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Lickey is a village in the north of Worcestershire, England approximately south west from the centre of Birmingham. It lies in Bromsgrove District and is situated on the Lickey Ridge, amongst the Lickey Hills, its proximity to countryside and the city makes it a popular commuter area. The civil parish of Lickey and Blackwell has a population of 4,140.〔(Census 2001 )〕 The name of the village of Lickey is thought to have derived from 'leac' (a clearing) and 'hey' (an enclosed space), perhaps referring to a clearing in the forest. The area forms part of the Lickey Hills Country Park. ==People== The author Jonathan Coe was born in Lickey in 1961. The First World War fighter ace Oliver C Bryson was born in Lickey in 18 August 1897. Lickey was populated rapidly from the 1870s onwards by professionals and industrialists such as Herbert Austin, who moved to Lickey Grange in 1910 and lived there until his death in 1941. He is buried in the graveyard of the local church of Holy Trinity. Today the area has a mainly professional and entrepreneurial population. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lickey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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