The Maypole, Birmingham is a location on the

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on the southern edge of

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

, England, between

Druids Heath Druids Heath is a large housing estate in Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is south of the city centre and covers the south-west quadrant of the B14 postcode (west of the Maypole) in the Brandwood ward. The estate ...

and

Highter's Heath Highter's Heath (often Highters Heath) is a district and ward lying on the southern boundary of the city of Birmingham, UK. The district of Highter's Heath lies immediately east of the Maypole. The first recorded use of the name dates from 1495 ...

and bordering the

Bromsgrove Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England, about north-east of Worcester and south-west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 34,755 in at the 2021 census. It gives its name to the wider Bromsgrove District, of which it is ...

district of

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. It has a population of 2,260 according to the 2011 Census.

Transport

The Maypole is also situated close to major transport links, such as the M42 via the

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Hollywood bypass. The A435 intersects the M42 at junction 3, close to both the M5 and M40 intersections which lie west and east of junction 3 respectively. The Maypole is located about 7 miles south of

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which is connected by the 50 bus route which runs through the Maypole and terminates adjacent to the

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building in the city centre. The 50 bus route is one of the most regular bus routes in Europe, arriving at Maypole every 5 minutes.

Solihull Solihull ( ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Arden, Warwickshire, Forest of Arden ar ...

can be reached by the 49 bus route which runs every 20 minutes and which also runs in the other direction to

Cotteridge Cotteridge is an area of Birmingham, England, and part of the Bournville ward. It is about miles south of Birmingham city centre. It has a shopping centre with a mixture of local shops, eateries and national brands. Church The Cotteridge Church ...

. Bus route 2 also runs every 20 minutes to

Yardley Wood Yardley Wood is an area of Birmingham, United Kingdom, covering the easternmost quadrant of postcode area B14 (as well as Priory Road and adjacent streets up to the city boundary), and is located across the wards of Billesley and Highter's Hea ...

Local amenities

The area is served by a number of shops including banks and food outlets. The famous

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striker and commentator Alan Smith attended Hollywood Primary School which is situated on Pickenham Road close to the Emmanuel Church.

Notable events

Back in 2008, a troubled group of students attending Baverstock Sports College made headlines when they donned patriotic garb on St. George's Day, April 23. Local newspapers reported that the boys, aged 15 were told by staff to have their St George’s Day crosses washed out of their hair and face or be sent home. Anthony Fuller, aged 15, who lives in Druids Heath, said: "We were made to celebrate South Africa Day a couple of weeks ago, but when it comes to our own national day, the school does this. I thought it was bang out of order." His Mom Pauline, 31, said "He just had a red stripe through his hair and a cross on the side of his face. It was just for a bit of fun. There was nothing political about it." The incident came as St George's Day was celebrated in Birmingham with events including a curry festival, a big city walk and a performer dressed as St George handing out flowers.

References

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