Leamore

Coordinates: 52°36′33″N 1°59′51″W / 52.6093°N 1.9975°W / 52.6093; -1.9975
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Leamore is a suburb of Bloxwich and Walsall in Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands County, England. 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.

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A34. 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.[1]

The largest single housing development in Leamore is the

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, with the other being Green Lane.

References

  1. ^ "Walsall - The growth of the town | A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17 (pp. 146-165)". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

52°36′33″N 1°59′51″W / 52.6093°N 1.9975°W / 52.6093; -1.9975