Washwood Heath, the Glossary

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1. 47 relations: Adderley Park, Adderley Park railway station, Airspeed Horsa, Alstom, Alum Rock, Birmingham, Austin-Healey Sprite, Automatic number-plate recognition in the United Kingdom, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency), Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Wheels Park, Bordesley Green, British Leyland, British Motor Corporation, Counterterrorism, Duddeston, Fox & Goose, Freight Rover, High Speed 2, Hodge Hill, Labour Party (UK), LDV Group, Leyland DAF, Luftwaffe, Metro-Cammell, Morris Commercial Cars, Morris Minor, Nechells, Oxford, Plant Oxford, Saltley, Sparkbrook, Stechford, The Guardian, Ward (electoral subdivision), Ward End, Ward End Park, Warwickshire, Washwood Heath Academy, Washwood Heath depot, West Midlands (county), William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, Wolseley Motors, World War I, World War II, 2001 United Kingdom census.

Adderley Park

Adderley Park is an area in the east of Birmingham, England.

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Adderley Park railway station

Adderley Park railway station serves the Adderley Park area in the east of Birmingham, England.

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Airspeed Horsa

The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War.

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Alstom

Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets.

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Alum Rock, Birmingham

Alum Rock is an inner-city suburb of Birmingham, England, located roughly 2 miles east of Birmingham city centre.

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Austin-Healey Sprite

The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car produced in the United Kingdom from 1958 until 1971.

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Automatic number-plate recognition in the United Kingdom

Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is a technology for automatically reading vehicle number plates.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England.

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Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham Hodge Hill was a constituency of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons by a member of the Labour Party since its creation and until its abolition.

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Birmingham Mail

The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.

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Birmingham Wheels Park

Birmingham Wheels Park (formerly Wheels Adventure Park) was a dedicated Wheeled-sports park with a short-track oval motor racing circuit, MSA approved kart circuit, drifting arenas, off-road rally stage and a purpose-built outdoor speed-skating arena.

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Bordesley Green

Bordesley Green is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England about two miles east of the city centre.

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British Leyland

British Leyland was an automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings.

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British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based vehicle manufacturer, formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses.

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Counterterrorism

Counterterrorism (alternatively spelled: counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, relates to the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to combat or eliminate terrorism.

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Duddeston

Duddeston is an inner-city area of the Nechells ward of central Birmingham, England.

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Fox & Goose

The Fox & Goose is a shopping district in Ward End, Birmingham, England, at the eastern end of Washwood Heath Road.

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Freight Rover

Freight Rover was a British commercial vehicle manufacturer based in the Washwood Heath area of Birmingham, England.

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High Speed 2

High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which is under construction in England.

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Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill is an area 4 miles east of Birmingham City Centre, England.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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LDV Group

LDV Group Limited, formerly Leyland DAF Vans, was a British van manufacturer based in Washwood Heath, Birmingham.

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Leyland DAF

Leyland DAF was a commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Leyland, United Kingdom, and a subsidiary of DAF NV.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Metro-Cammell

Metro-Cammell, formally the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company (MCCW), was an English manufacturer of railway carriages, locomotives and railway wagons, based in Saltley, and subsequently Washwood Heath, in Birmingham. Washwood Heath and Metro-Cammell are United Kingdom in World War I and United Kingdom in World War II.

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Morris Commercial Cars

Morris Commercial Cars Limited is a British manufacturer of commercial vehicles formed by William Morris, founder of Morris Motors Limited, to continue the business of E G Wrigley and Company which he purchased as of 1 January 1924.

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Morris Minor

The Morris Minor is an economy car produced by British marque Morris Motors between 1948 and 1971.

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Nechells

Nechells is a district ward in central Birmingham, England, whose population in 2011 was 33,957.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Plant Oxford

Plant Oxford located in Cowley, southeast Oxford, England, is a BMW car assembly facility where Mini cars are built.

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Saltley

Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, east of the city centre.

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Sparkbrook

Sparkbrook is an inner-city area in south-east Birmingham, England.

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Stechford

Stechford is an area of East Birmingham, England, situated about five miles east of the city centre, bordering Ward End, Yardley, Hodge Hill and Kitts Green.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Ward (electoral subdivision)

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.

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Ward End

Ward End is an area of Birmingham, England.

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Ward End Park

Ward End Park is a Green Flag awarded public park located in Ward End, Birmingham.

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Warwickshire

Warwickshire (abbreviated Warks) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.

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Washwood Heath Academy

Washwood Heath Academy is an all through school located in the Washwood Heath ward of Birmingham, England.

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Washwood Heath depot

Washwood Heath depot is a planned depot in Washwood Heath, Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2), a high-speed railway line under construction in the United Kingdom.

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West Midlands (county)

West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England.

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William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield

William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield, (10 October 1877 – 22 August 1963), was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist.

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Wolseley Motors

Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin. Washwood Heath and Wolseley Motors are United Kingdom in World War I.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2001 United Kingdom census

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washwood_Heath

Also known as Washwood Heath, Birmingham, Washwood Heath, West Midlands.