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			{{Distinguish\|Longridge}}
	'''Longbridge''' is an area of ], ]. The area is dominated by the ], which until recently was the home of ].
			{{Other uses}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2024}}
			{{Infobox UK place
			\| country = England
			\| official_name = Longbridge
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|52.395\|-1.979\|display=inline,title}}
			\| map_type = West Midlands
			\| population = 25,410
			\| population_ref = (2011 Ward)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689699&c=Longbridge&d=14&e=62&g=6362276&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1450103976929&enc=1\|title=Birmingham Ward population 2011\|access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>
			\| population_density = 36.2 per ha
			\| metropolitan_borough = ]
			\| shire_county = ]
			\| metropolitan_county = ]
			\| region = West Midlands
			\| constituency_westminster = ]
			\| post_town = BIRMINGHAM
			\| postcode_district = B31, B45
			\| postcode_area = B
			\| dial_code = 0121
			\| os_grid_reference = SP015775
			\| static_image_name = Longbridge Technology Park - Innovation Centre.jpg
			\| static_image_caption = Longbridge Technology Park – Innovation Centre (March 2010)
			}}

			'''Longbridge''' is an area in the south-west of ], ], located near the border with ], historically being within this place.
	To the immediate south-west lie the ], a favorite recreation spot for the people of southern ]. From the south-east the railway line from ] divides Longbridge off from the ]. The ] has a station opposite the Longbridge plant, near the Bristol Road (]).

			== Public transport ==
	The area is skirted by ], ], ] and ]
			Longbridge is described as a hub for public transport with a number of bus services run by Kev's Coaches and National Express West Midlands passing through it with destinations including Birmingham City Centre, ] and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in ]. West Midlands Railway serves ] on the Cross City Line, with destinations at ] or ] and ] or ] with connections to Hereford and Nottingham at University station or nationwide at ]. In 2020 a large multi-storey carpark was built near Longbridge station as a park and ride facility to reduce car journeys into the city centre. Some improvements to Longbridge station were also carried out in 2020 though one side of the station remains without a lift facility.

	==~~External~~ ~~links~~==		== Situation ==
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			Longbridge is surrounded by ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Longbridge is in close proximity to and can be viewed from the ].
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			== Longbridge plant ==
			{{main\|Longbridge plant}}

			Since 1906, the area has been dominated by the ], which produced ], ], ], ], and most recently ] cars. The factory became dormant, and some parts of the older sections of the site were demolished after MG Rover fell into administration in April 2005. The plant was one of the main employers of the local population and the resultant layoffs caused local decline. The company, renamed ] (owned by MG Rover's would-be partner ]) resumed limited ] sports car production within a small portion of the factory in August 2008 and in late 2010 started final assembly of the ]. Production ceased completely in 2017, when the Chinese car maker decided to ship the fully assembled cars to the UK. The remaining disused sections of the factory were demolished on 4 August 2006.

			=== Regeneration ===

			25,410 people live in Longbridge.

			As part of the Ward of Longbridge And West Heath, Longbridge is represented as of the ] on ] by Debbie Clancy and Ron Storer who are both of the Conservative Party.

			== Population ==
			The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 30,964 people living in Longbridge with a population density of 3,789 people per km<sup>2</sup> compared with 3,649 people per km<sup>2</sup> for Birmingham. Longbridge has a small ethnic minority population: only 6.8% (2,117) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities, unlike more centralised areas such as ], ] and ].

			==Notable people==
			* ], actor<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Culture%3A+Frost+thaws+away+from+the+limelight%3B+Birmingham-born+actor...-a090479737\|title=Culture: Frost thaws away from the limelight; Birmingham-born actor Mark Frost has made a career out of playing baddies – his latest is a wife beater. But he's a nice guy, really, as Caroline Foulkes found out.\|work=]\|publisher=]\|date=19 August 2002\|access-date=26 December 2017\|archive-date=27 December 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061850/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Culture%3A+Frost+thaws+away+from+the+limelight%3B+Birmingham-born+actor...-a090479737\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			* ], Journalist
			* ], academic

			==See also==
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			== References ==
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			*{{cite web\|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=3170&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11741&EXPAND=5459 \|title=The Great Park development}}
		⚫	*{{cite web\|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=6122&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11740&EXPAND=5459 \|title=Councillors Advice Bureaux - Longbridge Ward}}

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			{{West Midlands County}}
			{{Areas of Birmingham}}
			{{Wards of Birmingham}}
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 10 October 2024

Not to be confused with Longridge. For other uses, see Longbridge (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England

Longbridge
Longbridge Technology Park – Innovation Centre (March 2010)
LongbridgeLocation within the West Midlands
Population	25,410 (2011 Ward)
• Density	36.2 per ha
OS grid reference	SP015775
Metropolitan borough	Birmingham
Shire county	Worcestershire
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B31, B45
Dialling code	0121

Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	Birmingham Northfield
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°23′42″N 1°58′44″W / 52.395°N 1.979°W / 52.395; -1.979

Longbridge is an area in the south-west of Birmingham, England, located near the border with Worcestershire, historically being within this place.

Public transport

Longbridge is described as a hub for public transport with a number of bus services run by Kev's Coaches and National Express West Midlands passing through it with destinations including Birmingham City Centre, West Bromwich and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston. West Midlands Railway serves Longbridge railway station on the Cross City Line, with destinations at Redditch or Bromsgrove and Four Oaks or Lichfield with connections to Hereford and Nottingham at University station or nationwide at Birmingham New Street station. In 2020 a large multi-storey carpark was built near Longbridge station as a park and ride facility to reduce car journeys into the city centre. Some improvements to Longbridge station were also carried out in 2020 though one side of the station remains without a lift facility.

Situation

Longbridge is surrounded by Frankley, Frankley Beeches, Rubery, Rednal, Bromsgrove, Northfield, West Heath and Kings Norton. Longbridge is in close proximity to and can be viewed from the Lickey Hills.

Longbridge plant

Main article: Longbridge plant

Since 1906, the area has been dominated by the Longbridge plant, which produced Austin, Nash Metropolitan, Morris, British Leyland, and most recently MG Rover cars. The factory became dormant, and some parts of the older sections of the site were demolished after MG Rover fell into administration in April 2005. The plant was one of the main employers of the local population and the resultant layoffs caused local decline. The company, renamed MG Motor (owned by MG Rover's would-be partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) resumed limited MG TF sports car production within a small portion of the factory in August 2008 and in late 2010 started final assembly of the MG6. Production ceased completely in 2017, when the Chinese car maker decided to ship the fully assembled cars to the UK. The remaining disused sections of the factory were demolished on 4 August 2006.

Regeneration

25,410 people live in Longbridge.

As part of the Ward of Longbridge And West Heath, Longbridge is represented as of the 2022 Birmingham City Council Election on Birmingham City Council by Debbie Clancy and Ron Storer who are both of the Conservative Party.

Population

The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 30,964 people living in Longbridge with a population density of 3,789 people per km compared with 3,649 people per km for Birmingham. Longbridge has a small ethnic minority population: only 6.8% (2,117) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities, unlike more centralised areas such as Aston, Handsworth and Small Heath.

Notable people

Mark Frost, actor
Lewis Goodall, Journalist
David Haddleton, academic

References

"Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
"Culture: Frost thaws away from the limelight; Birmingham-born actor Mark Frost has made a career out of playing baddies – his latest is a wife beater. But he's a nice guy, really, as Caroline Foulkes found out". Birmingham Post. Trinity Mirror. 19 August 2002. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

External links

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