Hockley Brook is a brook, or stream, in north Birmingham, England. It rises just outside the city, in Smethwick, and runs through Black Patch Park and then through the city's Soho, Hockley and Aston districts, to its confluence with the River Tame, beneath Gravelly Hill Interchange. From there, its waters flow, via the Trent, to the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. At the eastern end, it is known as Aston Brook, giving its name to Aston Brook Street.
Hockley Brook | |
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Etymology | Hockley/ Aston |
Location | |
Country | England |
Region | Birmingham |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | River Tame |
Basin features | |
Progression | Trent - Humber - North Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Boundary Brook (at Black Patch Park) |
It previously marked the boundary between Birmingham (then Warwickshire) and Smethwick (then Staffordshire); between the then Staffordshire country villages of Handsworth and Smethwick;[1] and between Birmingham and Aston, before the city absorbed the latter district.
The brook once fed several mills[2] and provided water for Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.[3]
In post-World War II years, it was culverted (buried in pipes) for much of its length.
Local historian and artist Ron "Smudge" Smith titled his 1998 autobiography A Paddle in Hockley Brook.[4]
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Point | Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
Notes |
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Source | 52.496614°N 1.944522°W / 52.496614; -1.944522 (Source) | |
Start of main underground section | 52.496046°N 1.919417°W / 52.496046; -1.919417 (Start of main underground section) | |
End of main underground section | 52.499775°N 1.872478°W / 52.499775; -1.872478 (End of main underground section) | |
Confluence with River Tame | 52.508184°N 1.860258°W / 52.508184; -1.860258 (Confluence with River Tame) |
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