Whitacre Heath
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Whitacre Heath is a small village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England.
It is one of 'The Whitacres' - Whitacre Heath, Nether Whitacre and Over Whitacre.
Whitacre Heath is newer and of 19th Century origin. It stems from the early days of railways in the 1830’s, also later developments by Joseph Chamberlain and the Water Department of the City of Birmingham.
The Stonebridge Railway was opened on 12 August 1839 to provide a link between the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway (later the Midland Railway) and the London and Birmingham Railway at Hampton in Arden, via Stonebridge. The line became redundant in the 1930’s and the track bed is now a footpath for walkers.
There is also evidence of Victorian brick buildings for the management of drinking water, which are associated with public works by the City of Birmingham.
It is now largely residential and agricultural.
