Sutton New Hall is one of the 40 electoral

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s in

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and is named after New Hall, a medieval manor house. Sutton New Hall is one of the four wards that make up the

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and formal district of

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...

. The ward lies to the south-east of

town centre and covers

Walmley Walmley is a suburban village situated in the civil parish of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. It lies within the City of Birmingham on its northeastern outer fringe, where it forms part of the Sutton Walmley and Minworth electoral ward. It is i ...

, Walmley Ash, Thimble End and

Minworth Minworth is a suburban village situated in the civil parish of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. It lies within the City of Birmingham on its northeastern outer fringe, where it forms part of the Sutton Walmley and Minworth electoral ward and ...

. It covers an area of .

Population and housing

According to the 2001 Population Census, there were 21,487 people living in 8,896 households in Sutton New Hall rising to a population of 22,455 in 9,433 households at the 2011 Census. Most housing within the area is modern semi-detached and detached. Around Walmley the housing is pre-war build, though in areas towards Minworth, Thimble End and

Falcon Lodge Falcon Lodge () is the area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, covered in predominantly council houses forming the Falcon Lodge Estate. It is located between Whitehouse Common and Reddicap Heath. To the west of the estate ...

, it is more modern housing dating from the 1970s. New housing estates have been built in Thimble End and also on the former Warren House Farm and New Shipton Farmland, creating

New Hall Manor Estate The New Hall Manor Estate is the younger of the two major housing estates named after New Hall Manor in Walmley, West Midlands. The other estate is the New Hall Estate. It was built around 2000 and half was built by one company and the other half ...

and a new addition to the

New Hall Estate The New Hall Estate is the older of the two major private housing estates named after New Hall Manor in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands in England. The newer being New Hall Manor Estate. It was built in a number of phases ...

Politics

The three councillors presently representing Sutton New Hall on

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are David Barrie, Dennis Birbeck and James Bird, all of the

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. The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

Places of interest

As a result of the construction of the

New Hall Valley Country Park New Hall Valley Country Park is a country park located in New Hall Valley between Walmley, Wylde Green and Pype Hayes in the Sutton Coldfield area of north Birmingham. It is the first new country park in the United Kingdom, UK for over a decade. ...

was created with

Plants Brook Plants Brook (originally Ebrook, Ebrooke''The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield - A Commemorative History'', Douglas V. Jones, 1994, Westwood Press () or East Brook

flowing through it. At the end of Plants Brook, a local

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has been created from reservoirs constructed by Birmingham City Council. New Hall Mill, one of Birmingham's only two existing

water mills A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

, has been refurbished back to working order and is open on specific days to the public. Walmley Library and Community Hall are located within the ward and have recently been refurbished as part of the "Walmley Local Action Plan".

References

External links

Birmingham City Council: Sutton New Hall WardNew Hall Mill Website
{{Wards of Birmingham Sutton Coldfield Former wards of Birmingham, West Midlands