Towns & cities · West Midlands
Bickenhill
Bickenhill — village, former civil parish and ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham International · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bickenhill is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village, former civil parish and ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England". Coordinates: 52.4390°, -1.7250°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Blythe SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bickenhill is a small village in the civil parish of Bickenhill and Marston Green, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands county, England, on the eastern fringe of the West Midlands conurbation. Bickenhill is also a ward and was within the historic county of Warwickshire. Birmingham Airport is also located within the civil parish.
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Background
History
The settlement is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and historically the parish included the manors of Church Bickenhill, Hill Bickenhill, Middle Bickenhill, Marston Culy (now Marston Green), and Wavers Marston. The manor of Bickenhill was held by Edward the Confessor, by Alward, and then by Turchil. The manor was recorded as Bichehelle in the Domesday Book of 1086. The descendants of Turchil, the Arden family, settled in the area and adopted the surname 'de Bickenhill,' though spelt differently. The name developed into de Bickenhill in the 13th century. In 1295, Alice de Langley gave herself the title Lady of Bickenhill. The M42 motorway and the busy A45 road run close by to the east and north of the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4390, -1.7250
- District
- Solihull
- Parish
- Bickenhill and Marston Green
- Postcode
- B92 0DN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Nearest railway station
- Birmingham International — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.bickenhillparishcouncil.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1612248 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bickenhill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bickenhill Community Fire Station, West Midlands, England-21May2009.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bickenhill?
- Bickenhill is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B92 0DN), in the parish of Bickenhill and Marston Green.
- Is Bickenhill a protected site?
- Yes — Bickenhill is part of the River Blythe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bickenhill free to visit?
- Yes, Bickenhill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bickenhill?
- The nearest railway station is Birmingham International, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B92 0DN.