Handsworth Wood
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Handsworth Wood is a loosely defined area in the north west of Birmingham, England, with a population in the region of 25,000. It is also a ward within the formal district of Perry Barr. Located within the metropolitan county of the West Midlands since 1974, it was previously a part of the county of Staffordshire. Handsworth Wood is regarded by estate agents as "upmarket" in comparison to the neighbouring district of Handsworth, but is disadvantaged by its extra distance from Birmingham city centre. Local amenities include: King Edward VI Handsworth Girl's Grammar School and Handsworth Grammar School, Soho Road, St. Mary's Church, Handsworth and Handsworth Park. Being built on once Quaker land, the area lacks public houses.
Birmingham historian Dr.Carl Chinn noted that during WW2 the boundary between Handsworth and Handsworth Wood marked the line between being safe and unsafe from bombing, with Handsworth Wood being an official evacuation zone. (ref: Carl Chinn (1996) Brum Undaunted: Birmingham During the Blitz, Birmingham Library Services)
There is a Birmingham City electoral ward called Handsworth Wood [link] comprising part of Handsworth and nearly all of Handsworth Wood made up of distinct cultures and built environments - the once salubrious Victorian suburb, now "inner-city" Handsworth, consisting of some of the finest Victorian houses in the city, increasingly being refurbished to complement the £9 million restoration of Handsworth Park, and Handsworth Wood dominated by characteristically suburban pre-war semi-detached and detached properties.
The BBC's obesity reduction challenge, Fat Nation, was filmed in Handsworth Wood.
The Garden Gate is a very popular haunt for residents.
Audrey Barker thought it was a very nice place to live.
Paul Quinton thought it was alright too!
It is well known that JRA and MSRA ate all the pies in the last contest!
It is home to the University of Central England's 'Hamstead campus'.
See also
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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