Hello, Can anyone tell me why the are known as Camp Hill was so called? Jan

Camp Hill used to be the site of a large brewery (Ansell's). My family lived there in the early 1900s. If I find out why it was called that, I'll let you know ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Hearn" <neil.hearn3@bigpond.com> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:53 PM Subject: [B'ham] Camp Hill > Hello, > Can anyone tell me why the are known as Camp Hill was so called? > > Jan > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I may be well off beam but I always believed it was to do with where the royalist forces pitched camp prior to the minor action with parliamentary forces in the Civil War. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "j.dodd" <jl.dodd@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Camp Hill > Camp Hill used to be the site of a large brewery (Ansell's). My family > lived there in the early 1900s. If I find out why it was called that, > I'll > let you know > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Hearn" <neil.hearn3@bigpond.com> > To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:53 PM > Subject: [B'ham] Camp Hill > > >> Hello, >> Can anyone tell me why the are known as Camp Hill was so called? >> >> Jan >> _____________________________________________ >> Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: >> http://www.bham.de/ >> >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: >> ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry, I think you are referring to Cape Hill, the Mitchells and Butler Brewery. regards Jon -----Original Message----- From: eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of j.dodd Sent: 11 January 2007 22:01 To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [B'ham] Camp Hill Camp Hill used to be the site of a large brewery (Ansell's). My family lived there in the early 1900s. If I find out why it was called that, I'll let you know ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Hearn" <neil.hearn3@bigpond.com> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:53 PM Subject: [B'ham] Camp Hill > Hello, > Can anyone tell me why the are known as Camp Hill was so called? > > Jan > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/623 - Release Date: 11/01/2007 15:33

Camp Hill was known as Kemp's Hill in 1643 at the time that the Ship Inn (now demolished) was being used as Prince Rupert's HQ. Regards, Allan Halstead