Lickey
| Lickey | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 The old school house, Lickey | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO993752 |
| Location: | 52°22’30"N, 2°-0’38"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Birmingham |
| Postcode: | B45 |
| Dialling code: | 0121 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bromsgrove |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bromsgrove |
Lickey is a linear development in the north of Worcestershire, about ten miles south-west of the centre of Birmingham. It stands on the Lickey Ridge, amongst the Lickey Hills.
The proximity of the village to open countryside and the city makes it a popular commuter area. The civil parish of Lickey and Blackwell has a population of 4,140.
The name of Lickey, recorded first in 1225, is thought to have derived from 'leah' (a meadow or clearing) and 'hæg' (an enclosed space). The name have been recorded in such forms as La Lecheye, La Lekeheye, Lechay and Lekhaye. The area forms part of the Lickey Hills Country Park which covers 524 acres.
The parish church is Holy Trinity Church.
About the village
Opposite Holy Trinity Church is a drinking trough for horses and drinking fountain for travellers.
The Monument, an obelisk 60–80 feet tall, stands behind the trees bordering the old Birmingham road directly opposite the petrol station in Lickey. The inscription reads "To commend to imitation the exemplary private virtues of Other Archer 6th Earl of Plymouth". The Earl had land at Tardebigge, near Lickey.
Lickey has some late |Victorian houses, but there was steady development of housing in the 20th century. Since the 1990s, there has been 'infill' housing.
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