Sheldon, West Midlands

Area of Birmingham, England

Human settlement in England

Sheldon

St Giles' Church

Sheldon

Location within the West Midlands

Area| 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
Population| 21,817 (2011.Ward)
• Density| 9,486/sq mi (3,663/km2)
OS grid reference| SP155845
Metropolitan borough|

* Birmingham

Shire county|

* Warwickshire

Metropolitan county|

* West Midlands

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district| B26
Dialling code| 0121
Police| West Midlands
Fire| West Midlands
Ambulance| West Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Birmingham Yardley

List of places

England
West Midlands

52°27′00″N 1°46′00″W﻿ / ﻿52.4500°N 1.7666°W﻿ / 52.4500; -1.7666

Sheldon is an area of east Birmingham, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, it is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham Airport.

Sheldon is also one of the 69 electoral wards in Birmingham, and one of the four wards that make up the council constituency of Yardley. It covers an area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2; 1,500 acres). Areas covered by the ward are Lyndon Green, Well's Green, Sheldon itself and part of Garrett's Green.

Sheldon was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Machitone, meaning "Macca's farm". A Mackadown Farm existed in the area until the First World War, however, it is only remembered through Mackadown Lane, a residential road.[1]

The suburb is home to the 300 acre Sheldon Country Park, a popular local attraction.

## Population and housing

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According to the 2001 UK Census 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. The population had increased to 21,817 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Housing in the area primarily dates back to the 1930s. The area benefits from Sheldon Country Park which is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and is served by numerous shops and businesses situated along the busy A45, Coventry Road. This road acts as one of the city's primary gateways from Coventry.

There are two secondary schools serving the area: Cockshut Hill School and King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy. There are five primary schools, one of which is Roman Catholic. Sheldon Library also serves the area.

## Politics

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As of 2022, the two councillors representing Sheldon Ward on Birmingham City Council are Paul Tilsley and Colin Green, both Liberal Democrats.[3] The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.

### Birmingham City Council Elections, 5 May 2022 - Sheldon Results

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* Isra Abdi - Labour Party \- 835
* Mark David Andrews - TUSC \- 89
* Susan Axfrord - Conservative Party \- 564
* Colin Green - Liberal Democrats \- 1534
* Kevin Harrison - Green Party \- 218
* Oliver Jenkins - Conservative Party \- 513
* Joseph Piekarz - Labour Party \- 743
* Paul Tilsley - Liberal Democrats \- 1752

Candidates Elected - Paul Tilsley and Colin Green - Liberal Democrats

### Birmingham City Council Elections, 4 May 2006 - Sheldon Results

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* Robert Arthur Devenport - British National Party \- 1132
* Derek Anthony Johnson - Conservative Party \- 556
* Michael Johnson - Labour Party \- 792
* Paul Morris - National Front \- 74
* Colin Richard Preece - Legalise Cannabis Alliance \- 45
* Michael Paul Sheridan - Green Party \- 139
* Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat \- 3233

Candidate Elected - Michael Howard Ward - Liberal Democrat

## Notable residents

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* Ian Smith, town planning expert, also lived in Cranes Park Road in the 1960s and '70s.
* Rev. Thomas Bray, founder of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, was Rector of Sheldon.
* Howard Brown, branch manager for the Halifax bank, won a staff competition to appear in their advertisements, was born and brought up in Sheldon.
* Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics lived there in the 1970s. In the latter part of this time he studied at Aston University.
* Andre Marriner, a Premier League football referee.

## References

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1. ^ The History of Greater Birmingham - down to 1830, Victor Skipp, 1987, V. H. T. Skipp (ISBN 0-9506998-0-2)
2. ^ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
3. ^ "Yardley constituency | Birmingham City Council".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sheldon, West Midlands.

* Birmingham City Council: Sheldon Ward

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Areas of Birmingham

Suburbs|

* Acocks Green
* Alum Rock
* Ashted
* Aston
* Austin Village
* Balsall Heath
* Bartley Green
* Beech Lanes
* Billesley
* Birches Green
* Birchfield
* Bickenhill
* Birmingham City Centre
* Bordesley
* Bordesley Green
* Bordesley Green East
* Bournbrook
* Bournville
* Brandwood End
* Bromford
* Buckland End
* California
* Camp Hill
* Castle Vale
* Chad Valley
* Cofton Common
* Colehall
* Cotteridge
* Deritend
* Digbeth
* Druids Heath
* Duddeston
* Edgbaston
* Erdington
* Falcon Lodge
* Fox Hollies
* Garretts Green
* Gilbertstone
* Glebe Farm
* Gosta Green
* Gravelly Hill
* Great Barr
* Greet
* Hall Green
* Hamstead
* Handsworth
* Handsworth Wood
* Harborne
* Hawkesley
* Hay Mills
* Hazelwell
* Highgate
* Highter's Heath
* Hockley
* Hodge Hill
* Jewellery Quarter
* Kings Heath
* Kings Norton
* Kingstanding
* Kitts Green
* Ladywood
* Lea Hall
* Little Bromwich
* Longbridge
* Lozells
* Lyndon Green
* Minworth
* Moor Pool
* Moseley
* Nechells
* New Frankley
* New Oscott
* Northfield
* Oscott
* Perry Barr
* Pype Hayes
* Quinton
* Rednal
* Rotton Park
* Roughley
* Rubery
* Saltley
* Selly Oak
* Selly Park
* Shard End
* Sheldon
* Small Heath
* Smithfield
* South Yardley
* Sparkbrook
* Sparkhill
* Stechford
* Stirchley
* Stockfield
* Summerfield
* Sutton Coldfield
* Tile Cross
* Turves Green
* Tyburn
* Tyseley
* Walker's Heath
* Walmley
* Ward End
* Warstock
* Washwood Heath
* Weoley Castle
* West Heath
* Winson Green
* Witton
* Woodgate
* Yardley
* Yardley Fields
* Yardley Wood

* Wards
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Government of Birmingham

Birmingham UK parliamentary constituencies (left) and city council wards

Edgbaston|

* Bartley Green
* Edgbaston
* Harborne
* North Edgbaston
* Quinton

Erdington|

* Castle Vale
* Erdington
* Gravelly Hill
* Kingstanding
* Oscott (part)
* Perry Common
* Pype Hayes
* Stockland Green

Hall Green|

* Brandwood and King's Heath (part)
* Hall Green North
* Hall Green South
* Moseley
* Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East
* Sparkhill

Hodge Hill|

* Bromford and Hodge Hill
* Garretts Green
* Glebe Farm and Tile Cross
* Heartlands
* Shard End
* Ward End
* This constituency also contains Castle Bromwich and Smith's Wood in Solihull.

Ladywood|

* Alum Rock
* Balsall Heath West
* Bordesley and Highgate
* Bordesley Green
* Ladywood
* Nechells
* Newtown
* Soho and Jewellery Quarter

Northfield|

* Allens Cross
* Frankley Great Park
* Kings Norton North
* Kings Norton South
* Longbridge and West Heath
* Northfield
* Rubery and Rednal
* Weoley and Selly Oak (part)

Perry Barr|

* Aston
* Birchfield
* Handsworth
* Handsworth Wood
* Holyhead
* Lozells
* Oscott (part)
* Perry Barr

Selly Oak|

* Billesley
* Bournbrook and Selly Park
* Bournville and Cotteridge
* Brandwood and King's Heath (part)
* Druids Heath and Monyhull
* Highter's Heath
* Stirchley
* Weoley and Selly Oak (part)

Sutton Coldfield|

* Sutton Four Oaks
* Sutton New Hall
* Sutton Reddicap
* Sutton Roughley
* Sutton Trinity
* Sutton Vesey
* Sutton Walmley and Minworth
* Sutton Wylde Green

Yardley|

* Acocks Green
* Sheldon
* Small Heath
* South Yardley
* Tyseley and Hay Mills
* Yardley East
* Yardley West and Stechford

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