Lye
| Lye | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 Lye railway station | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO921846 |
| Location: | 52°27’32"N, 2°6’58"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 12,402 (2001) |
| Post town: | Stourbridge |
| Postcode: | DY9 |
| Dialling code: | 01384 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dudley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Stourbridge |
Lye is a village in Worcestershire, within the Black Country, once a village within the parish of Oldswinford,[1] but now a distinctive place.
Lye railway station is on the Stourbridge–Birmingham mainline. It has the joint-shortest name for a railway station (Lye) in the United Kingdom.
Places of Interest
The local cemetery, the Lye / Wollescote Cemetery, which contains a pair of Grade II listed chapels.[2]
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Lye was the birthplace of the actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke,[3] which is commemorated by a sculpture by Tim Tolkien. The memorial takes the form of a giant filmstrip, the illuminated cut metal panels illustrating scenes from some of his best-known roles, which include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), Things to Come, and The Ghost of Frankenstein. It was unveiled in November 2005.[4]
Sport
Lye Town FC are based in the town. They have competed in the West Midlands Regional League since 1947.[5] Their home ground is The Sports Ground
Lyer Cricket Club are also based at The Spoirts Ground.
Outside links
- River Stour
- Christ Church and Community Website
- LyeTown.co.uk Nostalgic and historical photographs of Lye
- Home Webpage of Lye Town Football Club
References
- ↑ "History of Lye". Vision of Britain. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=202. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lye and Wollescote Cemetery Chapel". Listed Building in Stourbridge. British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-492002-lye-and-wollescote-cemetery-chapel-stour. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Cedric Hardwicke". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362567/. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lye movie star gets civic honour". Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. http://online.dudley.gov.uk/news/fullrelease.asp?recid=2097. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Club Details". Lye Town F.C.. http://www.webteams.co.uk/Home.aspx?team=lyetownfc&season=. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
Books
- Britain In Old Photographs: Lye And Wollescote (ISBN 0-7509-1657-5)
