Districts of Redditch

Abbeydale, along with Batchley, and The Mayfields in Southcrest, were post-WWII 1950s housing estates built to cope with a population boom and the local council's enforcement of the Conservative government's 'Homes for Heroes' pledge after the 1951 United Kingdom general election.

's Valley Stadium and the Redditch Cricket, Hockey, Rugby and Squash Club are located off Bromsgrove Road, in Batchley.

Batchley was originally a pre-WWII housing estate which has continued to expand to meet need for affordable accommodation until the present day.

There are a number of small privately owned local shops and a Tesco Express with external ATM on Batchley Road.

The district lends its name to Brockhill (HM Prison), a Young Offenders Institution at the Hewell Grange complex.

Dominated by St Stephen's Church, it is home to several banks, estate agents, charity shops, a Chinese restaurant, and other businesses.

Church Green West historically formed part of the major trunk road, A441 from Birmingham to Evesham.

The estate comprises Moon's Moat,[4] Marlfield Barn, and Bomford Hill which boasts a Peace Memorial.

Church Hill's geometric layout, a characteristic of planned new town developments, largely separates private (North) residents from social (South) residents in their day-to-day lives, whilst bringing together the children of both sides of the community at common schools.

Opposite Mettis Aerospace on Windsor Road was the old Redditch Gas works, which have now been demolished and replaced with a series of apartment blocks and houses.

On Elm Road, next to the railway line, is the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre for North Worcestershire Feckenham is, in practical terms, a separate village, but is governed by Redditch Borough Council and counts administratively as a district.

It is also home to the South Redditch Sports & Social Club and The Greenlands pub (Formerly Mayfly Public House), which has been there since 1958.

There are also some shops off Dowler's Hill Crescent, near to the St John The Evangelist Church, including an off license, Chinese takeaway.

Headless Cross may be derived from Smeethehedley, meaning "heath-clearing"[6], itself an indication of a role in Feckenham Forest.

Due to its slight altitude advantage, both of Redditch's water towers were built in Headless Cross.

The distinctive shape of the new water tower has become something of a local icon and can be seen dominating the skyline from as far as the Hollybush Inn on Gorcott Hill, approximately 6 km to the east in Warwickshire.

The first houses of the estate built on the Studley Road began construction in the end of the 1950s and finished in the mid-60s to be added to in the 1980s at the top of Barlich Way.

The district of Moon's Moat is an industrial and business estate in the north east of Redditch between Church Hill and Winyates.

The district takes its name from an ancient moated homestead which was founded by Monks and dates back to the 12th century.

Oakenshaw South was built in the 1980s and consists of eleven residential closes, all leading off Grangers Lane.

The lane continues south towards Woodrow Drive, then rises to a pathed platform which was once the Redditch to Evesham railway line.

Woodrow Farm was located just before the rise and bend of the path, on the left looking towards the Rough Hill Drive roundabout.

Park Farm is an area in south-east Redditch largely comprising industrial and commercial properties.

Southcrest is a residential area of Redditch located on and to the south of Mount Pleasant, between the Town Centre and Headless Cross.

It houses the Southcrest Manor Hotel and Plymouth Road Cemetery, and is one of the oldest areas of Redditch.

Most of the older buildings date from the late Victorian era and include Southcrest Works, which have now been renovated into privately owned apartments.

Many areas of Redditch have similar very early origins: Ipsley, Batchley, Feckenham, Bordesley and Beoley were all Saxon settlements.

Webheath is home to two first schools, both located on Downsell Road: Winyates is a new town estate in eastern Redditch.

Winyates West adjoins Arrow Valley Country Park, accessible by a footpath under Battens Drive.

Church Green and St. Stephen's Church in central Redditch
Bomford Hill Peace Memorial in Church Hill.
Bomford Hill Peace Memorial in Church Hill.
Birchfield Road, Headless Cross
Water Tower, Headless Cross
Worcester Square layout
Arriving at Arrow Valley Lake from the East