| Tyburn | |
|---|---|
  Tyburn Location within theWest Midlands | |
| Population | 25,927 (2011.Ward)[1] |
| • Density | 29.1 per ha |
| OS grid reference | SP135912 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode district | B24, B35 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Tyburn is award inBirmingham, in the county ofWest Midlands, England[2] formerly known as Kingsbury.
It is part of theErdingtonformal district and comprisesCastle Vale, Fort Parkway inCastle Bromwich, thePype Hayes area ofErdington,Birches Green and Tyburn Road. The significant landmarks in the area includeJaguar Cars'Castle Bromwich Assembly factory,Fort Dunlop and Pype Hayes Park.
The Castle Vale Library, built in 2006, serves the area. The library was designed by Birmingham-basedAssociated Architects and built by the Castle Vale Housing Action Trust.
Tyburn covers the municipal housing estates ofBirches Green,Pype Hayes andCastle Vale as well asErdington Hall, a residential area.
The housing estates of Pype Hayes and Castle Vale have witnessed significant regeneration in recent times. Entire estates in Pype Hayes were cleared and replaced with modern housing byBirmingham City Council. Castle Vale was home to one of Europe's largest urban regeneration projects which resulted in the demolition of many tower blocks and low rise flats and the construction of a retail park and semi-detached modern housing. This was done by theHousing Action Trust, established in 1993.
The industrial area of Bromford was formerly part of the old Kingsbury Ward most of which was incorporated into the new Tyburn Ward. It has witnessed redevelopment in the form of the construction of the Fort Shopping Centre and the Heartlands Spine Road which connects theA47 Nechells to the A47 Chester Road.
The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 16,480 people living in Tyburn with a population density of 2,816 people per km2 compared with 3,649 people per km2 for Birmingham. This ward has the smallest population of all Birmingham City wards. 8.9% (1,465) of the ward's population consists of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. At the time of the 2011 Census the population had increased to 25,927.
Tyburn is represented by threeLabour councillors onBirmingham City Council.
The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer.
People living in the area tend see themselves as living in Erdington,Castle Bromwich,Birches Green orCastle Vale, people seldom say they live in Tyburn.
Birmingham UK parliamentary constituencies (left) and city council wards | ||
| Edgbaston |  | |
| Erdington | ||
| Hall Green | ||
| Hodge Hill |
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| Ladywood | ||
| Northfield | ||
| Perry Barr | ||
| Selly Oak | ||
| Sutton Coldfield | ||
| Yardley | ||
