The London Gazette. T. Neuman.
  5. "About Aldridge". aldridgelhs.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. "Home - DRUIDS HEATH GOLF CLUB LTD". www.druidsheathgc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.