Fordbridge facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fordbridge |
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 Fordbridge
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| Population | 8,479 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | B37 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Fordbridge
Fordbridge is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 8,749. It lies within the historic county of Warwickshire. The town is encompassed within the electoral ward Kingshurst & Fordbridge.
The village of Kingshurst borders the town at the western point of Cooks Lane. A significant part of the town borders the City of Birmingham district to the east. The River Cole, West Midlands shapes the border between Fordbridge and neighbouring Chelmsley Wood to the south and west.
Etymology
Fordbridge gets its name from the crossing over the River Cole on Cooks Lane, which was referred to as "Ford Bridge" on 19th century OS maps. This name suggests this site was previously a ford, but eventually a bridge was built on the site of that ford, thus giving the bridge and ultimately the civil parish its name.
Transport
The closest railway station to the town is Marston Green.
