71-588: 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 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
142-416: A Radburn style of planned community. Redditch is one of the few areas of the country where the three-tier system of first, middle and high schools still exists. Students attend first school from the age of four, middle school from the age of nine and high school at the age of 13. Other areas of Worcestershire adopted this system at the same time as Redditch (in the 1970s), but many have reverted to
213-466: A "flagship" town using new methods and new town planning: all the main roads (mostly new dual carriageways as well as a ring road for the town centre) were banked to reduce noise to the new housing estates, and the whole of Redditch was landscaped. Historically , much of present-day Redditch was located within Warwickshire , but it is now in its entirety administered as a part of Worcestershire. By
284-487: 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
355-450: 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
426-526: 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 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
497-684: 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
568-474: 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
639-412: 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 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) ,
710-401: A population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037. In the 19th century, it became a centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry . 90% of the world's needles were manufactured in the town and its surrounding areas. In the 1960s, it became part of the new town planning movement which included it expanding into neighbouring villages and hamlets surrounding the town. It
781-569: A repeated butt of his jokes, for example over the difficulty of escaping the Redditch ring road. There is a listed theatre in Redditch called the Palace Theatre . Kingfisher Shopping Centre was opened in 1976 by the then Prime Minister James Callaghan and now forms the town's primary retail centre. The centre has over 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m ) of retail space, with stores including Primark , Next , Boots UK , H&M , The Perfume Shop and Warren James Jewellers . It
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#1732781122358852-522: A small garage sitting off a narrow lane. The largest station is Wyre Forest. It is also home to four pumps and six more vehicles, including a Command Unit and Drone team Neighbouring fire services include: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Mid and West Wales, South Wales and the West Midlands. Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to
923-512: 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
994-617: A statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Herefordshire Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows: HWFRS splits its fire stations into three districts – North and South, both of which are located in Worcestershire, and West in Herefordshire. Each fire station
1065-538: A year. Evesham, Peterchurch & Wyre Forest stations are also home to the fire services realistic training facilities. Retained firefighters from Herefordshire train at Peterchurch Fire Station and The main training centre is at Droitwich fire station, and more complex training is undertaken at the Fire Service College in Moreton In Marsh. The smallest station in the area is Broadway, which is
1136-556: 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
1207-476: 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
1278-589: 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
1349-459: Is based at Redditch Town Hall on Walter Stranz Square, which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1982. The borough contains just one civil parish at Feckenham , in the more rural south-western part of the borough. The rest of the borough is an unparished area . The parliamentary constituency of Redditch is represented by Chris Bloore of the Labour Party , elected at
1420-461: 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 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
1491-500: Is home to the Ipsley Alders Marsh Nature Reserve which is an SSSI . Politically, Winyates elects three councillors to Redditch Borough Council . Redditch Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire , England. It is located south of Birmingham , east of Bromsgrove , northwest of Alcester and northeast of Worcester . In 2021 the town had
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#17327811223581562-864: Is in central Redditch; the other three are in Bromsgrove, Worcester and Malvern. The closest university is the University of Birmingham , 12.5 miles (20 km) to the north. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals are received from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Hereford and Worcester , Heart West Midlands , Radio Wyvern , Capital Mid-Counties , Greatest Hits Radio Midlands , Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire and Smooth West Midlands . Redditch's local newspapers are The Redditch Standard and The Redditch Advertiser . Since June 2013,
1633-547: 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
1704-467: 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
1775-583: Is occasionally noted for its confusing road system dominated by a system of dual carriageways built when it became a New Town , including the only cloverleaf interchange in England at the junction of the A441 and the Bromsgrove-bound A448 . The system is designed to allow rapid flow of large volumes of traffic around the various districts and into the town centre, whilst keeping fast moving vehicles separated from residential streets. Redditch
1846-664: Is one of the largest covered shopping centres in the United Kingdom. In 2007, a cinema opened on the new upper floor and is now owned by Vue Cinemas . Redditch has 900 acres (3.6 km ) of public open space in Arrow Valley Country Park . This incorporates the 30-acre (120,000 m ) Arrow Valley Lake, fed by the River Arrow . The park incorporates a Local Nature Reserve, Proctor's Barn Meadow. The Arrow Valley Countryside centre, opened in 2000 in
1917-529: 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
1988-554: Is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region of England . The service covers an area of 1,514 square miles (3,920 km ), and a population of around 780,000 people. The service was created in 1974 when The County Of Hereford Fire Brigade and The Worcester City & County Fire Brigade were merged to create The County Of Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade . The two counties split up again in 1998 but
2059-526: Is the second largest settlement in Worcestershire, after Worcester. The first recorded mention of Redditch ( Red-Ditch , thought to be a reference to the red clay of the nearby River Arrow ) is in 1348, the year of the outbreak of the Black Death . During the Middle Ages , it became a centre of needle -making and later prominent industries were fish-hooks, fishing tackle, motorcycles and springs ,
2130-544: Is the southern terminus of the Cross-City Line and provides a regular train service via Birmingham New Street to Four Oaks and Lichfield . Redditch railway station was first opened as the terminus of the Redditch Railway on 19 September 1859, alongside what is now Clive Road. This first station stayed until 4 May 1868 when the last section from Alcester to Redditch of the Redditch and Evesham Railway
2201-423: 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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2272-606: 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
2343-413: Is within a green belt region that extends into the wider surrounding counties, and is in place to reduce urban sprawl , prevent further convergence between the towns surrounding the West Midlands conurbations of Birmingham and Coventry, protect the identity of outlying communities, encourage brownfield reuse and preserve nearby countryside. This is achieved by restricting inappropriate development within
2414-710: The 2024 general election . Redditch is south of the West Midlands urban area. It is north of Evesham on the A435 , which skirts it to the east. The main access routes are the A441 via junction 2 of the M42 Motorway , the A435 from junction 3 of the M42 and the A448 via junctions 4 or 5 of the M5 . The Roman Road known as Icknield Street is prominent, running north to south through
2485-409: The 21st century, needle-making and other traditional industries had been replaced by modern light industry and services, with Redditch also functioning as a dormitory town for Birmingham. The automotive retailer Halfords and engineering company GKN both have their headquarters in Redditch. Manufacturer of precious metal contacts, Samuel Taylor Ltd, has manufacturing plants within the town. Following
2556-567: The B4090 Salt Way road are 'washed over' by the designation. The green belt was first drawn up under Worcestershire County Council , and the size in the borough in 2017 amounted to some 1,800 hectares (18 km ; 6.9 sq mi). The M42 motorway is a short drive away and it is linked by dual carriageways and A-class roads to surrounding towns such as Bromsgrove and Evesham . There are regular bus services to Studley, Bromsgrove, Catshill and Birmingham . The railway station
2627-549: The Country Park, has a lakeside café, gift shop and an interactive exhibition. The lake is also used for water sports. There are four waymarked trails for walking and cycling around the lake and through the Country Park. There is a skate park in the south of the park with walks along the river Arrow through the Country Park to the Forge Mill Museum in the north. There are interactive events and family activities at
2698-697: The Countryside Centre and a comprehensive children's play area. Redditch was the home of the Royal Enfield motorcycle. This is where the main factory of the original company was located and the business continued manufacturing until the 1960s, the last model being the Interceptor . The Redditch factory was closed in 1967 and production was moved to the Bradford on Avon factory, which closed in 1970, ending English Enfield manufacturing. In
2769-635: 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
2840-552: 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
2911-603: 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,
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2982-538: 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
3053-479: 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
3124-640: 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
3195-462: 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
3266-456: The bus station in the town centre, a postcard of which was voted Britain's most boring postcard in a competition run by the photographer Martin Parr . The bus station was rebuilt as part of the 2002 shopping centre expansion. Some areas of Redditch have dedicated bus routes; however, there have been issues with safety on these routes and three children have died over the past 15 years. Redditch
3337-415: 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
3408-414: The community of Tanzanian students at Birmingham University and Selly Oak College . Redditch also has formal "Friendship" links with: Redditch sport teams include: Redditch has an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfb ) similar to almost all of the United Kingdom. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service ( HWFRS )
3479-613: 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 the 1951 United Kingdom general election . Redditch United F.C. 's Valley Stadium is located off the Bromsgrove Road, in Batchley. Batchley
3550-461: The designated areas, and imposing stricter conditions on permitted building. The main urban area up to the Webheath, Walkwood, and Hunt End suburbs, Astwood Bank, and the southernmost extent of the borough are exempt from the green belt area, bar small adjacent green belt 'wedges', but surrounding smaller villages, hamlets and rural areas such as Feckenham, Littleworth, Old Yarr and Ham Green up to
3621-702: The eastern side of the town. The Borough of Redditch is divided into several districts. To the east of the town are "New Town Districts" built in the 1970s and 1980s. To the west of the Borough are older "Former Village Districts" that dominate the south and west. See: Districts of Redditch Since 2011, Redditch has participated in the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham , Bromsgrove , Cannock Chase , East Staffordshire , Lichfield , Solihull , Tamworth and Wyre Forest . Redditch
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#17327811223583692-476: The fire service remained, and is now run by a joint fire authority . The service's Chief Fire Officer is Jonathon Pryce, replacing Nathan Travis, who retired in March 2021. In October 2019, HWFRS entered into a formal alliance with neighbouring Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service . The alliance covers procurement, following previous cooperation on computer systems, fire control and risk management. In June 2020,
3763-520: 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
3834-416: 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
3905-400: The last of which was notably undertaken by Herbert Terry and Sons. Redditch was designated a new town on 10 April 1964, and the population increased dramatically from 32,000 to around 77,000. Housing developments such as Church Hill, Matchborough, Winyates, Lodge Park, and Woodrow were created to accommodate a large overspill from the industrially expanding Birmingham. Redditch was built as
3976-521: The mid 1950s, the company established a partner, Madras Motors , in Madras , India, who manufactured the Bullet 350 model. The Indian factory is producing new models and has taken Royal Enfield into its third century of manufacturing. Some of the original factory buildings in Redditch still remain, most are in a derelict state and can be seen from Hewell Road. Some buildings have been taken over and now make
4047-495: 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 a Peace Memorial. Unlike the many monotenure housing estates in
4118-578: 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
4189-644: 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
4260-563: The old part of Enfield Industrial Estate close to the town centre on Hewell Road. In 1956, Redditch was twinned with Auxerre in Burgundy, France. This twinning proved sufficiently popular to form an organisation named The Friends of Auxerre (FoA). At the beginning of June each year the coupling of these two towns is officially celebrated. In 1986, Redditch was twinned with Mtwara in Tanzania. Frequent events are organised with assistance from
4331-636: The redevelopment of the flagship Kingfisher Shopping Centre in 2002, Redditch is undergoing an economic and cultural renaissance. The town is home to several historical sites. The National Needles Museum and the ruins of Bordesley Abbey are located in the Abbey Ward district, and the remains of a medieval moated settlement called Moons Moat are within the Church Hill estate. There are two main tiers of local government covering Redditch, at district and county level: Redditch Borough Council and Worcestershire County Council . The borough council
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#17327811223584402-496: The swimming pool at Abbey Stadium Leisure Centre has been warmed using waste heat from the nearby Redditch Crematorium, in a scheme designed to save around £15,000 a year. The 2012 film Sightseers is partly set in Redditch. Redditch is featured in a section heading in An Utterly Impartial History of Britain by John O'Farrell . Birmingham and national TV comedian Jasper Carrott makes Redditch
4473-408: The traditional 5–7 infant, 7–11 junior and 11-16/18 secondary schools. Redditch currently has four high schools ( RSA Academy Arrow Vale , Saint Augustine's Catholic High School , Tudor Grange Academy , Trinity High School ) and six middle schools. Heart of Worcestershire College (often referred to locally as "HOW College") is a large general further education college: one of its four campuses
4544-457: The two services announced that they were considering a single fire control centre. HWFRS has 332 wholetime operational staff, 369 retained (part-time) staff, 21 Fire Control staff, as well as about 98 non-uniformed support staff. The busiest areas of Hereford and Worcester fire and rescue is Worcester and Wyre Forest both averaging roughly 1,500 callouts a year, the least busiest areas being Peterchurch and Fownhope averaging 10–20 callouts
4615-459: 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
4686-401: Was briefly famous (via The Graham Norton Show ) for a tongue-in-cheek calendar featuring its "picturesque" roundabouts created by a local printing company. The calendar was called, unsurprisingly, Roundabouts of Redditch , and it proved so successful that it sparked a national series. This self-similar pattern is found on a smaller scale in many of the modern estates in the town, which follow
4757-468: 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
4828-413: Was closed, at which point a second station was built alongside the junction of Bromsgrove Road and Plymouth Road. This station was provided with a standard Midland Railway design and two platforms. The current station was built in 1993. There is an extensive network of local bus services run by Diamond West Midlands and other operators (including Stagecoach and a community run bus). Many services run from
4899-510: 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
4970-444: 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 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
5041-566: 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
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