Heart of Worcestershire College
Heart of Worcestershire College is an academic institution with campuses at Worcester, Malvern, Redditch and Bromsgrove. It was established in August 2014 on the merging of Worcester College of Technology and North East Worcestershire College.- Type: College
- Description: further education college in Worcestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Heart of Worcestershire College - Alliance House” and “HoW College”
- Address: Fishing Line Road, Redditch, B97 6EE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey.
Forge Mill Needle Museum
Museum
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch, Worcestershire, is a historic museum depicting Redditch's Industrial Heritage. Opened in 1983 by Queen Elizabeth II, it records how in Victorian times, Redditch was the international centre of the needle and fishing tackle industry and once produced 90% of the world's needles. Forge Mill Needle Museum is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Heart of Worcestershire College.
Bordesley Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bordesley Abbey was a 12th-century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The abbey's foundation was an act of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, who gave the monks of Garendon Abbey in Leicestershire some more land. Bordesley Abbey is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Heart of Worcestershire College.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
The Palace Theatre is a Grade II listed theatre in Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1913 and has been primarily used as a theatre, but also as a cinema, rollerskating rink and bingo hall. Palace Theatre is situated 2,300 feet south of Heart of Worcestershire College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redditch and Bordesley.
Redditch
Photo: Stub Mandrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. In 2021, the town had a population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037.
Bordesley
Village
Photo: John G Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bordesley is a village north of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. Bordesley primarily comprises houses alongside the A441 Birmingham Road between Redditch and Alvechurch.
Webheath
Suburb
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Webheath is a semi-rural district and suburb of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley, Headless Cross and the village of Callow Hill.
Heart of Worcestershire College
- Categories: further education college and education
- Location: Redditch District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3117° or 52° 18′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.93858° or 1° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C4W8366+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 393208798OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=collegeWikidata ID
Q8034157
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