Birches Bridge
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| Birches Bridge | |
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  Birches Bridge Location within Staffordshire | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | WV8 |
| Dialling code | 01902 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Birches Bridge is an area of Codsall, Staffordshire. It is situated to the northwest of Wolverhampton between Bilbrook and Codsall.
Name and origins
[edit]Birches Bridge takes its name from The Birches, a large estate first mentioned in court rolls of 1716 and in a Codsall Parish Register of 1730.[1] The estate stood between the present day Birches Road and Lane Green Road.[2] Birch coming from old English braec or brec, meaning a newly cultivated piece of land.
Shops and amenities
[edit]Birches Bridge is home to Bilbrook railway station and Birches Bridge Shopping Centre, which features The Flower Shop which was established when the parade of shops was built in 1956, a co-operative supermarket and an Asda On The Go petrol station amongst other shops and eateries.
Transport links
[edit]The area is served by the number 5/X5 bus service from Wolverhampton to Codsall, operated by Banga Buses and Chaserider, and Bilbrook railway station on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line. The railway station was originally known as Birches.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Horovitz, David (2005). The Place-Names of Staffordshire. David Horovitz, Brewood. p. 122.
- ↑ "Morgan web site - The Birches Codsall". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
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