Curborough

Curborough
Purcell Avenue, Curborough, Lichfield
Curborough Location within Staffordshire
Population	4,273 (2021 Census Ward Profile)
• London	125 mi (201 km) SE
Civil parish	Lichfield
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lichfield
Postcode district	WS13
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield

Curborough is the name given to the ward and suburb[1] of Lichfield in the Lichfield District and the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. It is one of the six wards on Lichfield City Council and is currently represented by Cllrs Colin Ball, David Robertson, Matthew Field and Paula Knight who are all members of the Labour Party.[2]

Geography

Curborough is located to the north of Lichfield City Centre and close to the villages of Elmhurst, Fradley and Streethay.[3] It is also close to Eastern Avenue/A5192 and the West Coast Main Line station, Lichfield Trent Valley.[4]

Amenities

The suburb is directly adjacent to Eastern Avenue, which has multiple retail parks[5][6] along it and Lichfield City Centre is a short distance to the south. It is currently proposed the area will have nearly 3,000 new homes built.[7]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the population of Curborough's ward profile was 4,273. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

:Curborough: 2021 Census[8]
Ethnic group	Population	%
White	4,100	95.9%
Mixed	77	1.8%
Asian or Asian British	65	1.5%
Other Ethnic Group	17	0.4%
Black or Black British	15	0.4%
Total	4,273	100%

The religious composition of Curborough's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Curborough: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious	Population	%
Christian	2,081	51.5%
Irreligious	1,887	46.7%
Other religion	27	0.7%
Hindu	16	0.4%
Sikh	12	0.3%
Muslim	9	0.2%
Buddhist	7	0.2%
Jewish	3	0.1%
Total	4,273	100%

References

1. Gilmore, Teresa (15 September 2024). Lichfield: A Potted History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0641-3. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
2. "Councillors - Lichfield City Council". www.lichfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
3. "curborough-streetmap". www.lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. Club, Saturday Walkers. "Curborough (Lichfield) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
5. Belcher, Annette (10 December 2018). "Revealed: The big names to open at new retail park". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
6. "Retail Parks in Lichfield". Completely Retail. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
7. Live, Lichfield (6 February 2024). "Councillors to give views on plans for thousands of new homes on land in Lichfield". Lichfield Live®. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
8. "Curborough (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 September 2024.