Ashted
| Ashted | ||
|---|---|---|
Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM | |
| Postcode district | B4, B7 | |
| Dialling code | 0121 | |
| Police | West Midlands | |
| Fire | West Midlands | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
Ashted (alternatively spelt Ashstead and Ashtead residences.
History
The settlement takes its name from the
consecrated
in 1810.
Thirty-eight years later, in 1848, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England counted the population as approximately 25,000, and stated that the settlement's proximity to the city centre gave huge advantage to trade and industry.[4]
Towards the end of the 19th century, the status of the area dropped and it became a high-density
slums.[2]
The church was demolished in 1956, having sustained heavy bombing during World War II.[2]
Transport
The
Dartmouth Circus via Dartmouth Middleway; and via Lawley Middleway, Garrison Circus
.
Ashted Tunnel on the
A47 Jennens Road
.
References
- ^ Carter, Andy. "Ashted". All Things Ashtead. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d Dargue, William. "Ashted". A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ^ Bruff, Michael. "Churches/Parishes/Districts - Birmingham". Cornish's Strangers' Guide to Birmingham. GenUK. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ^ a b Lewis, Samuel (1848). "Ashted". A Topographical Dictionary of England. British History Online. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
