Kings Heath

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Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, three miles south of the city centre. It is the next 'village' south from Moseley on the Alcester Road. The central shopping area runs along the High Street and Alcester Road, and the shops include branches of national chain stores, supermarkets, electrical retailers, and opticians. There are also a number of pubs and churches on and around the High Street.

Kings Heath came into being as a village in the 18th century with the improvements to the Alcester to Birmingham road acting as a catalyst for new houses and farms. Prior to this the area was largely uninhabited wasteland run by the Royal Borough of Kings Norton.

Kings Heath contains two parks: Kings Heath Park and Highbury Park, the former being famous as the setting of popular BBC television programme Gardeners' World.

Kings Heath is also home to several schools including:

• Wheelers Lane Technology College (formerly Wheelers Lane Boy's School)
• Wheelers Lane Junior & Infant School (on the same site as the senior school)
• Bishop Challoner School
• St Dunstan's Catholic primary school (grant maintained)
• Queensbridge Senior School
• Kings Heath Boy's School
• Swanshurst Girl's School and leisure centre
• Kings Heath Junior School
• King Edward VI Camp Hill schools
• Colmore Road Junior & Infant Schools
• Woodthorpe Junior and Infant school

On 28 July 2005, Kings Heath was hit by a major (by British standards) tornado which damaged several shops on the High Street and All Saints' church. It then went on to destroy many houses in Balsall Heath. There were no fatalities.

The High Street has also suffered from flash floods on occasions, with up to a foot of water depth.

See also

• Moseley and Kings Heath Ward

External links

• [Birmingham City Council]
• [History of Kings Heath]
• [Fag Police (Anti Homophobic Band)]

 

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