| Kingsbury | |
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 Canal-side cottages at Bodymoor Heath, seen from below Bodymoor Heath Bridge | |
  Kingsbury Location withinWarwickshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sutton Coldfield |
| Postcode district | B76 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Bodymoor Heath is a small village in theNorth Warwickshire district of the county ofWarwickshire in England, situated on, and with a bridge over, theBirmingham and Fazeley Canal close to the much larger village ofKingsbury.[1]
Bodymoor Heath was originally a separate village but later became inclosed as a part of theparish ofKingsbury.[2] Bodymoor Heath was the centre of a HighCourt of Chancery case ofBarker v. Barker where it was held that the husband of a daughter who had inherited her father's lands in Bodymoor Heath, was not entitled to any dividend just throughcurtesy.[3] The village later came into the ownership of the twicePrime Minister,Sir Robert Peel along with the surrounding Kingsbury parish.[4] The village is located near the planned route of theHigh Speed 2 railway line. The route passes through theBodymoor Heath Training Ground, which necessitatedAston Villa to relocate a number of their facilities and pitches away from the planned route.[5] Bodymoor Heath has apub. The pub is called the Dog and Doublet. It was constructed in 1786 but did not become a pub until 1835.[6] The pub was grantedgrade II listed status in 1981 byEnglish Heritage.[7] It also has a grade II listed bridge.[1]
Bodymoor Heath is also the home ofAston Villa Football Club'sBodymoor Heath Training Ground. The land it was built on was purchased in the 1970s by Aston Villa's chairmanDoug Ellis from a local farmer.[8] It was redeveloped in the 1990s after criticism of under-investment by the Villa managerJohn Gregory.[9]
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