Sutton Trinity is one of the 40 electoral

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. It is named after Holy Trinity Church, the town's parish church. Sutton Trinity is one of four wards comprising the

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and formal district of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. It was created on 10 June 2004, following a

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review of the city. It covers

Sutton Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to: Places United Kingdom England In alphabetical order by county: * Sutton, Bedfordshire * Sutton, Berkshire, a location * Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire * ...

town centre and includes the neighbourhoods of Tudor Hill, Maney, New Hall Manor, Falcon Lodge, Whitehouse Common, Withy Hill, Little Sutton and Reddicap Heath.

Population

It covers an area of . According to the 2001 Population Census, there were 23,394 people living in 9,887 households in Sutton Trinity and 5.1% (1,183) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.

Local politics

Sutton Trinity, like all of Sutton Coldfield is dominated by the Conservative Party and is represented by three Conservative councillors: David Allan, David Pears and Keith Ward. Sutton Trinity has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

Infrastructure

Schools and colleges

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School for boys and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls are located within the ward.

Sutton Coldfield College Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to: Places United Kingdom England In alphabetical order by county: * Sutton, Bedfordshire * Sutton, Berkshire, a location * Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire * ...

, located next to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, is a college of further education. A separate building owned by Sutton College, located opposite Holy Trinity Church, is in use as the media centre. Sutton Coldfield Library is located in Sutton Town Centre in the ''Rose Centre''.

Medical

Good Hope Hospital Good Hope Hospital is a teaching hospital in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, England. Covering north Birmingham and south east Staffordshire, it is managed by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospit ...

on the Rectory Road is the main hospital for the whole town.

Transport

Sutton Coldfield railway station on the Cross-City Line serves the town centre. There are a number of bus services operated by

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that stop at the Parade in Sutton town centre.

From 1879 until 1924, Sutton Coldfield was served by the

Sutton Town railway station Sutton Coldfield Town railway station, also referred to as Sutton Town, was a railway station in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. ...

, as well as the LNWR-owned Sutton Coldfield railway station. It was forced to shut as a result of low passenger figures. The buildings still remain but as office buildings.

Sport

The town is served by the ''Wyndley Leisure Centre'', which is the largest leisure centre in Birmingham. It is located on the edge of Sutton Park and is used by local football teams for training.Welcome to Wyndley Leisure Centre
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References

External links

Birmingham City Council: Sutton Trinity Ward
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton Trinity (Ward) Sutton Coldfield Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands