Sheldon, West Midlands
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Sheldon is an area of eastern Birmingham
in the West Midlands
, England
. It is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham International Airport
.
Sheldon is also one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, and one of the four wards that make up the council constituency of Yardley
. It covers an area of 6.03 km². Areas covered by the ward are Lyndon Green Wells Green, Sheldon and part of Garretts Green.
Sheldon was mentioned in the Domesday Book
as Machitone, meaning "Macca's farm". A Mackadown Farm existed in the area up until the World War I
, however, it is only remembered through Mackadown Lane, a residential road.
there were 20,129 people living in 9,140 households in Sheldon with a population density of 3,481 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Sheldon has a low percentage of ethnic minorities in its population with only 5.9% (1,195) being of an ethnic minority compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
Housing in the area primarily dates back to the 1930s and the area benefits from Sheldon Country Park which is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport. The area is served by numerous shops and businesses situated along the busy A45
Coventry Road which acts as one of the city's primary gateways. The A45 runs from Birmingham city centre through Coventry and beyond.
There is one secondary school serving the area; Sheldon Heath Secondary School. As well as five primary schools, one of which is a Roman Catholic primary school. Sheldon Library serves the area, too.
are Sue Anderson, Paul Tilsley
and Mike Ward, all of the Liberal Democrat Party. The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
Candidate Elected - Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat
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...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, 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...
. It is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham International Airport (UK)
Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
.
Sheldon is also one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, and one of the four wards that make up the council constituency of Yardley
Yardley, Birmingham
Yardley is an area in east Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.Birmingham Yardley is a constituency and its Member of Parliament is John Hemming.-Features:...
. It covers an area of 6.03 km². Areas covered by the ward are Lyndon Green Wells Green, Sheldon and part of Garretts Green.
Sheldon was mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Machitone, meaning "Macca's farm". A Mackadown Farm existed in the area up until the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, however, it is only remembered through Mackadown Lane, a residential road.
Population and housing
According to the 2001 UK CensusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
there were 20,129 people living in 9,140 households in Sheldon with a population density of 3,481 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. Sheldon has a low percentage of ethnic minorities in its population with only 5.9% (1,195) being of an ethnic minority compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general.
Housing in the area primarily dates back to the 1930s and the area benefits from Sheldon Country Park which is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport. The area is served by numerous shops and businesses situated along the busy A45
A45 road
The A45 is a major road in England. It runs east from Birmingham past the National Exhibition Centre and the M42, then bypasses Coventry and Rugby, where it briefly merges with the M45 until it continues to Daventry...
Coventry Road which acts as one of the city's primary gateways. The A45 runs from Birmingham city centre through Coventry and beyond.
There is one secondary school serving the area; Sheldon Heath Secondary School. As well as five primary schools, one of which is a Roman Catholic primary school. Sheldon Library serves the area, too.
Politics
As of 2005, the three councillors representing Sheldon Ward 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...
are Sue Anderson, Paul Tilsley
Paul Tilsley
Councillor Paul Tilsley MBE is deputy leader of Birmingham City Council and the senior Liberal Democrat in the council's ruling Liberal Democrat-Conservative coalition. He was previously Lord Mayor of Birmingham, in 1993-4....
and Mike Ward, all of the Liberal Democrat Party. The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
Birmingham City Council Elections, 4 May 2006 - Sheldon Results
- Robert Arthur Devenport - British National PartyBritish National PartyThe British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
- 1132 - Derek Anthony Johnson - Conservative PartyConservative 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...
- 556 - Michael Johnson - Labour PartyLabour 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...
- 792 - Paul Morris - National FrontBritish National FrontThe National Front is a far right, white-only political party whose major political activities took place during the 1970s and 1980s. Its popularity peaked in the 1979 general election, when it received 191,719 votes ....
- 74 - Colin Richard Preece - Legalise Cannabis Alliance - 45
- Michael Paul Sheridan - Green PartyGreen Party of England and WalesThe Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
- 139 - Michael Howard Ward - Liberal DemocratLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
- 3233
Candidate Elected - Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat
Notable residents
- Howard Brown, a branch manager for the Halifax bank, who won a staff competition to appear in a number of their television and print advertisements, was born and raised in Sheldon. He managed their Sheldon branch.
- Kevin WarwickKevin WarwickKevin Warwick is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom...
, professor of cyberneticsCyberneticsCybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
lived there in the 1970s. In the latter part of this time he studied at Aston UniversityAston UniversityAston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...
. - Andre MarrinerAndre MarrinerAndre Marriner is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League. He is based in Sheldon, West Midlands.-Career:...
, a Premier League football referee.