OS grid reference SP043717 Country England Post town BIRMINGHAM Shire county Worcestershire Dialling code 0121 UK parliament constituency Bromsgrove | Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district B48 District Bromsgrove District Civil parish Alvechurch | |
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Rowney Green is a village in the English county of Worcestershire. Today the village consists of over one hundred (mostly detached) homes, a village hall, a chappel, several horse riding stables and a couple of farms. The population of Rowney Green is approximately 300 people (in 2014). The area is surrounded by agricultural land, providing grazing for livestock (mostly sheep) and domestic horses.
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Map of Rowney Green, Birmingham, UK
History
The name 'Rowney' possibly derives from the term 'Round Hay' which is referred to in the Doomsday Book as are several farm buildings and dwelings in the village.
On November 9, 1943 a Wellington Bomber aircraft crashed near Rowney Green at 19.49 hours on its way back to RAF Pershore from a routine training exercise. All five crew members were killed. A memorial plaque was placed in the center of the village in October 2007 by the Alvechurch Ex-Services Association. A Maple Tree has also been planted in recognition that all five crew members were Canadian.
The Village Hall was originally built in the 1950s but during the 1990s/2000s it had fallen into disrepair. A local community group applied for and successfully obtained two rounds of funding from a National Lottery scheme. The money was used for repairs and refurbishment.
Newbourne Wood borders the village and is owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. It is a small plantation woodland that was once part of a 12th-century deer park,