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

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

 

Scotland Village/ Scotland Lane

B32 - Grid reference SP008808

Use the grid reference on the Ordnance Survey website - Get-a-map.

Scotland Farm lies south-west of the junction of Frankley Lane and Merritts Hill. The origin of its name is unknown. The 1851 Census records a small community largely of nailmakers at Scotland Village, which presumably lay at the south end of Scotland Lane near Scotland Farm.

 

William Dargue 19.11.08

 

  

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