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Coordinates: 52°22′23″N 2°00′10″W / 52.37304°N 2.00289°W
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  Lickey
Lickey shown within Worcestershire |
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| Parish | Lickey and Blackwell |
| District | Bromsgrove |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROMSGROVE |
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| Dialling code | 0121 |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bromsgrove |
| List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire | |
Lickey is a village in the north of Worcestershire, England approximately 10 miles (16 km) south west from the centre of Birmingham. It lies in Bromsgrove District and is situated on the Lickey Ridge, amongst the Lickey Hills, its proximity to countryside and the city makes it a popular commuter area. The civil parish of Lickey and Blackwell has a population of 4,140. [1]
The name of the village of Lickey is thought to have derived from 'leac' (a clearing) and 'hey' (an enclosed space). Perhaps referring to a clearing in the forest. The area forms part of the Lickey Hills Country Park.
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People
The author Jonathan Coe was born in Lickey in 1961.
Lickey was populated rapidly from the 1870s onwards by professionals and industrialists such as Herbert Austin, who moved to Lickey Grange in 1910 and resided there until his death in 1941. He is buried in the graveyard of the local church of Holy Trinity .
Landmarks
Opposite the Church is a drinking trough for horses and drinking fountain for travellers.
The Monument, a 60-80ft tall obelisk , is situated behind the trees bordering the old Birmingham road directly opposite the petrol station in Lickey. The inscription reads "To commend to imitation the exemplary private virtues of Other Archer 6th Earl of Plymouth". The Earl had land at Tardebigge, near Lickey.
Houses
Lickey has very many late Victorian houses, but today it is difficult to gain a sense[neutrality disputed] of the well spaced layout and wide boulevards of Victorian Lickey. Newer developments lack[neutrality disputed] the distinctive style of the older buildings and crowd the Victorian buildings.
There was a steady development of housing in Lickey in the 20th century; however, the area has maintained its mainly professional and entrepreneurial population. Since the 1990s, there have been huge amounts of 'infill' housing, not just in Lickey, but also in nearby Barnt Green. The best impression[neutrality disputed] of Victorian Lickey can be felt[neutrality disputed] nowadays in the nearby tiny hamlet of Shepley.
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