Bushbury South and Low Hill is a

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

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 ...

City Council, West Midlands,

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. It is situated to the north of the city centre, bordering the Bushbury North, Fallings Park,

Heath Town Heath Town is a district of the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, located east of the city centre. It is also a ward of City of Wolverhampton Council. The ward forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency. Heath To ...

, St Peter's and

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wards, and forms part of the

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constituency. It contains the southern part of

Bushbury Bushbury is a suburban village and ward in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. It lies two miles north-east of Wolverhampton city centre, divided between the Bushbury North and Bushbury South and Low Hill wards. Bushbury ...

as well as

Low Hill Low Hill is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is north-east of Wolverhampton city centre, within the Bushbury South and Low Hill Ward (politics), ward. Place name & history The place name, Low Hill comes ...

and part of the inner city area of Park Village. Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy and

Moreton School Moreton School is a co-educational secondary school located one-mile north east of Wolverhampton City Centre in the West Midlands of England. The school accommodates over 700 pupils. History It was originally formed as a boys school, Bushbury ...

as well as Fallings Park

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lie within the ward, as does the Goodyear tyre factory, which has scaled down its operations considerably in recent years. The local

pub A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

, situated on Old Fallings Lane, was originally named "Highcroft" which changed to "The Moon Under Water" when new management was introduced. The pub's name was finally changed to "The New Highcroft", before being demolished and replaced with the Highcroft Hall Residential Care Home, a Sanctuary Group home specialising in residential and dementia care.

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