| The manor and parish of Norman times were not co-extensive, for
the latter included Perry Barr, Oscott, and Queslett. The manor covered
3667 acres or 5¾ square miles, making it an average one for
the area. Its boundaries were largely defined by watercourses, as
is usual hereabouts. The Tame and Hockley Brooks formed the north
and south bounds : on the west the boundary ran from the Tame just
east of Forge Mill along Park Lane, with a small brook completing
the line at north and south ends. This part of the boundary now marks
the limit of the city of Birmingham. The east bound from Hockley Brook
went via Soho Hill, Hunters Road, Barker Street, Villa Cross, Lozells
Road, Carlyle Road, and along a brook which flowed first between Fentham
and Mansfield Roads then just north of and parallel to Witton Road
into the Tame beside Witton Bridge. |
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