- Oscott
Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Oscott
latitude= 52.5474
longitude= -1.8517
map_type= West Midlands
population = 24,073 (2001 Population Census)
population_density = 37.5 per ha
metropolitan_borough=Birmingham
metropolitan_county= West Midlands
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Birmingham Perry Barr
post_town= BIRMINGHAM
postcode_district= B73
postcode_area= B
dial_code= 0121
os_grid_reference= SP100944
Ambulance=West Midlands Ambulance Service Oscott is a ward in the northwest of
Birmingham ,England , within the formal district ofPerry Barr .The Ward is centred on the area known as
Old Oscott , and should not be confused with nearbyNew Oscott . It includes the former Booths Farm sand quarry, Aldridge Road Recreation Ground,Witton Cemetery and Kingstanding Circle. The ward borders theMetropolitan Borough of Walsall and areas such asPerry Beeches andQueslett . Parts fall withinGreat Barr .The nearest library serving the ward is [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/kingstandinglibrary Kingstanding Library] .
History
The area is mainly a housing estate built in the 1930s and 1940s. Before this it was mainly rural farmland.
Population
The 2001 Population Census recorded that there were 24,073 people living in the ward. 9.4% (2,273) of the ward's population consists of an ethnic minority which is low compared to the average percentage of 29.6% for that of Birmingham.
Local politics
The ward of Oscott is represented by three Labour Party councillors: John Cotton,
Barbara Dring andKeith Linnecor [ [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=6177&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11752&EXPAND=5463 Councillors' Advice Bureaux - Oscott Ward] ] .The ward has adopted a Ward Support Officer, a title held by Mary Kennedy.
Oscott Ward Local Action Plan
The "Oscott Ward Local Action Plan" was a locally organised plan to improve the quality of living within the ward during
2004 and2005 . Through funding from theNeighbourhood Renewal Fund , problems raised by local residents such as vandalism, anti-social behaviour and the cleanliness of the area were tackled [ [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=11169&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=11441 Oscott Ward Local Plan 2004/05] ] .References
* [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/oscott Birmingham City Council: Oscott Ward]External links
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.asp?sheetid=10070&ox=2578&oy=2500&zm=2 1884 Ordnance Survey map of Oscott]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#406,293,1 1940s Ordnance Survey map of Oscott and surrounding area]
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