A History of BIRMINGHAM Places & Placenames . . . from A to Y

William Dargue - A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames . . .  from A to Y

 

Kitts Green

B33 - Grid reference SP152872

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Kitte Green: first record 1495

St Richard's Church, Lea Hall, is the parish church of Kitts GreenSt Richard's Church, Lea Hall, is the parish church of Kitts Green

The addition of the family name implies that the Kitts had taken probably ownership of what had previously been common grazing land. The location is shown on the 1834 Ordnance Survey map close to Lea Village. The green was located between Yockleton Road and Lea Village.


Kitts Green municipal housing estate was built before World War 2 as part of one of the City Council's largest developments. It was designed to house over 15 000 residents in an area north of the Meadway between Stechford and Tile Cross.

 

The modern district known as Kitts Green is west of the original location and probably derives its name from Kitts Green Road, the main road which runs through the estate from Glebe Farm to Lea Village.

 

William Dargue 29.03.09

 

 

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Map below reproduced from Andrew Rowbottom’s website of Old Ordnance Survey maps Popular Edition, Birmingham 1921. See Acknowledgements. Click the map to link to that website.