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Alvechurch | |
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Tudor Rose Fish Bar, Alvechurch | |
Location within Worcestershire | |
Population | 6,564 |
OS grid reference | SP025725 |
• London | 99 miles (159 km) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BIRMINGHAM |
Postcode district | B48 |
Dialling code | 0121 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Alvechurch (/ˈælvtʃɜːrtʃ/ ALV-church) is a large village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove district in northeast Worcestershire, England, in the valley of the River Arrow. The Lickey Hills Country Park is 2.5 miles (4 km) to the northwest. It is 11 miles (18 kilometres) south of Birmingham, 5 mi (8 km) north of Redditch and 6 mi (10 km) east of Bromsgrove. At the 2001 census, the population was 5,316.[1]