Sutton Trinity is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. It is named after

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, the town's parish church. Sutton Trinity is one of four wards comprising the Parliamentary Constituency 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 ...

, Birmingham. It was created on 10 June 2004, following a Boundary Commission review of the city. It covers Sutton town centre and includes the neighbourhoods of Tudor Hill,

Maney Maney is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is situated close to the town centre of Sutton Coldfield and is also near Wylde Green and Walmley. The main thoroughfare is Birmingham Road, which runs through Maney. Facilities Sutt ...

New Hall Manor New Hall Manor is a medieval manor house, now used as a hotel, in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. It is claimed to be one of the oldest inhabited moated houses in Britain,''Walmley and its surroundings'' (Chapter II: ''New Hall, New H ...

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 ...

Whitehouse Common Whitehouse Common is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It lies north of Falcon Lodge Falcon Lodge () is the area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, covered in predominantly council houses forming the Falco ...

, 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

is dominated by the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

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 Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (formerly Sutton Coldfield High School and Sutton Coldfield Girls School) is an 11–18 girls secondary grammar school and sixth form with academy status in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, ...

are located within the ward. Sutton Coldfield College, located next to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, is a college of

further education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...

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

Transport

Sutton Coldfield railway station Sutton Coldfield railway station is the main railway station for the town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line north east of Birmingham New Stre ...

on the

Cross-City Line The Cross-City Line is a commuter rail line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs for from Redditch and Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, its two southern termini, to Lichfield, Staffordshire, its northern terminus, via Birmingham New Str ...

serves the town centre. There are a number of bus services operated by National Express West Midlands that stop at the Parade in Sutton town centre.

From 1879 until 1924, Sutton Coldfield was served by the Sutton Town railway station, 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