Winson Green | |
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Location within the
West Midlands | |
Language | English |
Metropolitan borough | |
Shire county | |
Metropolitan county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
Postcode district | B18 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Winson Green is a loosely defined inner-city area in the west of the city of Birmingham, England. It is part of the ward of Soho. [1]
It is the location of HM Prison Birmingham [2] (known locally as Winson Green Prison or "the Green") and of City Hospital [3] (formerly Dudley Road Hospital) [4] as well as of the former All Saints' Hospital. [5]
The area has a diverse multi-racial population, including large Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities. [6] There is a nearby large Tesco supermarket and attached Victorian library, Spring Hill Library.
The area was the scene of a riot on the evening of 9 August 2011, [7] one of many to hit England at the time. [8] Three men defending properties along Dudley Road were run over and killed by a car. They were Haroon Jahan (aged 21), Shahzad Ali (aged 30) and Abdul Musavir (aged 31). [9] The father of Jahan appeared on national television the following day and called for the rioting to stop. [10] The alleged driver and passengers of the car were later acquitted in Court. [11]
One of its streets, James Turner Street, was the location of Benefits Street, [12] which caused controversy when it was broadcast in 2014 due to it showing a cannabis farm and instructions on how to avoid detection during shoplifting. [13]
The Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line Canal [14] passes through the area, as does the former London, Midland & Scottish Railway main line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The West Midlands Metro has a stop at Winson Green Outer Circle, [15] connecting with West Midlands bus route 11. [16]
Railway stations which once served the area included Winson Green (built by the London & North Western Railway) and Soho & Winson Green ( Great Western Railway). Both have since been demolished.