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  Selly Park Location within theWest Midlands | |
| OS grid reference | SP053821 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | B29 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Selly Park is aresidentialsuburban district in south-westBirmingham,England. The suburb of Selly Park is located between the Bristol Road (A38) and the Pershore Road (A441).[1]
Selly Park is named after the parkland that was originally associated with Selly Hall, now preserved withinSelly Convent.
Initially Selly Park was developed on the parkland around Selly Hall, whilst the land to the west of the Pershore Road (A441) was laid out for development in the mid nineteenth century with spacious plots and tree-lined streets, and where development is still restricted by covenant. On the other side of the Pershore Road, between it and Cannon Hill Park are several streets of superior c19 terraced housing, built by Grants, the principal local builder. One or two of the larger houses have been converted into offices and two small hotels.
The suburb is in the Birmingham City Councilward of Bournbrook and Selly Park.[2] Prior to 2018, it was part of theSelly Oak council ward, along with the districts ofBournbrook,Selly Oak, Ten Acres and a small part ofStirchley.[3] It also comes under the Selly Oak localcouncil constituency, which is managed by its owndistrict committee, and comprises both the Selly Oak ward as well as the wards ofBillesley,Bournville andBrandwood.
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The area of Selly Park stretches from the River Rea up the hill to St Stephens and Elmdon Road. The river is subject to flooding after heavy rainfall, despite recent amelioration works.
Selly Park is the location ofSelly Park Girls' School, St Edwards Primary School, and Raddlebarn Primary School.[4]
One of Birmingham Hospice's two sites is located on Raddlebarn Road in Selly Park. It was formerly known as Birmingham St Mary's Hospice, and opened in 1979.[5]
St Edward's Church, Selly Park is the main local Catholic Church. Selly Park is also home to three Protestant Churches, namelySt Stephen's Church,Christ Church, Selly Park and Selly Park Baptist Church.
TheBBC'sPebble Mill Studios were located to the north of the region, before moving toThe Mailbox in 2004.
Some episodes of "Dalziel and Pascoe" have been shot in Oakfield Road, An episode of "Bird of Prey" was filmed in Selly Wick Drive and various local shops and houses have been used in the soap opera of "Doctors". Episodes of "Nice Work", the TV drama series based on David Lodge's 1988 novel, were filmed in Sir John's Road.
The economist P. Sargent Florence lived in Highfield House on Selly Park Road.The area is and was home to many academics from Birmingham University, such as Prof. Ivor Keys (1919–1995) and DrGordon Warwick (1918–1983), and to two former Olympic athletes, Audrey Court and Max Madders.
Alex Higgins won his first snooker World Championship in 1972 at the British Legion Club in Selly Park. This was demolished around 2000 and is now a block of flats.
