Nowadays an area in the south east of Birmingham, Acocks Green has been in existence since at least the beginning of the 17th century, the first reference to it appeared on the Yardley Parish Register in 1604.
Like many places, Acocks Green grew thanks to transport links, it was situated on the Warwick Road and later the Warwick & Birmingham Canal passed through the area. The arrival of the railway in 1852 really helped Acocks Green expand. In 1911 Acocks Green, as part of Yardley, was absorbed into the city of Birmingham.
The population of Acocks Green was greatly increased by the building of new housing estates in the Interwar Period. A large factory in Acocks Green built Bristol radial aircraft engines and later tank engines during the Second World War.
