Welcome to Great Bridge

Great Bridge is a small town located in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated between the towns of Tipton and Wednesbury and is known for its historic canal system and industrial heritage. The town was once a hub for coal mining and ironworks, and many of the old factories and warehouses still stand today, serving as a reminder of the town's rich industrial past.

One of the most notable landmarks in Great Bridge is the Great Bridge Locks, which are a series of canal locks that were built in the 18th century. The locks were an important part of the canal system that connected the Black Country to the rest of the country, and they played a crucial role in the transportation of goods and materials. Today, the locks are a popular tourist attraction and are a testament to the town's industrial heritage.

In addition to its historic landmarks, Great Bridge is also home to a number of shops, restaurants, and pubs. The town has a vibrant community and is known for its friendly locals and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're interested in history, shopping, or just enjoying a pint at the local pub, Great Bridge has something to offer everyone.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 11.4°C

Feels Like: 8.2°C

Wind: 20.6 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Foundation School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Joanne Sheen	Wolseley Road Hill Top West Bromwich West Midlands B70 0NG 01215571034 School Website
Great Bridge Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Miss Helen Hale	Mount Street Great Bridge Tipton West Midlands DY4 7DE 01215571526 School Website
George Salter Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mr Adrian Price	Davey Road West Bromwich West Midlands B70 9UW 01215534665 School Website
Hateley Heath Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Andrea Garcha	Huntingdon Road West Bromwich West Midlands B71 2RP 1215560370 School Website
Ryders Green Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Miss Lucy Blackmore	Claypit Lane West Bromwich West Midlands B70 9UJ 01215530658 School Website
Newtown Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Simone Chesney-Ly	Anne Close Off Dunkirk Avenue West Bromwich B70 0ES 1215578504 School Website
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Mandy Grubham	Monmouth Drive West Bromwich West Midlands B71 2ST 1215560228 School Website
Ocker Hill Infant School Community School Ages:3-7 Head Teacher Mrs Rebecca Strange	Gospel Oak Road Tipton West Midlands DY4 0DS 01215561119 School Website
Ocker Hill Academy Academy Converter Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mr Joseph Farmer	Gospel Oak Road Tipton West Midlands DY4 0DS 01215560445 School Website
Q3 Academy Tipton Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mrs Keziah Featherstone	Alexandra Road Tipton West Midlands DY4 7NR 1215211540 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Dudley Port Station Drive, Off Dudley Port, Dudley, West Midlands, DY4 8UB 1.24 Miles

Sandwell And Dudley Bromford Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7JD 1.78 Miles

Tipton Alexandra Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8ET 1.82 Miles

Tame Bridge Parkway Walsall Road, Friar Park, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0LD 2.44 Miles

Bescot Stadium Off Bescot Crescent, Bescot, West Midlands, WS1 4NH 2.49 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Classic Cars 0121 520 7111 84 Pikehelve Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 0TU 0.33 Miles
County Cars 2003 Ltd 0121 522 2233 Tinsley St, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7LH 0.48 Miles
National And Tipton Cars 0121 557 5060 26 Market Place, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7EJ 0.59 Miles
National And Tipton Cars 0121 557 8080 27 Market Place, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7EJ 0.59 Miles
Birmingham Chauffeur Service 0121 502 0411 5 Eyston Avenue, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0QG 0.76 Miles
Andy's Cars 0121 580 4707 Unit 5C/Belper Enterprise Pk/Greets Green Rd, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 9EN 0.84 Miles
Xl Cars Ltd (Private Hire Taxi Company) 0121 502 3111 26 New St, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0AA 1.05 Miles
Crown Cars 0121 580 4707 452 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 9LD 1.14 Miles
West Brom Cars 0121 553 5050 Unit 1A, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 9PW 1.17 Miles
Choice Cars 0121 505 1900 The Shambles, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7DA 1.30 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Harvills Hawthorn Collection Today available until:17:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Great Bridge Post Office Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Sunday Last Collection:15:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Phoenix Industrial Est Collection Today available until:18:15 Weekday Last Collection:18:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Hill Top Post Office Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Sunday Last Collection:15:15 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Tame Street Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Old Meeting Street Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Pound Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ocker Hill Post Office Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:45
Horseley Heath Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Crookhay Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Leabrook Road (Leabrook) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Carters Green Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Sunday Last Collection:15:15 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Gospel Oak Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Clive Street Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Wood Lane Collection Today available until:17:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Great Bridge Health Centre 0121 6123650	18 The Great Bridge Ctr Charles Street West Bromwich West Midlands B70 0BF
Great Bridge P/Ship For Health 0121 5212100	Sai Surgery 10 Slater Street Tipton West Midlands DY4 7EY
New Street Surgery 0121 5560190	New Street Hill Top West Bromwich West Midlands B70 0HN
Dr Gudi Pv & Partner 0121 5560455	68 Hill Top West Bromwich West Midlands B70 0PU
Sandwell Central Health Pship Pcn Hub 0121 5580499	C/O Dr P Gudi 68 Hill Top West Bromwich West Midlands B70 0PU

Local Stores

West Bromwich
139 Hill Top
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 0RZ
01215 026624
Store Website
0.67 miles

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SPAR - Swan Village
Great Bridge Street
Swan Village
West Bromwich
B70 0YA
01 525 5044
Store Website
0.5 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

West Bromwich Vets4pets Ltd
139 Hill Top West Bromwich B70 0RZ westbromwich@vets4pets.com Website 0.68 miles

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Orchard Veterinary Centre
210 Holyhead Road Wednesbury West Midlands WS10 7DQ 0121 556 6890 enquiries@orchardvet.net Website 1.37 miles

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The Veterinary Clinic, West Bromwich
130 Lodge Road West Bromwich West Midlands B70 8PL 0121 553 0070 1.45 miles

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Stewart Vets
206 High Street Princes End Tipton West Midlands DY4 9JB 0121 522 2118 admin@stewartvets.co.uk 1.67 miles

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Dudley Vets4pets Ltd
Fisher Street Dudley Port Tipton DY4 8XE 0121 557 7711 dudley@vets4pets.com Website 1.72 miles
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Companion Care (Oldbury) Ltd
Inside Pets At Home Unit 6 Oldbury Green Retail Park Oldbury Ringway Oldbury Warwickshire B69 3DD 01212 702282 oldbury@companioncare.co.uk Website 2.01 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Sandwell Valley Country Park
Lovely Place To Walk, There Is A Reservoir With Lots Of Geese And Ducks, Currently Baby Geese Lulling Around. Rosewarne Cottage Salter'S Ln Lancashire 1.88 miles B71 4Bg

Location what3words faster.silent.smooth

Park Lime Pits
Park Lime Pits Is A Wonderful Area Of Countryside, Only 2 Miles North Of Walsall Town Centre. The Pits Contain 2 Beautiful Clear Pools Surrounded By Mature Beech Woodland. This Is Home For An Incredible Variety Of Wildlife Where Over 100 Species Of Birds And Over 300 Species Of Plants Have Been Recorded. Car Parking Is Available Off Park Road, Daw End Lane, Rushall. 200 Years Ago The Area Was A Thriving Limestone Quarry. Bridle Court 1-5 Hatherton Rd Walsall Lancashire WS1 1XR 4.05 miles There Is A Boat House Pub A The Junction You Need To Follow, Go All The Way Down And You Will Go Over Teh Cattle Bridge And Welcome To Park Limes.

Location what3words ever.robots.intro

Rough Wood Nature Reserve
Rough Wood Is Made Up Of A Series Of Pools In The Middle Of The Oldest And Largest Woodland In Walsall (Rough Wood Represents About 10% Of The Oak Woodland Within The West Midlands). Its A Great Place To Go For A Wander To Lose Yourself In Nature For A While - The Old Oaks And Lovely Sunny Clearings Are Full Of Wildlife, From Nesting Woodland Birds, As Well As Toads, Frogs, Two Species Of Newt, And Lots Of Woodland Insects. The Site Is Separated From Bentley Haye (To The South) By The Wyrley And Essington Canal. Here At Countryside Services We Work With British Waterways To Survey The Aquatic Plants In The Canal Each Summer. 76 Woodside Way Willenhall WV12 5NH 5.13 miles

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Oily Gough Local Nature Reserve
Oily Goughs Is A Site That We Have Done Lots Of Work On Recently. After A Series Of Amphibian Surveys (To Make Sure There Were No Protected Species On Site), We Have Reprofiled The Pond At The Southern End Of The Site. It Had Been Very Overgrown With Reeds, And Was Almost Completely Dried Up This Year. After Relocating Some Fish And Other Animals, We Scraped A New Profile For The Pond, Which Should Refill Over The Winter And Look Fabulous By Summer 2012! There Are Two Other Pools Ate Oily Goughs (Which Was Named After A Man Named Gough Who Used To Sell Scrap Oil On The Site Many Years Ago!). Caravan 13 Willenhall Ln Walsall Lancashire WS2 7NN 5.40 miles There Is No Parking For This Park, So You Have To Park On The Opposite Side Of The Road Next To The School. There Is A Wooden Nature Reserve Sign That Is Visible From The Kerb Side So You Will Not Miss It. I Would Recommend Dogs On Leads From The Car To The Big Field Which They Are Free To Run Wild.

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Barr Beacon
Beacon Way Lancashire 5.54 miles Wo Car Parks Off Beacon Road, Use Monument Car Park For The Memorial Buses: Numbers 76, And 997 Run From Walsall, Alight On Beacon Road Nature Trails: The Beacon Way, Orienteering Trail, Circular Walk Wildlife To See: Heathland Butterflies And Bees, Ravens And Buzzards, Rabbits This Site Is Great For: Health Walks, Dog Walking, Picnics, Geology, Amazing Views! Grid Reference: Sp 060 973

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Leasowes Park
A Beautiful Historical Picturesque Park And Woodland Which Have Been Natural Landscape Gardens For 300 Years. There Are Many Different Routes Around The Park And Lots Of Fields, Mud And Streams/Ponds For Dogs To Play In! There Is A Large Free Carpark A Play Area For Children And An Information Centre. Beautiful Place To Explore Whilst Getting Yourself And Your Canine Friend Some Good Exercise. The Cornbow Centre Halesowen Lancashire B63 4AB 5.88 miles Just Off Mucklows Hill In Halesowen

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Weather Forecast

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Feels Like	-17.8°C	-18.4°C	-18.8°C	-18.8°C	-15.3°C	-11.1°C	-5.8°C	-1.5°C	0°C	-1.3°C	-3.5°C	-4.8°C

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