Erdington
Erdington Office
Rob Southwell
Area Sales Director
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1 York Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6TE
Tel: 0121 373 6320
Fax: 0845 0582530
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There has been a village at Erdington since before Saxon times. Erdington was very much a rural area until recent times. In the mid eighteenth century it had a population of under 700 and consisted of 40 farms, 96 cottages, 2 smithies and a shop. The arrival of the canals at the end of the century encouraged some industrial development but the nineteenth century introduction of the railways was the spur to Erdington's suburban growth, seeing the population increase to 9,262 by 1891.
The Urban District Council was a very forward thinking organisation with a reputation for getting things done without raising the rates. In 1911 Erdington was absorbed into Birmingham and continued its growth as a prosperous suburb. More recently, Erdington was the first suburb in Birmingham to be bombed in World War II when on 9 August 1940 a German plane dropped eight bombs in the area.
Erdington remains a vibrant, bustling suburb with an excellent transport network and a wide range of amenities within its boundary. During the late 1960s and early 1970s it was the home of Mothers, the world renowned venue for live rock music where Pink Floyd recorded their live album Ummagumma.
There are approximately 25,000 residents in Erdington. Some 9,000 people are employed by companies such as Sainsburys, Colliers and The Co-op Superstore. Erdington has urbanised into a vibrant town centre where people choose to live, work and visit as well as being one of the largest surburban centres in the City.
Erdington has a wide range of shops with the main retail outlets situated along the High Street which runs from Six Ways Island to the Village Green at the top end of the High Street. Major retailers sit alongside independent businesses and specialist retailers can be found not only on the High Street but on Cotton Lane, York Road, Barnabas Road, New Street, Mason road and Station Road.
Erdington is a popular place to live and many families remain within the district to live and work.
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