Birches Bridge

Birches Bridge is an area of Codsall, Staffordshire. It is situated to the northwest of Wolverhampton between Bilbrook and Codsall.

Name and origins

Birches Bridge takes its name from The Birches, a large estate first mentioned in court rolls of 1716 and in a Codsall Parish Register of 1730. The estate stood between the present day Birches Road and Lane Green Road. Birch coming from old English braec or brec, meaning a newly cultivated piece of land.

Shops and amenities

Birches Bridge is home to Bilbrook [railway station] and Birches Bridge Shopping Centre, which features The Flower Shop which was established when the parade of shops was built in 1956, a co-operative supermarket and an Asda On The Go petrol station amongst other shops and eateries.

Transport links

The area is served by the number 5/X5 bus service from Wolverhampton to Codsall, operated by Banga Buses and Chaserider, and Bilbrook railway station on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line. The railway station was originally known as Birches.