Birches Bridge
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| District | South Staffordshire |
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| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | WV8 |
| Dialling code | 01902 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Wolverhampton |
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Coordinates: 52°37′26″N 2°11′12″W / 52.62383°N 2.18663°W
Birches Bridge is an area of Codsall, Staffordshire. It is situated to the north-west of Wolverhampton between Bilbrook and Codsall.
Name and origins
Birches Bridge takes its name from The Birches, a large estate first mentioned in court rolls of 1716 and in a Codsall Parish Register of 1730.[1] The estate stood between the present day Birches Road and Lane Green Road.[2] Birch coming from old English braec or brec, meaning a newly cultivated piece of land.
Shops and amenities
Birches Bridge is home to Bilbrook railway station and Birches Bridge Shopping Centre, which features a HSBC branch, a Co-operative supermarket and an Esso petrol station amongst other shops and eateries.
Transport links
The area is serviced by the number 5 Wolverhampton to Codsall National Express West Midlands bus service, and Bilbrook railway station on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line. The railway station was originally known as Birches.[3]
References
- ↑ Horovitz, David (2005). The Place-Names of Staffordshire. David Horovitz, Brewood. p. 122.
- ↑ "Morgan web site - The Birches Codsall". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.