Fordbridge

Fordbridge
Fordbridge
	Fordbridge Location within the West Midlands
Population	8,479 (2011)
Civil parish	Fordbridge;
Metropolitan borough	Solihull;
Shire county	Warwickshire;
Metropolitan county	West Midlands;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B37
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Meriden;
	List of places UK England West Midlands 52°29′02″N 1°44′56″W / 52.484°N 1.749°W

Fordbridge is a town^[1] and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Birmingham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 8,749.^[2] Fordbridge lies within the historic county of Warwickshire.

Etymology

Fordbridge gets its name from the crossing over the River Cole on Cooks Lane, which was referred to as "Ford Bridge" on 19th century OS maps.^[3] This name suggests this site was previously a ford, but eventually a bridge was built on the site of that ford, thus giving the bridge and ultimately the civil parish its name.

Transport

The closest railway station to the town is Marston Green.

References

^ "Fordbridge Town Council". www.fordbridge.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
^ "Warwickshire XV.NW (includes: Coleshill.)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

External links

[1] "Fordbridge Town Council". www.fordbridge.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2015.

[3] "Warwickshire XV.NW (includes: Coleshill.)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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