Oscott
Encyclopedia
Oscott is a ward in the northwest of Birmingham
, England
, within the formal district of Perry Barr
.
The Ward is centred on the area known as Old Oscott
, and should not be confused with nearby New Oscott
. It includes the former Booths Farm sand quarry, Aldridge Road Recreation Ground, Witton Cemetery
and Kingstanding Circle. The ward borders the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
and areas such as Perry Beeches
and Queslett
. Parts fall within Great Barr
.
The nearest library serving the ward is Kingstanding Library.
by three Labour Party
councillors: John Cotton, Barbara Dring and Keith Linnecor
.
The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
, problems raised by local residents such as vandalism, anti-social behaviour and the cleanliness of the area were tackled.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, 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...
, within the formal district of Perry Barr
Perry Barr
Perry Barr is an inner-city area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott, which elect three councillors to...
.
The Ward is centred on the area known as Old Oscott
Old Oscott
Old Oscott is an area of Great Barr, Birmingham, England . The suburb forms a triangle bounded to the north by Pheasey, to the west by Perry Beeches, and to the east by Kingstanding. The Birmingham City Council ward that covers the area is called simply Oscott.The area has been known locally as...
, and should not be confused with nearby New Oscott
New Oscott
New Oscott is an area of Birmingham, England.It was named after the Oscott area of Birmingham, when St. Mary's College, the Roman Catholic seminary, moved from that site to the new one. The original then became known as Old Oscott....
. It includes the former Booths Farm sand quarry, Aldridge Road Recreation Ground, Witton Cemetery
Witton Cemetery
Witton Cemetery , which opened in Witton in 1863 as Birmingham City Cemetery, is the largest cemetery in Birmingham, England.Covering an area of , it once had three chapels, however, two of these were demolished in 1980. The cemetery would perform up to 20 burials a day, however, it now carries out...
and Kingstanding Circle. The ward borders the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the Black Country part of the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Brownhills,...
and areas such as Perry Beeches
Perry Beeches
Perry Beeches is an area of Great Barr, Birmingham, England, within the parliamentary constituency of Perry Barr.Previously agricultural, with some sand and gravel quarrying on the site of Asda Queslett; it was developed as a residential suburb of Birmingham immediately before and after World War II...
and Queslett
Queslett
Queslett is an area of Great Barr, Birmingham, England.The name has been in use since the 16th century. The first part means a Wood Pigeon, the second comes from the Anglo-Saxon for a small valley....
. Parts fall within Great Barr
Great Barr
Great Barr is a large and loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich and Walsall , West Midlands, England...
.
The nearest library serving the ward is Kingstanding Library.
History
The area is mainly a housing estate built in the 1930s and 1940s. Before this it was mainly rural farmland.Population
The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 24,073 people living in the ward. 9.4% (2,273) of the ward's population consists of an ethnic minority which is low compared to the average percentage of 29.6% for that of Birmingham.Local politics
The ward of Oscott is represented on Birmingham City CouncilBirmingham City Council
The Birmingham City Council is the body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local authority in the United Kingdom with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in June 2004, 120 Birmingham...
by three Labour Party
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...
councillors: John Cotton, Barbara Dring and Keith Linnecor
Keith Linnecor
Keith Linnecor is a Labour Party Councillor representing the Oscott Ward at Birmingham City Council in Birmingham, England.He was elected in 1996 and ran for re-election in 2007, where he successfully defended the seat against the general trend of results....
.
The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
Oscott Ward Local Action Plan
The Oscott Ward Local Action Plan was a locally organised plan to improve the quality of living within the ward during 2004 and 2005. Through funding from the Neighbourhood Renewal FundNeighbourhood Renewal Fund
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund is a form of Local Government finance in England, launched by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in July 2000....
, problems raised by local residents such as vandalism, anti-social behaviour and the cleanliness of the area were tackled.