Sutton New Hall Ward

Ward background

New Hall Ward covers the neighbourhoods of Thimble End, Walmley Ash and Minworth and has the thriving commercial centre of Walmley at its heart. New Hall's southern-most boundary borders the busy M6 motorway covering the land formerly occupied by Minworth Water Treatment Works as well as the open land both east and west of the A38, known at this point as the 'Sutton By-Pass'. Much of the Ward is semi-rural, spanning open farmland out towards Grove End, Over Green and Wishaw to the east of Sutton Coldfield.

The Ward is named after a medieval manor house (now a prestigious hotel), located just off the Walmley Road and boasts an 18th Century water mill, three golf courses; among them Pype Hayes, owned and managed by Birmingham City Council. The New Hall Valley Country Park, Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve as well as the newly refurbished Walmley Library and Community Hall are all situated within New Hall.

Walmley centre has retained its village atmosphere despite large-scale residential developments taking place in the immediate surroundings. Although there are only a small number of shops, Walmley possesses a wide range of other services, community facilities and a range of private and public sporting amenities. Click to find out more about Walmley Village

Wylde Green is a busy local shopping centre which links the Constituencies of Sutton Coldfield and Erdington via the Birmingham Road. Wylde Green boasts a Community Hall and a new Library Service which opened in May 2007, both providing a focus for the local community.

Minworth is the most industrial area within Sutton Coldfield Constituency. The neighbourhood encompasses four industrial estates bordering the A38 offering quality employment for the north of the city coupled with good road transport links. The village of Minworth itself, has also retained its original character and overlooks open countryside to the north of its centre.

A Ward map is attached at the base of this page. This shows the boundaries that came into effect on 10 June 2004.

The Constituency Support Officer is Olive O'Sullivan. Olilve can be contacted by telephone: 0121 303 2355 or by email: olive.o'sullivan@birmingham.gov.uk.

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Attachments

Sutton New Hall Ward Census Information

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