Frankley

Frankley
Frankley
Frankley shown within Worcestershire
Population 122 [1]
OS grid reference SO995785
Civil parish
  • Frankley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district B60
Dialling code 0121
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Frankley is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near the border with Birmingham. The modern Frankley estate is part of the New Frankley civil parish in Birmingham, and has been part of the city since 1995.[2] The parish has a population of 122.[1]

St Leonards Church

The 15th-century[3] church building lies to the north of the village.[4] The building is constructed from sandstone in a red and grey colour, until 1965 the tower contained two bells.[4] A new church hall was constructed in 2005.[5]

Frankley services

The village gives its name to Frankley services, a motorway service area on the M5 motorway to the north west of the village. The services opened with the motorway in 1966.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Census 2001
  2. ↑ http://www.newfrankleyinbirminghamparishcouncil.gov.uk/profile.asp
  3. ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43096#s3
  4. 1 2 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43096
  5. ↑ New Church Hall for St Leonards Church, Frankley, Worcestershire
  6. ↑ http://www.msatrivia.co.uk/chron.htm
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