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| Fordbridge | |
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| Town | |
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  Fordbridge Location within theWest Midlands | |
| Population | 8,479 (2011) |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Shire county | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | B37 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Fordbridge is a town[1] andcivil parish in theMetropolitan Borough of Solihull, in theWest Midlands, England. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 8,749.[2] It lies within thehistoric county ofWarwickshire. The town is encompassed within the electoral ward Kingshurst & Fordbridge.
The village of Kingshurst borders the town at the western point of Cooks Lane. A significant part of the town borders the City of Birmingham district to the east. The River Cole, West Midlands shapes the border between Fordbridge and neighbouring Chelmsley Wood to the south and west.
Fordbridge gets its name from the crossing over theRiver Cole on Cooks Lane, which was referred to as "Ford Bridge" on 19th centuryOS maps.[3] This name suggests this site was previously aford, but eventually abridge was built on the site of that ford, thus giving the bridge and ultimately the civil parish its name.
The closest railway station to the town isMarston Green.
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