Webheath

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Webheath
Location within Worcestershire
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town REDDITCH
Postcode district B97
Dialling code 01527
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52°17′57″N1°58′22″W / 52.299242°N 1.972733°W / 52.299242; -1.972733

Webheath is a district of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley, Headless Cross and the village of Callow Hill. It is also near Feckenham and Astwood Bank.

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Schools

Webheath has two first schools, both are located on Downsell Road. They are:

Webheath Church of England First School and Our lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School.

Politics

Webheath comes under the West ward on Redditch Borough Council and it is represented by two councillors - Councillor David Thain from the Green Party, and Councillor Matthew Dormer from the Conservative Party. [1]

Webheath is the final district to the West of the Redditch constituency. The constituency was created in 1997 where Labour's Jacqui Smith was elected until her defeat in 2010. Karen Lumley of the Conservative Party represented Redditch in Westminster until her retirement in 2017, she was succeeded by fellow Conservative Rachel Maclean.

Webheath was formerly a township in the parish of Tardebigg, [2] in 1866 Webheath became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Redditch, Bentley Pauncefoot and "Tutnall and Cobley". [3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 828. [4] It is now in the unparished area of Redditch.

Further Information

Webheath is a semi-rural suburb which lies to the West of Redditch and it is just north of the small rural village of Callow Hill. There are a small selection of amenities, such as The Rose and Crown pub, a Post Office, and the independent grocery Biddles. The local Church of England Church is St Philip's on Church Road which was established by Harriett, 13th Baroness Windsor, although it was not consecrated until after her death, The church was established to serve estate workers from Hewell Grange, and as such is a comparatively modest affair (nave capacity 100) that has only recently listed as a grade II heritage building. The nave has been recently modernised and is warm and comfortable. Building work commenced in 2016 to create space for meetings and storage, and also to provide the much needed toilets. The annual church fete at the beginning of July is a major community event, and Christmas services fill the church to capacity. There is no church history of Webheath; for most of its life it has been dealt with as a daughter church of the much grander St Bartholomew's Tardebigge, although it is now part of the Redditch Holy Trinity team.

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References

  1. ↑ "Your Councillors". moderngovwebpublic.redditchbc.gov.uk. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "History of Webheath, in Bromsgrove and Worcestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Relationships and changes Webheath CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Population statistics Webheath CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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