Editing Sutton Coldfield (section)

== Places of interest ==
[[File:Coleshill Road, Sutton Coldfield.jpg|right|thumb|Listed residential properties at the top of Coleshill Street.]]

=== Parkland ===
[[Sutton Park, West Midlands|Sutton Park]], with an area of {{convert|2224.2|acre|km2}}, is one of the largest urban parks in England. It is used as part of the course for the [[Great Midlands Fun Run]]. The park is a [[national nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]] and a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].

[[New Hall Valley]], which separates Walmley and Maney, is the location of [[New Hall Valley Country Park]] which was opened formally on 29 August 2005. It has an area of {{convert|160|acre|km2}} and within it is [[New Hall Mill]], one of only two working watermills in the West Midlands. The mill is privately owned but is open to the public several times a year.

There are also several [[nature reserves]] including [[Plants Brook]] Nature Reserve, in Walmley, and Hill Hook Nature Reserve. On the border between Sutton Coldfield and [[Erdington]] is the extensive [[Pype Hayes Park]] and adjacent golf course, with the park falling within [[Tyburn, West Midlands|Tyburn ward]] but the golf course in [[Sutton New Hall]].

=== Historic houses ===
Sutton Coldfield has been an affluent area in the past leading to the construction of [[Manor house|manor]]s and other large houses. Several have been renovated into hotels such as the [[New Hall Manor|New Hall Hotel]], [[Moor Hall Hotel]], [[Moxhull Hall|Moxhull Hall Hotel]], and [[Ramada]] Hotel and Resort [[Penns Hall]]. [[Peddimore Hall]], a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]] near Walmley, is a double-moated hall used as a private residence. Demolished manor houses include [[Langley Hall, West Midlands|Langley Hall]], the former residence of [[William Wilson (architect)|William Wilson]] and Four Oaks Hall, designed by William Wilson. William Wilson is also known to have designed [[Moat House, Sutton Coldfield|Moat House]] and lived in it with his wife, Jane Pudsey. It is [[listed building|Grade II* listed]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1343333 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref>

=== Conservation areas ===
[[File:Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield.jpg|right|thumb|Lichfield Road from Vesey Gardens looking west into the High Street conservation area.]]
There are two [[conservation area]]s in Sutton Coldfield. The High Street, King Edward's Square, Upper Clifton Road, Mill Street, and the northern end of Coleshill Street are protected by the High Street conservation area, which is part covered by an [[Article Four Direction|Article 4 Direction]]. At the centre of the conservation area is Holy Trinity Church, which is fronted by the Vesey Memorial Gardens, created in memory of Bishop John Vesey. The High Street conservation area was designated on 28 November 1973 and extended on 6 February 1975, 14 August 1980 and again on 16 July 1992. It covers an area of 0.1695 square kilometres (41.87 acres).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=396&a=1119878671343 |title=Birmingham City Council: High Street, Sutton Coldfield Conservation Area map |location=GB-BIR |publisher=Birmingham.gov.uk |date=13 June 2009 |access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref>

Beyond the railway bridge, which crosses the Sutton Park Line and separates the Lichfield Road and High Street, is the Anchorage Road conservation area which protects buildings such as [[Moat House, Sutton Coldfield|Moat House]] by [[William Wilson (architect)|William Wilson]]. The conservation area was designated on 15 October 1992 and covers an area of 0.1757 square kilometres (43.41 acres).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=383&a=1119873536569 |title=Birmingham City Council: Anchorage Road Conservation Area map |location=GB-BIR |publisher=Birmingham.gov.uk |date=13 June 2009 |access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref>

=== Religious buildings ===
[[File:Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield2.jpg|right|thumb|Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Hill north of Sutton town centre]]
Holy Trinity Church is one of the oldest churches in the town, having been established around 1300. The church has been expanded over time, notably by [[John Vesey]], Bishop of Exeter who built two aisles and added an organ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.htsc.org.uk/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222084534/http://www.htsc.org.uk/history.html|url-status=dead|title=Holy Trinity Parish Church: History|archive-date=22 December 2007}}</ref> His tomb is located within the church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=64765&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610083036/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=64765&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260|url-status=dead|title=Birmingham.gov.uk: Bishop Vesey's Monument|archive-date=10 June 2008}}</ref> Outside of Sutton town centre, there are numerous other churches, many of which are listed buildings.

In Four Oaks is the Church of All Saints which is a Grade B [[listed building|locally listed building]]. It was built in 1908 and designed by [[Charles Bateman (architect)|Charles Bateman]], whose [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] are seen in the building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1343304 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> Another church in Four Oaks which is of a mixed Arts and Crafts-Gothic style is Four Oaks Methodist Church, built between 1907 and 1908 to a design by [[Crouch and Butler]]. It is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1116360 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> The Methodist Hall attached to it is also Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1075800 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref>

[[File:St Chads Church, Sutton Coldfield.jpg|right|thumb|St Chad's Church near Walmley.]]
In Mere Green is the Church of St Peter, also by Charles Bateman, which was built between 1906 and 1908. The building is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1075801 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> Also designed by Charles Bateman is the Church of St Chad near Walmley. This was built between 1925 and 1927. The side chapel was built in 1977 to a design by [[Erie Marriner]]. It is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1067116 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> St Johns Church, built in 1845 to a design by D. R. Hill, is located on the Walmley Road in Walmley. It is the parish church for Walmley and is of a Norman architectural style. It is Grade C locally listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1343300 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref>

In Maney, near Walmley, is St Peter's Church which began construction in 1905, although the tower, which was designed by Cossins, Peacock and Bewley, was constructed in 1935 and the building is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1067123 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> Located on the border of Sutton town centre is Church Hall, a former Roman Catholic Chapel, built around 1834. The building is now used for offices and is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1075798 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref>

In Wylde Green, on Penns Lane is [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] Wylde Green Ward. The chapel on Penns Lane was constructed in the early 1990s. The England Birmingham Mission Headquarters have been located there since 1964, the mission office building is made of Cotswold stone.<ref>{{citation|url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19640305/416/0018|title=category:Construction Of Birmingham Mission Offices|access-date=6 October 2023|publisher=www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}</ref> The site on Penns Lane will be the location of the Birmingham England Temple, the third temple to be built in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. [[File:Wylde Green Ward Chapel.jpg|thumb|Chapel of the Wylde Green Ward]]

=== The green belt ===
Birmingham has 4,153 hectares of green belt, about 15% of the city's land area. The majority of this is in the north of the city, particularly to the north and east of Sutton Coldfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suttoncoldfieldrural.com/ |title=Home |website=suttoncoldfieldrural.com}}</ref> The current green belt within Birmingham was initially installed in place in 1955 and was last reviewed around 20 years ago, since then the boundaries have remained unchanged.

Sutton Coldfield's green belt is being extensively developed with over 5500 houses to be built and a large industrial complex currently under construction. The Langley Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) and the 71 hectare Peddimore site have been approved and will destroy much of the green belt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/plans-178-new-homes-green-23671667|title=Plans for 178 new homes on former Green Belt near edge of city |date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>