Selly Park

at , Birmingham , B29 7 United Kingdom

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Description

Selly Park is a residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb of Selly Park is located between the Bristol Road (A38) and the Pershore Road (A441).ToponymySelly Park is named after the parkland that was originally associated with Selly Hall, now preserved within Selly Convent.HistoryInitially Selly Park was developed on the parkland around Selly Hall, whilst the land to the west of the Pershore Road was laid out for development in the mid nineteenth century with spacious plots and tree-lined streets, and where development is still restricted by covenant. On the other side of the Pershore Road, between it and Cannon Hill Park are several streets of superior c19 terraced housing, built by Grants, the principal local builder. One or two of the larger houses have been converted into offices and two small hotels.GovernanceThe suburb is in the Selly Oak local authority electoral ward, along with the districts of Bournbrook, Selly Oak, Ten Acres and a small part of Stirchley. It also comes under the Selly Oak local council constituency, which is managed by its own district committee, and comprises both the Selly Oak ward as well as the wards of Billesley, Bournville and Brandwood.

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Summary

Selly Park is Birmingham based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. B29 7.