Callow Hill
Encyclopedia
Callow Hill is a village
on the outskirts of Redditch
in Worcestershire
, England
. Other villages nearby include Astwood Bank
, Feckenham
, Cookhill
and Webheath
. Founded in 1913, Redditch Golf Club relocated to Callow Hill in 1972 and is located between Morton Stanley Park and Webheath
. Also based in Callow Hill is a wine company, Callow Hill Country Wine which has its headquarters on Brookhouse Lane in the village..
. It is also used as a polling station
. Very occasionally village meetings are held but only a maximum of twenty-thirty people can attend because the Gazebo is so small. Situated near the Gazebo is the Callow Hill village
pond, which is surrounded by trees and greenery. There are two major roads travelling through Callow Hill, Foxholes Lane and Callow Hill Lane, which is the major road from linking Redditch to Hanbury
, Droitwich Spa
, Pershore
, Worcester
and the M5
.
. There is also another bus route operated by the Woosh bus company based in Droitwich Spa. It is operated by Worcestershire County Council.
which as of the May 2010 General Election is represented by Karen Lumley
, (Conservative
). The constituency was previously represented by former Home Secretary
, Jacqui Smith
( Labour
) who resigned her position in June 2009 following allegations of misappropriation of her MP expense allowance.
, which is represented by two Conservative councillors, Barry Gandy and Peter Gretton. Callow Hill comes under the Redditch South division of Redditch ward.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the outskirts of Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Other villages nearby include Astwood Bank
Astwood Bank
Astwood Bank is a village adjoining Redditch, Worcestershire to the south. The village is noted for its successful cricket team, who have twice played at Lords in the National Village Knock Out Final.-Politics:...
, Feckenham
Feckenham
Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some three miles south-west of the town of Redditch and is around twelve miles north-east of the ancient city of Worcester...
, Cookhill
Cookhill
Cookhill is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, on the county border near Alcester.-Politics:Cookhill is represented mainly by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrat Party, and is part of the South Redditch ward of Worcestershire County Council and as of January 2010 is...
and Webheath
Webheath
Webheath is a district of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley and the village of Callow Hill. It is also near Feckenham and Astwood Bank...
History
Callow Hill has been a village outside Redditch since 7 September 1984 when over 250 new homes were built. Before the new homes were built in the area commonly known as New Callow Hill, Callow Hill was a small hamletHamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
. Founded in 1913, Redditch Golf Club relocated to Callow Hill in 1972 and is located between Morton Stanley Park and Webheath
Webheath
Webheath is a district of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley and the village of Callow Hill. It is also near Feckenham and Astwood Bank...
. Also based in Callow Hill is a wine company, Callow Hill Country Wine which has its headquarters on Brookhouse Lane in the village..
The Gazebo and village
The Gazebo, on Foxholes Lane, is Callow Hill's village hallVillage hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
. It is also used as a polling station
Polling station
A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are often located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports...
. Very occasionally village meetings are held but only a maximum of twenty-thirty people can attend because the Gazebo is so small. Situated near the Gazebo is the Callow Hill village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
pond, which is surrounded by trees and greenery. There are two major roads travelling through Callow Hill, Foxholes Lane and Callow Hill Lane, which is the major road from linking Redditch to Hanbury
Hanbury, Worcestershire
Hanbury is a small rural village in Worcestershire, England near Droitwich Spa and the M5 motorway.- History :Although some flint tools of indeterminate date have been found in the parish the main feature surviving from prehistory is the iron age hill fort on Church Hill...
, Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe.The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times. The natural Droitwich brine contains 2½ lbs...
, Pershore
Pershore
Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census the population was 7,304...
, Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
and the M5
M5 motorway
The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...
.
Bus services
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday there is a bus service from Pershore travelling to Sainsbury's in Redditch and stopping via the Gazebo in Callow Hill. The route is operated by the local bus operators, N.N Creswall of EveshamEvesham
Evesham is a market town and a civil parish in the Local Authority District of Wychavon in the county of Worcestershire, England with a population of 22,000. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon...
. There is also another bus route operated by the Woosh bus company based in Droitwich Spa. It is operated by Worcestershire County Council.
Politics
Callow Hill falls within the parliamentary constituency of RedditchRedditch (UK Parliament constituency)
Redditch is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997 following major changes to the Mid Worcestershire constituency.- Boundaries :This...
which as of the May 2010 General Election is represented by Karen Lumley
Karen Lumley
Karen Elizabeth Lumley is a Conservative Party politician in England. She has been the Member of Parliament for Redditch in Worcestershire since the 2010 general election, when she defeated former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith....
, (Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
). The constituency was previously represented by former Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
, Jacqui Smith
Jacqui Smith
Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith is a member of the British Labour Party. She served as the Member of Parliament for Redditch from 1997 until 2010 and was the first ever female Home Secretary, thus making her the third woman to hold one of the Great Offices of State — after Margaret Thatcher and...
( Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
) who resigned her position in June 2009 following allegations of misappropriation of her MP expense allowance.
Redditch Borough Council
Callow Hill is part of the Crabbs Cross ward of Redditch Borough Council; in which two councillors are elected in rotation for four years each. In the 2010 local election, Councillor David Smith stood down & Councillor Jack Field died earlier that year, so two candidates for the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats & Labour were fielded, the Greens stood just one candidate. Derek Taylor (Conservative), and Andrew Brazier (Conservative), who lives in Callow Hill, are the current (2010) councillors.Worcestershire County Council
Callow Hill is part of Redditch South electoral division of Worcestershire County CouncilWorcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, which is represented by two Conservative councillors, Barry Gandy and Peter Gretton. Callow Hill comes under the Redditch South division of Redditch ward.
Notable residents
- Zoë ListerZoë ListerZoë Lister is an English actress from Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, best known for playing Zoe Carpenter in British soap Hollyoaks. She grew up in Callow Hill near Redditch. where she has lived for most of her life. She trained at the Starlight School of Dance in Winyates, Redditch. Previous to...
- an actress best known for her role in HollyoaksHollyoaksHollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
, grew up in Callow Hill. - Paul TaitPaul TaitPaul Ronald Tait is an English former professional footballer who made more than 250 appearances in the Football League.-Club career:...
- footballer, lives in the village as of 2011.