Catshill is a village in the

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of Catshill and North Marlbrook, in the Bromsgrove district, in

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, England, about 3 miles north of Bromsgrove and 10 miles south-west of

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. The parish of Catshill was formed around the Turnpike Road (A38) in 1844. The

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of Catshill in 2011 was 6,858.

Education

Catshill is home to Catshill

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and Catshill

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. The first school Catshill First School and Nursery is located in the centre of the village on Gibb Lane. The Middle School was built in 1939, and was converted from a

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to a Middle School in 1970. The village has a small library, though it is not open every day. Catshill also has a village hall in which many different learning activities take place, from karate to IT skills.

Transport

Catshill is served by regular bus services by First Midland Red, Diamond West Midlands, National Express West Midlands and MRD Travel. There are routes to

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, University Hospital in

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, Bromsgrove, Worcester and Droitwich. With nearby access to the M5 and M42 motorways, Catshill is within commuting distance by car to both Worcester and

History

In 1828, a

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chapel was opened in Little Catshill. Catshill developed in the nineteenth century through nailmaking and, by 1914, it was one of the few villages in the area which produced nails.

Famous people

The poet Alfred Edward Housman lived in Catshill. The professional footballer Roy Hartle (Bolton Wanderers) was born here. For more than a quarter of a century, Sarah Hilda Haines was the much respected district nurse (plaque in church) who received the royal Maundy in 1980 at Worcester. Her son, Roy Martin Haines, a Foundation Scholar of Bromsgrove School, became a mediaeval historian (Worcester College, Oxford) and professor at

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, Canada. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge, he was awarded the degrees of D.Phil.and D.Litt. of Oxford.

References

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