50-617: Church Green may refer to: In the United Kingdom Church Green, Tyne and Wear, England Church Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Church Green, Worcestershire , a district of Redditch Church Green, Devon , Devon In the United States Church Green (Taunton, Massachusetts) Church Green Buildings Historic District , Boston, Massachusetts [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
100-655: A Peace Memorial. Unlike the many monotenure housing estates in the UK and globally, but in common with many newer estates in Redditch Church Hill is divided into districts correlated with tenure : The North and South parts are separated by Church Hill Way (a buses only road), with Church Hill Centre in the middle. Church Hill's geometric layout, a characteristic of planned new town developments, largely separates private (North) residents from social (South) residents in their day-to-day lives, whilst bringing together
150-487: A Roman road, now the modern B4090 road), and the early stretches of the Bow Brook. Feckenham Forest once covered a substantial area of Worcestershire. It was used as a Norman royal hunting forest, and there was a royal hunting lodge near the village. Greenlands is situated in between Woodrow & Lodge Park. Its mainly known for its 3 large football fields and having a walkway through to Tesco Extra and Oakenshaw which
200-450: A Sainsburys Supermarket & Petrol station and the royal mail delivery office. Also situated is the DVLA test centre for North Worcestershire Feckenham is in practical terms a separate village, but is governed by Redditch Borough Council and counts administratively as a district. Feckenham village arose because it straddled the ancient saltway track between Alcester and Droitwich (later
250-740: A mix of privately owned and social housing. There is a prominent McDonald's in the centre of Oakenshaw on the A441 traffic island and nearby is the largest retail outlet in Redditch, Tesco Extra. This area gets its name from Oakenshaw Farm , sometimes known as Pheasant Farm . The farm was located, where the underpass from Tesco to Greenlands is today, and a small lane ran from opposite Yvonne Road in Crabbs Cross to Oakenshaw Road in Greenlands, in which modern Oakenshaw lies upon. Oakenshaw South
300-475: A nature reserve. Nearby is Morton Stanley Park, a large open area of parkland, which hosts the annual Morton Stanley Festival. On Mason Road there is a small shopping arcade including a post office. Washford is primarily a modern industrial estate in south-east Redditch. It is home to the corporate headquarters of automotive and bicycle accessories retailer Halfords , along with large compressor manufacturer Gardner Denver who have their UK headquarters situated on
350-809: A northern extension of the A467 in 1935. Number later used for Victoria and Newmarket streets between the A438 and A49 in Hereford. Became the A438 and A49 due to pedestrianization in Hereford. Also used in Newport linking the A48 to the docks near Watch House Parade. Later renumbered as an extension of the A4042 and has since been declassified; the completion of the A4042/A48 rendered the route redundant. Originally ran across
400-780: A rerouted A419 in 1935. Originally the southwestern portion of the Oxford Ring Road, from Botley to South Hinksey. Extended along the old A40 in the 1930s when it was moved to the Oxford northern bypass. The bypass was extended north around 1960, allowing the A34 to take over the southern extension of the A4141. The remainder later became the B4044. Originally the northern section of the Gloucester Ring Road. Later switched to
450-661: A section of leftover A40 in the center of Gloucester (the ring road was renumbered to A40); became a portion of the A417 by 1946 and is now unclassified and partially pedestrianized. Number previously reserved in 1935 for upgrading the B489 to form a Swindon-East Anglia route with the A5160 (proposed to be used instead of the A505 for the A505/A601 route for number continuity). But the tonnage
500-512: A small shopping centre called Matchborough Centre, similar to Church Hill and Winyates Centres. Matchborough contains the area's most iconic feature, Matchborough Pond located near Arrow Vale High School. The district of Moon's Moat is an industrial and business estate in the north east of Redditch between Church Hill and Winyates. Moon's Moat itself is located in Church Hill. The district takes its name from an ancient moated homestead which
550-473: A traditional centre for the town, like a village green or town square, and features a bandstand and fountain (see picture, right). Dominated by St Stephen's church, it is home to several banks, estate agents, charity shops, a Chinese restaurant and other businesses. Church Green West historically formed part of the major trunk road, A441 from Birmingham to Evesham. The largest estate in Redditch , occupying
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#1732771985585600-544: A white background at the bottom of the sign. In the New Town areas, the roads are usually named in alphabetical order and house numbering in the cul-de-sac closes is consecutive, starting with number 1. Abbeydale, along with Batchley and Mayfields, were post-WWII 1950s housing estates built to cope with a population boom and the local councils enforcement of the Conservative government's 'Homes for Heroes' pledge after
650-620: Is a district of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley and the village of Callow Hill. It is also near Feckenham and Astwood Bank. Webheath used to be a village in its own right but is now part of the town of Redditch. Webheath is home to two first schools, both located on Downsell Road: Webheath comes under the West Ward on Redditch Borough Council . It is represented by two councillors, Matthew Dormer ( Conservative ) and David Thain ( Green ). Webheath
700-476: Is a popular place for dog walks. It's also home to the South Redditch social club and The Greenlands (Formerly Mayfly Public House) which has been there since 1958. The rest of Greenlands consist of 1950, 60s and 70s built housing estates. Also situated is; an off license, Chinese take away and a basketball court with mini Skatepark. Like Crabbs Cross, Headless Cross was once a village in its own right, it
750-589: Is also a small housing estate. The first houses of the estate built on the Studley Road began construction in the end of the 1950s and finished in the mid-60s to be added to in the 1980s at the top of Barlich Way. There is also a social club with the view of Lodge Park and an outlet of shops one of which Tesco Express which has had its current position since 2003. There are ten different designs of housing in Lodge Park many with their own garages, not including
800-473: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church Green, Worcestershire Redditch is a town and local government district in Worcestershire , England . The town is divided into separate districts. All street-name signs in Redditch have the street name in white lettering on a blue background and the district name in black lettering on
850-722: Is home to the Ipsley Alders Marsh Nature Reserve which is an SSSI . Politically, Winyates elects three councillors to Redditch Borough Council . Evesham Road (A441) List of A roads in zone 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5 (roads beginning with 4). Only roads that have individual articles have been linked in the "Road" column below. Another A479 runs along Empire Way, Wembley (North West of London); this
900-547: Is largely based around the roads of Beoley Road West and St Georges Road. The primary commercial core of Redditch is the indoor Kingfisher Shopping Centre . Designed like an out of town mall facility, with fully covered walkways and integrated multi-storey car parks , the Kingfisher Centre was built in place of several established Redditch town centre streets. The walkways are named after these streets. The centre, along with Church Green and municipal buildings such as
950-467: Is named after St Leonards church and the hill it stands on slightly north of Church Hill at Beoley . Named after the Enfield Motorbike factory the area is mainly an industrial estate. The area was greatly improved during the industrial revolution as a main area in the town for the production of needles and fishing hooks. It is also the location of Mettis Aerospace which during World War Two
1000-529: Is one of the oldest areas of Redditch. Most of the older buildings date from the late Victorian era and include Southcrest Works, which have now been renovated into privately owned apartments. St Georges is a residential area of Redditch to the south east of the Town Centre. It is home to St George the Martyr Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church , and St Georges Church of England First School. It
1050-423: Is the westernmost district of the Redditch constituency. Winyates is a new town estate in eastern Redditch. It comprises: The West and East areas are separated by Winyates Way, a continuation of Church Hill Way and Matchborough Way, which is largely a bus lane though access is available to Winyates Shopping Centre. Winyates West adjoins Arrow Valley Park , accessible by a footpath under Battens Drive. Winyates
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#17327719855851100-607: Is thought to be named after Headless Cross farm, which was situated roughly where Vaynor Drive is today. Headless Cross may be derived from Smeethehedley , itself an indication of a role in Feckenham Forest . Keeping with the Redditch tradition of needle manufacture, Headless Cross once accommodated 3 needle works: the Needle Factory, located where Stonehouse Close is today; Phoenix Works on Birchfield Road and Mount Pleasant Mill on Evesham Road. A large brickworks
1150-520: The 1951 United Kingdom general election . Redditch United F.C. 's Valley Stadium is located off the Bromsgrove Road, in Batchley. Batchley was originally a pre-WWII housing estate which has continued to expand to meet need for affordable accommodation until the present day. The original estate included many Orlit prefabricated houses though none remain today they were still present into
1200-408: The 1980s. Generally with an equal mixture of privately owned, private rental and social housing it hosts a number of diverse cultural and socio-economic groups. It has three local schools and a park and fishing lake. There are a number of small privately owned local shops and a Tesco Express with external ATM. It is within a short walking distance of Redditch town centre. Situated in the north west of
1250-829: The A404 to the A416 in Amersham. Became a spur of the A404 in 1935 and is now part of the A4154. The second A4108 ran from Gelilydan to Congl-y-wal, created around 1947 when the B4408 was upgraded to Class I status. Later became part of the A470 to create a north-south cross-country route through Wales. Originally ran from Bladon Road to Oxford Road in Woodstock; this was part of the B4024 before it
1300-802: The A46, Upper Winchcombe Street is now part of the A435, and the remainder is now the B4632. Originally ran from Beeches Green to Cairnscross. Became a portion of the A419 in 1935 when it was rerouted. Originally ran along Park Road in Hagley; declassified when the A491 bypass was built. Originally ran from Wall Heath to Kidderminster which became a portion of the A449 in 1935. Originally ran from Crumlin to Brynmawr. Renumbered as
1350-802: The A491 (the remainder became the A458, which ironically replaced the original A4084). Became a portion of the A470 in the 1970s after it was extended. Next used in 1935 from the A489 in Tremadog to the A499 in Llanwrda; this was originally the B4410 before it was upgraded to Class I status. Became a part of the A487 in the 1960s after it swapped numbers; the old route of the A487 is now the current A4085. Originally ran from
1400-635: The Smallwood Alms Houses and the old Victorian factories of Millsborough House. It is also the location of a B&Q outlet, ASDA Superstore and Matalan . It also is the location of the Redditch Central Mosque . Southcrest is a residential area of Redditch located on and to the south of Mount Pleasant, between the Town Centre and Headless Cross. It houses the Southcrest Hotel and Plymouth Road Cemetery, and
1450-612: The Studley Road junction at Woodrow Centre. Park Farm is an area in south-east Redditch largely comprising industrial and commercial properties Politically, Park Farm is within the Greenlands ward represented by Councillors Joanna Kane and Juma Begum from the Labour Party , and Councillor Emma Marshall from the Conservative Party . The Redditch area of Riverside runs alongside the River Arrow. Located between
1500-555: The Town Hall, Redditch Central Library and Heart of Worcestershire College are enclosed on three sides by the raised one-way, three-lane Redditch Ringway. Designed for access to the car parks, it illustrates the early roads for prosperity approach in new town design philosophy applied in the UK in the 1960s and 1980s. Walkwood is a small suburb of Redditch and is home to the Bramley Cottage Inn and Walkwood Coppice,
1550-479: The architects house, which stands on a corner of Barlich Way and Red Hill which features a double garage and a utility room. It is a lovely place to live and features both a middle and a first school. Matchborough is a large district of Redditch. Its location lies between Winyates, Ipsley and Washford. Matchborough is the location of Arrow Vale High School and Matchborough First School. Matchborough consists of 2 areas, Matchborough East and Matchborough West, it also has
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1600-640: The areas of Enfield and Abbeydale is the location of Forge Mill Needle Museum and the ruins of Bordesley Abbey. Also located in Riverside is the Abbey Stadium Sports Complex and Redditch Crematorium. The Abbey Stadium has a swimming pool built in 2011. It gained some notoriety at that time as it is partially heated using waste heat from the nearby Crematorium. Named for the Smallwood Brothers, this area of Redditch contains
1650-462: The bend, where the lane was lifted to build Stoneleigh Close. The lane continues south towards Woodrow Drive, then rises to a pathed platform which was once the Redditch to Evesham Railway line. Woodrow Farm was located just before the rise and bend of the path, on the left looking towards the Rough Hill drive Round-a-bout. The old lane continued through what is now Bushley Close, Woodrow North to
1700-416: The children of both sides of the community at common schools (in particular, at Church Hill Middle School). Church Hill North previously had two first schools, Ravensbank First School (then changed to the present Abbeywood First school) and Marfield Farm First School; however, this has since been closed and demolished. It has been characterised by some as something of a social planning experiment. . The estate
1750-740: The corner between the A438 and A479 in Llyswen and was the B4344 before it was upgraded to Class I status. Now part of the A470. Originally ran between Narberth and Narberth Castle along High Street. When the A40 was rerouted in the late 1920s, the A4074 was downgraded to Class II status as the B4313, but is now part of the A478 one-way system. Next used in 1935 from the A489 near Cemmaes to Mallwyd on an old section of
1800-521: The former headquarters of Solicitors Regulation Authority , which has since been transformed into apartments. Ipsley is one of the few estates in the town to not have any Council owned housing. In common with Winyates Green, all homes in the Ipsley estate are privately owned. Lakeside is a largely industrial area of the town. Its location is in close proximity to the Arrow Valley Park . There
1850-416: The homestead was removed so that nothing visible now remains on the site. The Moon's Moat site is believed by some to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Mohun who is said to appear on or near to the site on the eve of St Agnes (21 January). There is some folklore and history associated with the site concerning a suicide and a murder which may explain the ghost story. Oakenshaw is a largely residential area with
1900-579: The new water tower has become something of a local icon and can be seen dominating the skyline from as far as the Hollybush Inn on Gorcott Hill, approximately 6 km to the east in Warwickshire. The village also inspired the 1989 Black Sabbath song 'Headless Cross' which features on the album of the same name. Headless Cross is also the site of an Iron Age hill fort. Ipsley is home to the corporate headquarters of engineering firm GKN and
1950-587: The north-east corner of the town, Church Hill Ward has yearly elections of Councillors due to its size and the number of councillors. Church Hill is one of the more recent Redditch developments, beginning in 1975. Church Hill has a distinctive layout similar to the Radburn model , with access roads Paper Mill Drive, Ravensbank Drive and Moons Moat Drive largely encircling the estate. Residences are almost exclusively built around cul-de-sacs. The estate comprises Moon's Moat, Marlfield Barn, and Bomford Hill which boasts
2000-644: The old Hydrovane site on Claybrook Drive. The estate also comprises many smaller businesses along the Hemming Road industrial estate. It is named after the Washford Mill, which is now a popular public house and restaurant, though a Mill has stood on this site since 1066 and is mentioned in the Domesday Book . Many areas of Redditch have similar very early origins: Ipsley, Batchley, Feckenham, Bordesley and Beoley were all Saxon settlements. Webheath
2050-429: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Church_Green&oldid=712936876 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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2100-506: The southern end, which is unclassified. Originally ran from Hirwaun to Brecon Beacons. Renumbered as an extension of the A4059 in 1935. Used again in 1935 from A468 at Tredegar Park to A467 (now B4591) at Rogerstone after the B4242 and B4243 were upgraded to Class I status. The southern section became part of the A467 in 1983 and the remainder was declassified. Used again in 1935, cutting
2150-410: The southern side of Cardiff city center from the A48 to the A4055. Later renumbered as an extension of the A4055 and is now part of the A4160 after the A4055 was rerouted. Number later used in the late 1970s for the Droitwich Spa bypass; became a portion of the A38 in the early 1980s. Number later used between the A40 and A438 near Brecon as an upgrading of the B4557. Downgraded to the B4602 except for
2200-490: The town. Almost entirely a modern residential area and home to many housing estates that to this day are still being constructed since 1996 The district lends its name to Brockhill (HM Prison) , a Young Offenders Institution at the Hewell Grange complex. A commercial district and public space in the centre of Redditch , Church Green forms part of the town centre, however it is treated as a district and typically appears in addresses for buildings located there. Church Green forms
2250-404: Was a producer of parts for Spitfire aircraft. Opposite Mettis on Windsor Road was the old Redditch Gas works which have now been demolished and replaced with a series of apartment blocks and houses. It is also the home to the local Fire Station which is part of the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service , the station has 3 main fire engines. There is also a small retail park which includes
2300-415: Was built in the 1980s and consists of ten residential closes, all leading off Grangers Lane. Built on land once belonging to Woodrow Farm , the particularly long pathway dividing Oakenshaw South is in fact the old lane linking the Slough to Woodrow Farm and then onto Studley Road. The Bridleway adjacent to Yarr Mill Close was the first stretch of the lane off the Slough, the pathway opposite carries on until
2350-426: Was formerly B4565 until 2007. May have been used in Cheltenham along the former route of the A46; number is not shown on maps but does appear in a DfT road list from around 2002. A 1972 OS map indicates that this version of the A4016 dates from the late 1960s or early 1970s, possibly before construction of the M5 through the town. The route through the town center is now unclassified, Lower Winchcombe Street returned to
2400-405: Was founded by Monks and dates back to the 12th century. It is now a listed heritage site. The medieval homestead was inhabited by the Mohun family which is where the name "Moon's" Moat comes from (Mohun being an early name for Moon). The homestead was last in use in the 18th century, but by the end that century the Mohuns had died out. The homestead fell into disuse and became a ruin. What was left of
2450-405: Was situated on Marlpit Lane, as well as a smaller one along Birchfield Road. There are 2 schools in Headless Cross: The Vaynor First School and Walkwood CE Middle School, both located on Feckenham Road. Due to its slight altitude advantage, both of Redditch's water towers were built in Headless Cross. The old one still stands having been converted into a private residence. The distinctive shape of
2500-401: Was upgraded in 1922 (the remainder was renumbered A4095). Became a spur of the A4095 in 1935 and was declassified by the 1950s. Originally ran from Aberaeton to Lampeter; this was previously the B4340 before it was upgraded in the mid-1920s. Became part of a rerouted A482 in 1935. First used between Stroud and Cirencester, designated in the mid-1920s when the B4069 was upgraded. Became part of
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