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

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

 

Red Hill, West Heath

B38 - Grid reference SP045766

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Redhill is a topographical name based on the colour of the red clay soil. In the Birmingham area there must have been many red fields, but this name in the countryside south of the Hawkesley estate probably denotes the track up the red hill, Redhill Road. There were a number of claypits in the area.

 

 

Left: Red Hill viewed from Longdales Road.

 

William Dargue 14.03.09

 

 

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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.