Newtown, also referred to as Aston New Town, is an

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area of

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, just to the north of the city centre. Newtown is centred on the

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, locally named New Town Row which runs from

City Centre through north-west

into

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; and part of the

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which is the ring-road around the centre of the city. Newtown is bordered by a number of other areas such as the

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, the

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and the University of Aston. West is

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and the Hockley Flyover, to the north west is Lozells and to the north east is Aston. Points of interest include The Bartons Arms, an historic pub; Aston Hippodrome, a defunct theatre; The Elbow Room, a nightclub; and The Drum Arts Centre. As of May 2018, Newtown ward is served by one Labour councillor; Ziaul Islam.

Notable links

* Larry Wright (priest), former Rector of St George's Newtown. * Pelé Reid, British heavyweight born in Newtown * Saido Berahino, from Burundi to Newtown, aged 10

Tower blocks

Aston underwent large scale redevelopment following the

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, Newtown was a large project in the Aston area of

to construct 16 tower blocks. South Aston was designated a renewal area involving comprehensive redevelopment of the traditional area known as "Aston New Town". The area, was more commonly called simply "Newtown" and is a large estate consisting of sixteen tower blocks, five of which have since been demolished. The project was approved in 1968. Three 20-storey tower blocks on the complex contained 354 flats alone.Emporis: Newtown, Birmingham
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Existing

*Hodgson Tower *Baldwin House *Inkerman House *Sadler House *Fallows House *James House *Lloyd House *Reynolds House *Thornton House *Weston House *Manton House

Demolished

*Wiggin Tower *Brooks Tower *Bower House *Sayer House *White House

References

Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-geo-stub