Hockley Heath

Hockley Heath is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The village is to the south of the West Midlands conurbation, 12 miles south-east of Birmingham 5.5 miles from Solihull town centre and 13 miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dorridge railway station and Umberslade Obelisk.

Dorridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorridge railway station serves the large village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10+1⁄2 miles south of Birmingham Snow Hill.

Umberslade Obelisk

Obelisk

Photo: AJD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Umberslade Obelisk is a Grade II listed monument in Warwickshire, England constructed by order of Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer, on his estate of Umberslade Hall in 1749.

Dorridge Wood

Nature reserve

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorridge Wood is a park and local nature reserve in Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands. Established after a land donation in 1969, it incorporates a woodland area first mentioned in 1556.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorridge and Shirley.

Dorridge

Village

Dorridge is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of the historic county of Warwickshire, the village is encompassed within the electoral ward of Dorridge and Hockley Heath, which had a population of 11,140 in the 2011 census.

Shirley

Town

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shirley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically a rural settlement within the county of Warwickshire, it forms a contiguous urban area with the nearby town of Solihull and the city of Birmingham. Shirley is situated 3½ miles northwest of Hockley Heath.

Knowle

Village

Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.

Knowle is a large village situated 3 miles east-southeast of the town of Solihull, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Knowle lies within the Arden area of the historic county boundaries of Warwickshire, and since 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. Knowle is situated 3 miles northeast of Hockley Heath.

Hockley Heath

Type: Locality
Location: Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3637° or 52° 21′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.788° or 1° 47′ 17″ west

Elevation

466 feet (142 metres)

Open location code

9C4W9676+FR

GeoNames ID

7292377

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