Fordbridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fordbridge
Town
Fordbridge
Population	8,479 (2011)
Civil parish	Fordbridge
Metropolitan borough	Solihull
Shire county	Warwickshire
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOLIHULL
Postcode district	B37
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Meriden and Solihull East
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°29′02″N 1°44′56″W / 52.484°N 1.749°W / 52.484; -1.749

Meriden Park Lake, Fordbridge

Fordbridge is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) east of Birmingham. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 8,749. Fordbridge lies within the historic county of Warwickshire.

Etymology

Fordbridge gets its name from the crossing over the River Cole on Cooks Lane, which was referred to as "Ford Bridge" on 19th century OS maps. This name suggests this site was previously a ford, but eventually a bridge was built on the site of that ford, thus giving the bridge and ultimately the civil parish its name.

Transport

The closest railway station to the town is Marston Green.