Ironworks & forges · West Midlands
Bournville College
Bournville College — further education college in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
Patrick Costello — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Longbridge · 0.3 km
About
Bournville College is a ironworks in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1913. Wikidata describes it as: "further education college in Birmingham, West Midlands, England". Coordinates: 52.3963°, -1.9854°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bournville College is a further education college based in Longbridge, Birmingham, England. The college offers courses that include A Levels, BTECs, NVQs, apprenticeships, and bespoke qualifications.
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Background
History
The college was established in 1913 by George Cadbury to cater for education for the local population that included the workforce of the nearby Cadbury chocolate and confectionery factory, and was named Bournville College from 1949. In 1972, the college was relocated to Bristol Road (), into premises that had been part of City of Birmingham Polytechnic. Further expansion took place during the 1970s, and in 2011, the college occupied its new purpose-built campus in Longbridge with a capacity for 15,000 students and 4.2 acres of grounds on the site of the former MG Rover automobile factory that closed in 2005. In 2014, the college announced it would open a training centre in India as part of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3963, -1.9854
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B31 2AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Established
- 1913
- Nearest railway station
- Longbridge — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.bournville.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4950320 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bournville College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bournville College?
- Bournville College is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B31 2AJ), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- When was Bournville College built?
- Built or established in 1913.
- How do I get to Bournville College?
- The nearest railway station is Longbridge, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B31 2AJ.