Curborough

Curborough
Purcell Avenue, Curborough, Lichfield
Curborough is located in Staffordshire
Curborough
Curborough
Location within Staffordshire
Population4,273 (2021 Census Ward Profile)
• London125 mi (201 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Lichfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLichfield
Postcode districtWS13
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Staffordshire
52°41′45″N 1°49′25″W / 52.695817°N 1.823568°W / 52.695817; -1.823568

Curborough is the name given to the ward and suburb[1] of Lichfield in the Lichfield District and the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. It is one of the six wards on Lichfield City Council and is currently represented by Cllrs Colin Ball, David Robertson, Matthew Field and Paula Knight who are all members of the Labour Party.[2]

Geography

Curborough is located to the north of Lichfield City Centre and close to the villages of Elmhurst, Fradley and Streethay.[3] It is also close to Eastern Avenue/A5192 and the West Coast Main Line station, Lichfield Trent Valley.[4]

Amenities

The suburb is directly adjacent to Eastern Avenue, which has multiple retail parks[5][6] along it and Lichfield City Centre is a short distance to the south. It is currently proposed the area will have nearly 3,000 new homes built.[7]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the population of Curborough's ward profile was 4,273. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

:Curborough: 2021 Census[8]
Ethnic group Population %
White 4,100 95.9%
Mixed 77 1.8%
Asian or Asian British 65 1.5%
Other Ethnic Group 17 0.4%
Black or Black British 15 0.4%
Total 4,273 100%

The religious composition of Curborough's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Curborough: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 2,081 51.5%
Irreligious 1,887 46.7%
Other religion 27 0.7%
Hindu 16 0.4%
Sikh 12 0.3%
Muslim 9 0.2%
Buddhist 7 0.2%
Jewish 3 0.1%
Total 4,273 100%

References

  1. ^ Gilmore, Teresa (15 September 2024). Lichfield: A Potted History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0641-3. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Councillors - Lichfield City Council". www.lichfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "curborough-streetmap". www.lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Curborough (Lichfield) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ Belcher, Annette (10 December 2018). "Revealed: The big names to open at new retail park". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Retail Parks in Lichfield". Completely Retail. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ Live, Lichfield (6 February 2024). "Councillors to give views on plans for thousands of new homes on land in Lichfield". Lichfield Live®. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Curborough (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 September 2024.