Dickens Heath

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Dickens Heath is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of West Midlands. It is part of the Hockley Heath parish, near Cheswick Green and Hollywood.

It was originally a hamlet, but is currently undergoing development as a new village, with a target population of over 2,000. Parkridge Homes are developing a mixed use village centre which upon completion will provide a development with three key locations, namely Market Square, Waterside and Garden Squares. Dickens Heath Village Centre features residential accommodation, alongside shops and leisure facilities, incorporating community amenities and on-site management services.

Both prior to, during and after the construction of the new 'village' many within the Borough of Solihull decried the spoilation of the countryside as well as the allegedly tasteless nature of the new housing developments.^{[citation needed]}

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• Dickens Heath Village