Rubery and Rednal in south Birmingham provide residents with a quieter place to live in Birmingham - while still being within a short distance from the hustle and bustle of the city centre.
Located on the edge of Birmingham, Rednal is near some lovely green spaces, with the popular rural Lickey Hills Country Park is just a mile and a half south of the neighbourhood, with Rednal Hill being the nearest peak.
Former clay mining pits, later flooded and known locally as 'The Marl Holes', now make up the Callowbrook Park in Rubery, which, alongside St Chads Park, is also one of the two main parks in the village.
Great Park is also in Rubery and is home to the Omniplex Cinema as well as the Hollywood Bowling alley. The two south Birmingham neighbourhoods have also been home to very famous people over the years
We’ve decided to have a look at the famous faces of the two south Birmingham neighbourhoods. We have included people who were either born in the neighbourhoods or who have lived there.
Let’s take a look:
5. Toyah Wilcox
Born in Kings Heath, Toyah is a singer and actress who, in a career spanning more than 40 years, she has had eight top 40 singles. She lived in the Rednal area for a period in the 80s. Photo: Getty Images
6. Rick Price
Rick Price played with various Birmingham-based rock bands, most notably Sight and Sound, the Move. He grew up near Rednal when he was a child with his family | YouTube
7. Pat Roach
Born in Bromsgrove, Pat Roach was a professional wrestler, martial artist and actor. He lived in in Rubery for a period during the 1970s. As an actor he appeared in multiple films, usually as a henchman. He appeared in the Indiana Jones film series, as the West Country bricklayer Brian "Bomber" Busbridge in the 1980s British television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. | Getty
8. Jonathan Coe
In his novel The Rotters' Club, author Jonathan Coe uses 1970s southwest Birmingham as a background, including scenes set in and around Rednal, and in particular in Cofton Park; and a major plot line takes place at the Longbridge Motor Works. | Getty Images for Costa Book Awar