Districts of Redditch - Enfield

Enfield

Named after the Enfield Motorbike factory the area is mainly an industrial estate. The area was greatly improved during the industrial revolution as a main area in the town for the production of needles and fishing hooks. It is also the location of Mettis Arospace which during World War Two was a producer of parts for Spitfire aircraft. Opposite Mettis on Hemming Road was the old reddtch Gas works which have now been demolished and replaced with a series of apartment blocks and houses. It is also the home to Redditch Fire Station, Sainsbury Supermarket the centralised main distribution centre for Royal Mail.

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