Bradmore is a suburb of
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...
in the
West Midlands of
England
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. It lies at the meeting point of the
Graiseley
Graiseley is both an inner-city area of Wolverhampton, situated immediately to the south-west of the city centre, and the name of a ward of Wolverhampton City Council.
Place-name
The most likely origin of the Graiseley name is from the Old Engli ...
,
Park
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and
Merry Hill wards of Wolverhampton City Council.
Bradmore is home to
Bantock Park, the former grounds of
Bantock House which is now a museum owned by the city council.
Enoch Powell
John Enoch Powell, (16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist, and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–1974) and was Minister of Health (1 ...
formerly lived in a house overlooking the park. Situated in the centre of Bradmore is the Bradmore Arms pub, currently owned by Greene King as part of the Hungry Horse chain, and was built in 1926. Originally called the Bradmore Inn, it was in fact located on the opposite side of the road where the current shops now exist. The Bradmore Arms has also seen a number of building changes as it has changed hands through different companies including Whitbread and M&B. The Bradmore Arms also survived demolition, following an application for planning permission submitted to convert the site into a supermarket.
Many of the houses in Bradmore were built in or around the early 1920s.
The area is well served by buses with service 4 operating between Spring Hill and the i54 via the city centre while service 3 operates between Castlecroft and Fordhouses via the City Centre. Let's Go service 63 runs between Wolverhampton and Oxbarn Avenue serving the local estates to the east of Bradmore Road.
References
Areas of Wolverhampton
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