Kitts Green

Kitts Green is an area of Birmingham, England, approximately 5 miles east of the city centre and on the borders of Stechford, Ward End, Shard End, Lea Hall and the Meadway. The original green, which belonged to 'Mr Kitts', is located opposite St Richards Church near Lea Hall railway station.

Kitts Green's main local attractions are St. Richards Church, The Glebe Shopping Centre, The Poolway Shopping Centre, Lea Forest Academy, The Pump, and Alcoa.

There are currently four bus services operating through the Kitts Green area; the 97 which runs from Chelmsley wood via Kitts Green to Birmingham. The 14 Service Operated by National Express West Midlands from Marston Green railway station to Birmingham via Tile Cross, Ward End and Alum Rock, the 14A Service Operated by National Express West Midlands from Chelmsley Wood, Pine Square to Birmingham via Marston Green Station, Tile Cross, Ward End and Alum Rock, and the 663 Service operated by Central Connect from Shard End to Erdington via Kitts Green, Stechford and Yardley Green.

Roy Wood, co-founder of bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and Wizzard, was born in Kitts Green in 1946.

References

External links

1888 Ordnance Survey map of Kitts Green

Areas of Birmingham

Suburbs	Acocks Green Alum Rock Ashted Aston Austin Village Balsall Heath Bartley Green Beech Lanes Billesley Birches Green Birchfield Bickenhill Birmingham Airport Birmingham City Centre Bordesley Green Bournbrook Bournville Brandwood End Bromford California Camp Hill Castle Vale Chad Valley Cofton Common Cotteridge Deritend Digbeth Druids Heath Duddeston Dudley Edgbaston Erdington Falcon Lodge Frankley Gannow Green Gosta Green Gravelly Hill Great Barr Hall Green Hamstead Handsworth Handsworth Wood Harborne Hawkesley Highgate Highter's Heath Hockley Hodge Hill Jewellery Quarter Kings Heath Kings Norton Kingstanding Kitts Green Ladywood Lea Hall Longbridge Lozells Minworth Moor Pool Moseley Nechells New Frankley New Oscott Northfield Oscott Perry Barr Quinton Rednal Rotton Park Roughley Rubery Saltley Selly Oak Selly Park Shard End Sheldon Small Heath Solihull Sparkbrook Sparkhill Stechford Stirchley Summerfield Sutton Coldfield Tile Cross Turves Green Tyburn, West Midlands Tyseley Walker's Heath Walmley Ward End Warstock Washwood Heath Weoley Castle West Heath Winson Green Witton Woodgate Yardley Yardley Wood

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Coordinates: 52°28′46″N 1°46′35″W / 52.4795°N 1.7763°W / 52.4795; -1.7763

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