Ronkswood

Ronkswood is a suburb of the city of Worcester, the county seat of Worcestershire, England. It is around one mile east of the city centre, centred on Newtown Road (B4636). Much of the Ronkswood housing estate was built in the late 1940s.^[3]

Ronkswood
An open green space in Worcester
Ronkswood Location within Worcestershire
Population	6,771 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SO867551
• London	103.7 miles (166.9 km)^[2]
District	Worcester
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORCESTER
Postcode district	WR5
Dialling code	01905
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°11′40″N 2°11′44″W / 52.194389°N 2.195678°W / 52.194389; -2.195678

Housing and amenities

Medway Road and Canterbury Road are the locations of large, modern suburban housing developments. There are two pubs in the area. Local schools include Perry Wood Primary & Nursery School (formerly Ronkswood Infant, Nursery and Junior Schools).

The local church, Worcester Holy Trinity and St Matthew was built in 1965, originally having a chequerboard pattern on its outside, now removed.^[4] The former Holy Trinity church was demolished in 1969.^[5]

There is also a Salvation Army Centre in Ronkswood, which opened in August 2007.^[6] In February 2006^[7] part of the local shopping area in Lichfield Road is a designated alcohol free zone because of antisocial behaviour.^[8]

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Ronkswood was the site of the former main hospital in Worcester. The new Worcestershire Royal Hospital is now nearer the motorway, close to Warndon Villages and leads off Charles Hastings Way. As the former hospital site has been left disused, it is common for travellers to set up camp.^[9] The site has been acquired by commercial Property Developer Robert Hitchins Ltd for the creation of High Point Business Park.^[10]

Transport

First Midland Red have traditionally operated the majority of bus services in Worcester, including the Ronkswood area. Diamond Bus started operations in competition with First Midland Red from 1 September 2009.^[11] First used to operate a night service to Ronkswood in 2002.^[12]

Number	From	To	Via	Operator	Notes
31/31A/31B/31C/31E	Warndon	Henwick Park	Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Ronkswood, Worcester

References

1. 2001 Census
2. "Gazetteer (how far)". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
3. Brooks, Alan; Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Worcestershire. p. 768. ISBN 9780300112986. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
4. Brooks, Alan; Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Worcestershire. p. 91. ISBN 9780300112986. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
5. "WorcesterHolyTrinity&StMatthews". Worcesterbmsgh.co.uk. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
6. "Salvation Army celebrate new centre (From Worcester News)". Worcesternews.co.uk. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
7. "Drinking ban will be imposed near station and hostel (From Worcester News)". Worcesternews.co.uk. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
8. "Ban boozing on all city streets (From Bromsgrove Advertiser)". Bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
9. "Travellers leave Worcester site (From Malvern Gazette)". Malverngazette.co.uk. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
10. High Point Business park (PDF) Retrieved 4 January 2010
11. "Rotala's Diamond Bus and First to go head-to-head in Worcester | TXNews". TransportXtra. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
12. mikewal1947. "First Midland Red Bus Service News". Retrieved 16 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Perry Wood Primary & Nursery School
• Ronkswood Salvation Army Centre