Moseley

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Moseley
Metropolitan county		West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B13
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°26′48″N 1°53′17″W / 52.44671°N 1.88814°W / 52.44671; -1.88814

Moseley (/ˈmoʊzliː/ MOZE-lee) is an affluent suburb in south Birmingham, England, three miles (five kilometres) south of the city centre.

It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Hall Green and Moseley in the ceremonial county of the West Midlands. It historically lay within Worcestershire, abutting the county border with Warwickshire.^[2]

Moseley was listed as a settlement within the manor of

was opened in 1874 for the now extinct parish of Park Hill. The 600th anniversary of St Mary's was celebrated in 2005 with a series of special events. In 2012 the church bells, which had been named as the worst sounding in the country, were replaced.

Either before or as a result of the dissolution of the monasteries, Moseley became a manor in its own right, though records of this are not evident. Certainly, Moseley Hall was 'rebuilt' in parkland in the early 1600s by the Grevis family, and rebuilt again by 1795 after being set on fire during rioting in 1791. It was donated in 1891 to the City of Birmingham by Richard Cadbury and now forms part of Moseley Hall Hospital.

Spring Hill College, a

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Moseley local centre is formed around the Victorian shopping precinct known as Moseley Village, which forms part of a historical

First World War

, staff were hard to find to maintain houses of this size. The heating bills and high maintenance made them unpopular after the war and many were split into flats to cater for the requirements of the expanding working population who moved from the city centre as extensive redevelopment took place in the 1960s.

In some respects Moseley and the surrounding area suffered a serious decline in the last part of the 20th century. Much property fell into neglect, and problems with crime, drugs and prostitution became commonplace in the areas bordering Balsall Heath. During this same period, however, with a great deal of cheap accommodation on offer, it is arguable that Moseley also enjoyed its most creative and cosmopolitan phase as the focus of artistic and student communities. In 1970s, the small triangular shaped green in the heart of Moseley village, which was then home to the underground public toilets, was a convenient meeting place for local youth, and was known as "Bog Island".

Local band Ocean Colour Scene were active in the mid-1990s British Britpop–indie scene with songs such as "The Riverboat Song", inspired by locations within the suburb of Moseley. Their most successful album (in terms of weeks on chart) was Moseley Shoals.^[7] Moseley is also the birthplace of Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.

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Moseley has a rich history of success in

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A monthly Farmers' Market in Moseley – set up by the

Moseley Neighbourhood Forum

– a neighbourhood forum – that works to develop the area for the betterment of everyone. The Moseley Society exists to protect the heritage of the area; meetings of the Society discuss and debate a wide range of local issues and the interests of its residents.

The Moseley Community Development Trust (CDT) invests in the social and physical capital of the area. Established with funding from

It has its own monthly magazine, Moseley B13 (formerly Birmingham 13), reporting on local events and personalities. It has been printing as of May 1973[update].^[11]

A group of volunteers have formed Moseley in Bloom (MiB). Much like the Moseley Community Development Trust, the group undertake many projects which look at the greener issues around Moseley. Many projects take place throughout the year to enhance the landscape of Moseley as well as renovate dilapidated areas.

Every summer Moseley hosts Moseley Festival,^[12] a festival of arts and culture that sees people in the community come together and hold a series of music, art, food, cultural and sporting events.

Moseley Folk & Arts Festival^[13] happens later in the year, and attracts big names from the world of folk. Moseley Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival^[14] takes place in Moseley Park during the summer as well. Moseley also has its own literary festival, Pow-Wow LitFest,^[15] which has taken place annually at the Prince of Wales pub as of 2011^[update].

In 2015 Moseley was named as the "best urban place to live" by The Sunday Times, with the newspaper citing its 'Arts and Crafts', 'Bohemian culture' and 'Victorian Architecture' as reasons to live in the suburb.^[16] This award followed its being highlighted by The Guardian in 2013 as a place to move, with similar reasons being cited.^[17]

Moseley has two secondary schools,

. It also has several primary schools such as Moseley C of E Primary School a one form entry school that has connections with St. Mary's Church and Park Hill Primary School on Alcester Road and St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School.

Moseley is also home to Uffculme School, an all age

. It is also home to James Brindley Academy's Willows Centre, which provides education to inpatients at Parkview Clinic.

Moseley also has Fox Hollies School.

Many people who have been born, lived or worked in Moseley have made important contributions, a few of the more high-profile ones are:

• Kabir Ali, Worcestershire & England cricketer
• Dave Haslam, British writer, broadcaster and Haçienda nightclub DJ
• Edward Bach, doctor, best known for developing a range of remedies called the Bach flower remedies
• Dan Bull, rapper and songwriter^[18]
• Jess Phillips, Politician affiliated with the Labour Party.
• Ali Campbell, singer in UB40^[19]
• Austen Chamberlain MP, statesman, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, philanthropist^[20] and Nobel Peace Prize winner
• Prime Minister, MP and Lord Mayor of Birmingham (declared World War II)^[21]
• Carl Chinn, historian, radio presenter, newspaper columnist, and media personality
• Alan Cottrell, metallurgist and physicist
• Fyfe Dangerfield, musician, solo artist and lead singer of the Guillemots^[22]
• Roger Jon Ellory, author^[23]
• Simon Fowler, musician and lead singer of Ocean Colour Scene
• Claudia Jessie, actress
• Trish Keenan, songwriter, musician and lead singer of Broadcast
• Frederick W. Lanchester, pioneer of the motor car
• Central Tonight
• Herbert Mason MC, film director, producer, actor, stage manager, choreographer, production manager and army officer in World War I^[24][25]
• Nick Rhodes, keyboardist in Duran Duran
• Brian Travers, saxophonist in UB40^[26]
• J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

• Moseley Conservation Area
• St Agnes Moseley Conservation Area

• Moseley Society
• Moseley Forum – the neighbourhood forum for the village of Moseley
• Moseley in Bloom – Moseley volunteers growing a cleaner, greener community
• Moseley in the Domesday Book