Hockley Heath

Hockley Heath
The War memorial, Hockley Heath
Hockley Heath Location within the West Midlands
Population	2,038 (2011 Census)
• London	112 mi (180 km)
Metropolitan borough	Solihull
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOLIHULL
Postcode district	B94
Dialling code	01564
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Meriden
Website	Parish Council
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°21′21″N 1°46′39″W / 52.3559°N 1.7774°W / 52.3559; -1.7774

Hockley Heath is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The village is to the south of the West Midlands conurbation, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Birmingham 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from Solihull town centre and 13 miles (21 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon. Hockley Heath is in the Arden area and borders Warwickshire and the District of Stratford-on-Avon to the south, with some parts of the village on either side of the border. It incorporates the hamlet of Nuthurst, and has a history dating back to the year 705 AD as a wood owned by Worcester Cathedral. The 2011 Census gives the population of Hockley Heath civil parish as 2,038.^[1]