Sheldon is an area of east

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part of

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, it is close to the border with the

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and

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. Sheldon is also one of the 69 electoral

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s in Birmingham, and one of the four wards that make up the council constituency of Yardley. It covers an area of . Areas covered by the ward are Lyndon Green, Well's Green, Sheldon itself and part of Garrett's Green. Sheldon was mentioned in the

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as ''Machitone'', meaning "Macca's farm". A Mackadown Farm existed in the area until the

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, however, it is only remembered through Mackadown Lane, a residential road. The suburb is home to the 300 acre

Sheldon Country Park Sheldon Country Park is a country park located in Sheldon, Birmingham, UK. Located at the far eastern edge of the city, the park covers an area of just over 300 acres of grassland, wetland, hedgerows and mature woodland. A small dairy farm dati ...

, a popular local attraction.

Population and housing

According to the

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there were 20,129 people living in 9,140 households in Sheldon with a population density of 3,481 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Sheldon has a low percentage of ethnic minorities in its population with only 5.9% (1,195) being of an ethnic minority compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. The population had increased to 21,817 at the 2011 Census. Housing in the area primarily dates back to the 1930s. The area benefits from Sheldon Country Park which is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and is served by numerous shops and businesses situated along the busy A45, Coventry Road. This road acts as one of the city's primary gateways from

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. There are two secondary schools serving the area:

Cockshut Hill School Cockshut Hill School is a secondary school and sixth form located in the Yardley area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. History The school is built on the site of Cockshut Hill Council School which opened in 1937 for juniors and infants ...

and

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Sheldon area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Previously known as Sheldon Heath School, the school gained specialist status as an Ar ...

. There are five primary schools, one of which is

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Sheldon Library
also serves the area.

Politics

As of 2022, the two councillors representing Sheldon Ward on

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are

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and Colin Green, both Liberal Democrats. The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

Birmingham City Council Elections, 5 May 2022 - Sheldon Results

*Isra Abdi - Labour Party - 835 *Mark David Andrews -

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- 89 *Susan Axfrord -

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- 564 *Colin Geen - Liberal Democrats - 1534 *Kevin Harrison -

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- 218 *Oliver Jenkins -

- 513 *Joseph Piekarz - Labour Party - 743 *Paul Tilsley - Liberal Democrats - 1752 Candidates Elected - Paul Tilsley and Colin Green - Liberal Democrats

Birmingham City Council Elections, 4 May 2006 - Sheldon Results

*Robert Arthur Devenport -

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- 1132 *Derek Anthony Johnson -

- 556 *Michael Johnson - Labour Party - 792 *Paul Morris - National Front - 74 *Colin Richard Preece - Legalise Cannabis Alliance - 45 *Michael Paul Sheridan -

- 139 *Michael Howard Ward -

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- 3233 Candidate Elected - Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat

Notable residents

Ian Smith Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to ...

, town planning expert, also lived in Cranes Park Road in the 1960s and '70s. * Rev.

Thomas Bray Thomas Bray (1656 or 165815 February 1730) was an English clergyman and abolitionist who helped formally establish the Church of England in Maryland, as well as the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge and Society for the Propagat ...

, founder of the

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, was Rector of Sheldon. * Howard Brown, branch manager for the

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, won a staff competition to appear in their advertisements, was born and brought up in Sheldon. *

Kevin Warwick Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954) is an English engineer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Coventry University. He is known for his studies on direct interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, and has also done ...

, professor of

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lived there in the 1970s. In the latter part of this time he studied at

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. *

Andre Marriner Andre Marriner (born 1 January 1971)

, a

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football referee.

References

External links

Birmingham City Council: Sheldon Ward
{{Wards of Birmingham Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands