Leamore
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Leamore is a suburb
of Walsall
in the extreme north of the town on the border with Bloxwich
. It is a mix of private and council housing built since the late 19th century. The most significant homes in the area are several multi storey blocks of council flats which were built in the 1960s.
A council housing development took place around the centre of Leamore in the 1920s, and also included the opening of Somerfield Road which gave Green Lane a direct link to Bloxwich town centre and now forms part of the A34 road
. A 280-flat multi-storey estate was developed in the early 1960s to replace an area previously occupied by slums; it was completed in 1964.
The largest single housing development in Leamore is the Beechdale
housing estate which was built by Walsall
council in the 1950s to rehouse people from town centre slum clearances. Noddy Holder
, the lead singer of Slade, grew up at Beechdale
.
Ball House and Leadbetter House tower blocks, situated in the north of Leamore and built during the 1960s were demolished in late 2007 after some 40 years of dominating the local skyline.
Bloxwich Road is one of two routes running parallel through Leamore between Walsall and Bloxwich. The other is Green Lane.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
in the extreme north of the town on the border with Bloxwich
Bloxwich
Bloxwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40,000 people.-Early history:Bloxwich has its origins at least as early as the Anglo-Saxon period, when the place name evidence suggests it was a small Mercian settlement named after the...
. It is a mix of private and council housing built since the late 19th century. The most significant homes in the area are several multi storey blocks of council flats which were built in the 1960s.
A council housing development took place around the centre of Leamore in the 1920s, and also included the opening of Somerfield Road which gave Green Lane a direct link to Bloxwich town centre and now forms part of the A34 road
A34 road
The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham, The Potteries and Manchester...
. A 280-flat multi-storey estate was developed in the early 1960s to replace an area previously occupied by slums; it was completed in 1964.
The largest single housing development in Leamore is the Beechdale
Beechdale
Beechdale, originally named Gypsy Lane Estate, is a housing estate in Walsall, England, that was developed predominantly during the 1950s and 1960s....
housing estate which was built by Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
council in the 1950s to rehouse people from town centre slum clearances. Noddy Holder
Noddy Holder
Neville John "Noddy" Holder MBE is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist with the rock band Slade....
, the lead singer of Slade, grew up at Beechdale
Beechdale
Beechdale, originally named Gypsy Lane Estate, is a housing estate in Walsall, England, that was developed predominantly during the 1950s and 1960s....
.
Ball House and Leadbetter House tower blocks, situated in the north of Leamore and built during the 1960s were demolished in late 2007 after some 40 years of dominating the local skyline.
Bloxwich Road is one of two routes running parallel through Leamore between Walsall and Bloxwich. The other is Green Lane.