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Lower Farm Estate is a suburb of Bloxwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England.
| Lower Farm Estate | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
 Lower Farm Estate, Bloxwich | |
  Lower Farm Estate Location within the West Midlands | |
| OS grid reference | SK003035 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLOXWICH |
| Postcode district | WS3 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Amenities
editThere are two multi-storey blocks of council flats on Lower Farm, Smith House and Thomas House on Stoney Lane, both of which were built during the 1960s.[1]
Transportation
editThe estate is served by the National Express West Midlands and Diamond Bus 32 bus route (formerly numbered 302) which runs to Bloxwich High Street and Walsall.
Lower Farm
editDuring development of the estate in 1963, several agricultural buildings were demolished, including the Lower Farm farmhouse after which the estate was named. It was believed that the farmhouse dated from the early Nineteenth Century, but demolition of the brick and rubble exterior revealed a Late Medieval hall of cruck-truss construction. Photographs and drawings were made but demolition completed.[2] The site of the farmhouse is now occupied by Thomas House.
References
edit- ^ "Stoney Lane, Bloxwich". Tower Block UK. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/WAHER_MBL2006/ [dead link]
Further reading
edit- "Walsall: The Growth of the Town". British History Online. Retrieved 18 July 2017.