Sheldon, Warwickshire
| Sheldon | |
| Warwickshire | |
|---|---|
 St Giles' Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP155845 |
| Location: | 52°27’0"N, 1°45’60"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 21,817 (2011 (ward)) |
| Post town: | Birmingham |
| Postcode: | B26 |
| Dialling code: | 0121 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Birmingham |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Birmingham Yardley |
Sheldon is an ancient parish in the Hemlingford hundred of Warwickshire, that forms a suburb in the east of Birmingham. It is close to Birmingham Airport.
Sheldon was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Machitone, meaning "Macca's farm". A Mackadown Farm existed in the area until the First World War, however, it is only remembered through Mackadown Lane, a residential road.[1]
The suburb is home to the 300-acre Sheldon Country Park, a popular local attraction.
Population and housing
According to the 2001 UK Census there were 20,129 people living in 9,140 households. Sheldon has a low percentage of ethnic minorities in its population with only 5.9% (1,195) being of an ethnic minority compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. The population had increased to 21,817 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Housing in the area primarily dates back to the 1930s. The area benefits from Sheldon Country Park which is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and is served by numerous shops and businesses situated along the busy A45 Coventry Road. This road acts as one of the city's primary gateways from Coventry.
There are two secondary schools serving the area: Cockshut Hill Technology College and King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy. There are five primary schools, one of which is Roman Catholic. Sheldon Library also serves the area.
Notable residents
- Ian Smith, town planning expert, also lived in Cranes Park Road in the 1960s and '70s.
- Rev. Thomas Bray, founder of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, was Rector of Sheldon.
- Howard Brown, branch manager for the Halifax bank, won a staff competition to appear in their advertisements, was born and brought up in Sheldon.
- Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics lived there in the 1970s. In the latter part of this time he studied at Aston University.
- Andre Marriner, a Premier League football referee.
References
- ↑ The History of Greater Birmingham - down to 1830, Victor Skipp, 1987, V. H. T. Skipp (ISBN 0-9506998-0-2)
- ↑ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689709&c=Sheldon&d=14&e=62&g=6363041&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1450109640101&enc=1. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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