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The pool's bird life has been recorded since at least the 1860s [1] and has included hooded crow, nightingale, nightjar and hawfinch. [ 1 ] The site, in the grounds of Edgbaston Hall , is part of the Calthorpe Estate, [ 3 ] and is included in the leasehold of the Edgbaston Golf Club.
Edgbaston means "village of a man called Ecgbald", from the Old English personal name + tun "farm". The personal name Ecgbald means "bold sword" (literally "bold edge"). The name was recorded as a village known as Celboldistane in the Hundred of Coleshill in the 1086 Domesday Book [3] until at least 1139, wrongly suggesting that Old English stān "stone, rock" is the final element of the name.
Edgbaston Reservoir, originally known as Rotton Park Reservoir and referred to in some early maps as Rock Pool Reservoir, [1] is a canal feeder reservoir in Birmingham, England, [2] [3] maintained by the Canal & River Trust. [4] It is situated close to Birmingham City Centre and is a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. [5]
Since 1936, through negotiations initiated by The Birmingham Civic Society with the owner, Calthorpe Estates, it has been the clubhouse for Edgbaston Golf Club. Edgbaston Hall, and its lodge house, are Grade II listed buildings. [1] [2] The grounds, which includes Edgbaston Pool, are now divided into an 18-hole golf course and a nature reserve ...
Edgbaston High School; Edgbaston Pool; Edgbaston Priory Club; Edgbaston Reservoir; Edgbaston Village tram stop; Edgbaston Waterworks; Elmhurst Ballet School; J.
Visitors to Winterbourne also enjoy access to Edgbaston Pool, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The planting follows Arts and Crafts principles, with colour-themed borders influenced by Gertrude Jekyll. Winterbourne originally incorporated a small farm; the dairy house and coach house now serve as the gift shop and second-hand bookshop.
The Edgbaston Priory Club is a ... Edgbaston Priory built a new clubhouse in 1967 and developed leisure facilities including another swimming pool and a gym in 1992 ...
Beginning in 1824, Thomas Telford significantly enlarged Roach Pool in order to maintain a constant water supply to the West Midlands’ new canals, creating Edgbaston Reservoir. [5] [6] The reservoir was initially located in open land, but from 1850 onwards the surrounding area became increasingly urbanized, first to the south and east. [7]