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2 unusual facts about Handsworth Wood


Handsworth Wood

Birmingham historian Dr. Carl Chinn noted that during WW2 the boundary between Handsworth and Handsworth Wood marked the line between being safe and unsafe from bombing, with Handsworth Wood being an official evacuation zone due to its very country like, undeveloped landscape.

Mr Hudson, the singer/songwriter was born in Handsworth Wood.


Soho Road railway station

Soho Road railway station was a railway station in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England, on the London and North Western Railway's rail link between the Chase Line and the West Coast Main Line.


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