Edgbaston
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Edgbaston is an area and ward in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The area is served by University train station on the New Street to Redditch line.
Edgbaston was historically a town in its own right, until it became administratively part of Birmingham in the late 19th century.
Edgbaston has a reputation of being the most 'well to do' part of Birmingham. In the 19th century the town was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family who refused to allow factories or warehouses to be built in Edgbaston, thus making it attractive for the upper class. Edgbaston is also home to a significant Orthodox Jewish Community.
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is based in Edgbaston (Edgbaston historically being part of Warwickshire), at the Edgbaston Stadium. As well as hosting regular county matches the ground often plays host to the England cricket team during one day internationals and test matches. However, there are proposals to relocate to a new ground, elsewhere in the city. Edgbaston is also home to the main campus of the University of Birmingham and to King Edward's School and King Edward VI High School for Girls. Due to this there are several halls of residence in the area. It is also the home of Queen's College, an ecumenical theological college.
Birmingham Edgbaston is a constituency, and its member of Parliament is Labour's Gisela Stuart. The Edgbaston ward of Birmingham City Council is presently considered safe for the Conservative Party, it having elected three Conservative councillors with comfortable majorities in 2004 and re-elected one of the three, Fergus Robinson, in 2006. Another Edgbaston councillor, Deirdre Alden, unsuccessfully challenged Gisela Stuart for the Edgbaston constituency in the 2005 General Election and has been re-selected as Conservative PPC in the seat for the next election.
The other constituent wards of the Edgbaston constituency are also mainly Conservative: Harborne and Bartley Green are both represented by three Conservative councillors, while Quinton is represented by two Conservatives and one Labour councillor.
See also
- St Augustine's Church
- Edgbaston Hall
- Edgbaston Reservoir
- Perrott's Folly
- Bartley Green
- University of Birmingham
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| Formal Districts in Birmingham: |
| Edgbaston | Erdington | Hall Green | Hodge Hill | Ladywood | Northfield | Perry Barr | Selly Oak | Sparkbrook | Sutton Coldfield | Yardley |
Government of Birmingham
| Birmingham electoral districts and wards
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Edgbaston : Bartley Green | Edgbaston | Harborne | Quinton |
Erdington : Erdington | Kingstanding | Stockland Green | Tyburn |
Hall Green : Billesley | Brandwood | Hall Green |
Hodge Hill : Bordesley Green | Hodge Hill | Shard End | Washwood Heath |
Ladywood : Aston | Ladywood | Nechells | Soho |
Northfield : Longbridge | Northfield | Weoley |
Perry Barr : Handsworth Wood | Lozells and East Handsworth | Oscott | Perry Barr |
Selly Oak : Bournville | Kings Norton | Moseley and Kings Heath | Selly Oak |
Sparkbrook : Acocks Green | Sparkbrook | Springfield |
Sutton Coldfield : Sutton Four Oaks | Sutton New Hall | Sutton Trinity | Sutton Vesey |
Yardley : Sheldon | South Yardley | Stechford and Yardley North
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