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Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
, England, historically in
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, and curved around the southwest of the city centre. In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family and the Gillott family who refused to allow factories or
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s to be built in Edgbaston, thus making it attractive for the wealthier residents of the city. It then came to be known as "where the trees begin". One of these private houses is grade one listed and open to the public. The majority of Edgbaston that falls under the B15 postcode finds itself being part of the Calthorpe Estate. The estate is an active conservation area, and it is here that the areas most prized properties are situated. The exclusivity of Edgbaston is down to its array of multi-million listed Georgian and Victorian villas, making it one of the most expensive postcodes outside of London. Edgbaston boasts facilities such as Edgbaston Cricket Ground, a Test match venue, the
University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
, established as
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in 1825, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, as well as eight out of the nine independent schools within the city, Elmhurst Ballet School, Edgbaston Golf Club, which is one of the private members clubs in the country, as well as the Priory Club, which offers sporting facilities. The area also has the Birmingham Botanical Gardens as well as the Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, which is the oldest
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club in the world that is still in use today. The first game of lawn tennis was incidentally also played in Edgbaston, in a garden of a house known as "Fairlight". The area is also home to a Michelin star restaurant, Simpsons, as well as pubs such as The Highfield, The Physician and the boutique hotel, The Edgbaston. The parliamentary constituency of Edgbaston includes the smaller
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and the wards of North Edgbaston, Bartley Green,
Harborne Harborne is an area of south-west Birmingham, England. It is one of the most affluent areas of the Midlands, southwest from Birmingham city centre. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constitue ...
and
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. Edgbaston is also a local government district, managed by its own district committee.


Etymology

Edgbaston means "village of a man called Ecgbald", from the Old English personal name + ''tun'' "farm". The personal name'' Ecgbald'' means "bold sword" (literally "bold edge"). The name was recorded as a village known as ''Celboldistane'' in the
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of Coleshill in the 1086 Domesday Book until at least 1139, wrongly suggesting that Old English ''stān'' "stone, rock" is the final element of the name.


Demography

In 1801, Edgbaston had a population of around 1,000 people. By 1841, this had increased to 16,500 as a result of wealthy manufacturers moving to the area. By 1850, 29 roads had been laid out and uninterrupted growth continued. The
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found that 20,749 people were living in the Birmingham City Council ward of Edgbaston, in 8,666 households. This produced an average of 2.4 people per household, slightly below the citywide average of 2.5. The ward, which has an area of 871.6 ha, had a population density of 23.8 people per hectare. Like the city of Birmingham, Edgbaston had a slightly higher proportion of females, at 50.1%, to males. 27.1% of the population was in the 25–44 age bracket and 15.1% were aged between 45 and 59. At 14.8%, Edgbaston had a lower proportion of people of a pensionable age than the rest of Birmingham (16.7%). It also had a lower proportion of people of working age at 73.8%, although it was above the national percentage of 61.5%. Edgbaston has a slightly above average percentage for ethnic minorities with ethnic minorities representing 31.8% of the population as opposed to 29.6% for Birmingham. The largest ethnic minority group was the
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group at 16.1%. 25.6% of people were born outside of the United Kingdom, above the Birmingham figure of 16.5%.
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was the predominant religion, with 52.5% of the population stating that they were Christians, compared with 59.1% for Birmingham. 8.0% stated that they were
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, below the Birmingham figure of 14.3%. Edgbaston was home to a significant
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community. 19.1% of the Edgbaston population stated that they had no religion. 46.4% of households were owner-occupied, below the Birmingham figure of 60.4%. 19.3% were rented privately, 15.2% were rented from a housing association and 11.6% were rented from Birmingham City Council. There was a total number of 9,191 houses in Edgbaston, 525 of which were vacant. At 45.6%, the largest proportion of houses in Edgbaston were purpose-built blocks of flats. This is much higher than the city average of 17.9%. Detached houses were the second most common housing type in the ward at 19.7%. Edgbaston had an unemployment rate of 8.1%, below the city average of 9.5% although above the national average of 5%. 13.4% of the population stated themselves as students. Of the unemployed, 42% were in long term unemployment and 15.6% had never worked. At 24.6%, the majority of the population worked in finance, real estate, and business activities. The largest employer in the area was the Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust, employing 10,000 people. The Edgbaston Parliamentary Constituency has a much higher population.


Sport

Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class cricket, first-class county cricket, county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the Historic counties of England, historic county of W ...
is based at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the area historically being part of
Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
. As well as hosting regular county matches, the ground plays host to the
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during one day internationals and test matches. The area also has a world class
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...
venue; The
Edgbaston Priory Club The Edgbaston Priory Club is a private members' tennis, squash and leisure club in Birmingham, England. The club is the host of the annual WTA Tour stop, the Nature Valley Classic. The 'Ann Jones Court' stadium has a capacity of 2,500 peopl ...
. The DFS Classic for female players has been held there every year since 1982 and some of the world's top players participate. The tournament is part of the
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and wins count towards world rankings. The oldest lawn tennis club in the world, the Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, founded in 1860 is nearby. There is also a members-only
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course which offers views over the southern part of the suburb. Edgbaston Croquet Club has been located in the area since 1915.


Places of interest

The
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parish churches are St Augustine's Church, St Germain's Church, St. George's Church and St. Bartholomew's Church, also known as Edgbaston Old Church.
Birmingham Central Synagogue Birmingham Central Synagogue is an Orthodox synagogue situated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. History The Ashkenazi Orthodox community was established in a private house in Belgrave Road in 1883 before moving to Wrottesley Street in 1900 a ...
built in 1961 is also in Edgbaston. The
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church of the Birmingham Oratory, on Hagley Road, was built in 1907 in the Baroque style as a memorial to
John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and ...
, who founded the English Oratory here. Its dome is a prominent landmark. The writer and academic J. R. R. Tolkien lived in Edgbaston during his teenage years, and the two towers of Edgbaston,
Perrott's Folly Perrott's Folly, , also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. History Built in the open Rotton Park ...
and the Waterworks Tower, both close to the Oratory, are said to have provided inspiration for ''
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'', part of his ''
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'' trilogy. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, which is located on the
University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
campus, is a purpose-built gallery which contains a wide range of art from the
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s to
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. Edgbaston Reservoir, formerly known as Rotton Park Reservoir, provides a header supply for the Birmingham Canal Navigations and is an important inner city leisure amenity. There are three public gardens located within Edgbaston; the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and the lesser known University of Birmingham
Winterbourne Botanic Garden Winterbourne Botanic Garden is a heritage site and botanic garden in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is owned by the University of Birmingham. The house was built as a family home for the Nettlefold family in 1904. The garden is a rare s ...
and Martineau Gardens. Adjoining the university gardens is
Edgbaston Pool Edgbaston Pool is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is one of 23 SSSI's in the West Midlands. The site has two distinct units (areas) within it. The first is water-related and contains the lake a ...
(not to be confused with the reservoir) which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Deer's Leap Wood is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in the former
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land in the north part of Edgbaston. Edgbaston contains the only Grade I listed domestic building in Birmingham, notably one of the Arts & Crafts houses number 21 Yateley Road, designed by Herbert Tudor Buckland, and built for his own use. Edgbaston Hall, a
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country hall, is located within the ward. It is currently the clubhouse for Edgbaston Golf Club. The BBC opened its
Pebble Mill Studios Pebble Mill Studios was the BBC's television studio complex located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, which served as the headquarters for BBC Birmingham from 1971 until 2004. The nine-acre site was opened by Princess Anne on ...
at Pebble Mill in 1971, which were in use for 33 years until their closure in October 2004 and demolition the following year. The site is now the location of the new
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.


Politics

Birmingham Edgbaston is a constituency, and its
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(MP) is Labour's Preet Gill. The suburb is split into two wards (
Edgbaston ward Edgbaston ward is a local government district, one of 40 wards that make up Birmingham City Council. Edgbaston lies to the south west of Birmingham city centre and is home to the University of Birmingham and the Queen Elizabeth hospital. ...
and
Edgbaston North ward Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre. In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family a ...
) on
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. There are two councillors in each. Edgbaston is represented by two Conservative councillors and North Edgbaston is represented by two Labour councillors. Of the other wards of the Edgbaston constituency, Bartley Green is represented by two Conservative councillors,
Harborne Harborne is an area of south-west Birmingham, England. It is one of the most affluent areas of the Midlands, southwest from Birmingham city centre. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constitue ...
by two Labour councillors, and
Quinton Quinton is a place name, a surname or a masculine given name. The place name originates from Old English ''cwen'' "queen" or ''cwene'' "woman" and ''tun'' "farmstead, estate". The English surname and given name may originate from the English plac ...
by two Labour councillors. The constituency has sent a female member to Parliament for the past 68 years. Previous MPs included
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, who was born in Edgbaston.


Education

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Edgbaston has been home to Edgbaston High School for Girls, St Paul's School for Girls,
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, King Edward's School, King Edward VI Five Ways School, King Edward VI High School for Girls and Priory School. There are two univerities in that have campuses in Edgbaston, the
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and Birmingham City University. Because of this, there are numerous university halls of residence in the area. At the centre of the university can be found the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, one of Birmingham's tallest buildings. In addition, the area is also home to a number of independent preparatory schools namely, West House School, Norfolk House School and Hallfield School, along with primary intakes at Edgbaston High School for Girls, Priory School and St Georges School. Edgbaston is also the home of Queen's College, an ecumenical
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.
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, independent primary schools Birmingham Blue Coat School and Hallfield School
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are also located in the area. The Elmhurst School for Dance, the oldest vocational dance school in the United Kingdom, relocated to a new building in Edgbaston in 2004. St Philip's Grammar School used to be located adjacent to the Oratory. However, it became a sixth form college in 1976 and then merged with South Birmingham College in 1995.


Transport and amenities

Two railway stations serve the area. The first, University station, is found in south Edgbaston, west of University of Birmingham. The second is Five Ways railway station in the north of the ward on the city's Middle Ring Road. Both stations are on the Cross-City Line. Between these two stations used to be another; Somerset Road station. However, this was closed and demolished in 1930. The A38 Bristol Road runs through the ward and is one of the main traffic arteries of the city reaching out to the south-west of the city and beyond from the city centre and New Street. Buses frequently stop along this route. There are several other bus routes throughout. The Worcester & Birmingham Canal passes through the area, connecting the city centre with the
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at Worcester. This was constructed and opened in the 1790s and is used mainly for leisure and recreational purposes as opposed to its originally intended industrial usage. The
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Hagley Road runs through the north of Edgbaston and gives a relatively swift link with the city centre as well as further away places including
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,
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and
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. The nearest public libraries to the area are in Harborne, Selly Oak and Balsall Heath, whilst the
University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
main library (which members of the public can join for a fee) is in the area. There are a number medical facilities in the area, with some of the most well known being the University Medical Centre and the
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. A large hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, is located within the area, with the former Selly Oak Hospital site nearby. Edgbaston tram stop opened as the terminus of the
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in July 2022.


Notable residents

Here is a list of notable residents, many of whom have had
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s erected on their former houses by The Birmingham Civic Society: * Annette Badland, actress * Sir Gilbert Barling lived at Blythe Court, Norfolk Road and moved to 6 Manor Road after the death of his wife. * Dr Rosslyn Bruce lived at 4 Manor Road between 1912 and 1923. *
Kate Bunce Kate Elizabeth Bunce (25 August 1856 – 24 December 1927) was an English painter and poet associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. The daughter of John Thackray Bunce – a patron of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and editor of the ''Bir ...
a famous Pre-Raphaelite painter 1856–1927. * Dame Julie Walters (actress) was born and raised in Edgbaston * Sir
Austen Chamberlain Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain (16 October 1863 – 16 March 1937) was a British statesman, son of Joseph Chamberlain and older half-brother of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (twice) and was briefly ...
, Foreign Secretary and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, lived at 83 Harborne Road. *
Neville Chamberlain Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasem ...
, British Prime Minister, was born in a house called Southborne, in Edgbaston. * Oscar Deutsch lived at 8 Rotton Park Road. *
Charles Geach Charles Geach (1808 – 1 November 1854) was a prominent English businessman, industrialist, banker and politician of the early to mid-19th century, strongly associated with banking and manufacturing interests. He was a co-founder and the general ...
MP, founder of the
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, lived in Wheeleys Hill (now Wheeleys Road). * William Haywood (architect) lived at 245 Bristol Road (house now demolished). * Sir Rowland Hill (postal reformer) lived at 146 Hagley Road (house now demolished). * Sir John Jaffray, founder of the ''Birmingham Daily Post'' and ''Birmingham Mail'', lived at 249 Bristol Road. * Major Arthur Keen MC (1895–1918), World War I
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, lived in Edgbaston until his military service. *
Celia Levetus Celia Levetus also known as C. A. Nicholson and Diana Forbes (1874-1936) was a Canadian-English author, poet and illustrator of the Birmingham School. Biography Celia Levetus was born in 1874 to English parents living in Montreal. Her father ...
(1874–1936), illustrator. * Sir
Oliver Lodge Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, (12 June 1851 – 22 August 1940) was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of, and holder of key patents for, radio. He identified electromagnetic radiation independent of Hertz's proof and at his ...
lived at Westbourne Road (house now demolished). *
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drummer
Nick Mason Nicholas Berkeley Mason, (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member since its formation in ...
was born in Edgbaston. * Constance Naden lived most of her life at Pakenham House, Edgbaston. * Mary Neal social worker, suffragette and collector of folk dances, was born in Edgbaston. *
John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and ...
lived at the Birmingham Oratory, Hagley Road. *
Eugene W. Oates Eugene William Oates (31 December 184516 November 1911) was an English naturalist and a civil engineer who worked on road projects in Burma. Oates was born in Sicily and educated in Bath, England. For a time he attended Sydney College, Bath an ...
, ornithologist. * Catherine Osler, suffragette, lived at 'Fairfield' on the corner of Hagley Road & Norfolk Road * John Henry Poynting, lived at 11 St Augustine's Road. *
Bertha Ryland Bertha Wilmot Ryland (12 October 1882 – April 1977) was a militant suffragette and member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) who after slashing a painting in Birmingham Art Gallery in 1914 went on hunger strike in Winson Green ...
(1882-1977), militant suffragette *
Joseph Henry Shorthouse Joseph Henry Shorthouse (9 September 1834 – 4 March 1903) was an English novelist.Barbara Dennis, "Shorthouse, Joseph Henry (1834–1903)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200accessed 30 Nov 2012 doi:10.1093/r ...
, Victorian novelist, lived at 60 Wellington Road, Edgbaston. *
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. Slim saw active service in both the First a ...
lived in Poplar Avenue. * Joseph Sturge lived at Wheeleys Road (house now demolished). * J. R. R. Tolkien lived here for a period during his younger life, living for a time in Stirling Road, with
Perrott's Folly Perrott's Folly, , also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. History Built in the open Rotton Park ...
and the Edgbaston Waterworks supposedly providing him with the inspiration behind ''
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''. * Dr William Withering lived at Edgbaston Hall. *
John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names ...
, the science fiction author, was brought up here and lived at 239 Hagley Road (now demolished) until 1911 when his parents divorced. *
Francis Brett Young Francis Brett Young (29 June 1884 – 28 March 1954) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier. Life Francis Brett Young was born in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He received his early education at Iona, a ...
lived at 105 Harborne Road. * Herbert Tudor Buckland. Arts and Crafts Architect, lived at 21 Yateley Rd, it is open to the public.


References


Further reading

* Terry Slater, 2002, ''Edgbaston Past'', Chichester: Phillimore.


External links


Birmingham City Council: Edgbaston Constituency

Birmingham City Council: Edgbaston Ward

Calthorpe Estates

Edgbaston Mill
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Profile: Edgbaston
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