Deritend

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Deritend is an historic area of Birmingham, England.

Deritend was a rare crossing point of the River Rea before Birmingham was of any significance. When Peter de Bermingham obtained a charter for a market around 1156 the area to the west of the crossing, Digbeth and beyond, grew into what is now Birmingham. Deritend (in the past called Der-yat-end, possibly Deer Gate End) was across the river towards Warwick in the parish of Aston.

Deritend is first mentioned in 1276 when it is reported that an area on the road in the town of Birmingham encroached into an area of land in the parish of Aston. The first mention of Deritend by name is by Sir John de Birmyneham in 1381, who refers to it as 'Duryzatehende'. Nowadays Deritend is usually considered to be part of Digbeth.

There are a number of notable buildings in Deritend including:

• The Old Crown, a Grade II* listed inn.
• The Adam & Eve, a public house dating back to the 18th century.
• The Custard Factory, an arts complex.

Construction work in the area in 1953 uncovered pottery dating to the medieval period. These are now on display in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Contents 1 Notable people from Deritend 2 See also 3 Sources 4 Further reading

[edit] Notable people from Deritend

• John Rogers, first martyr of the Marian persecution.

[edit] See also

• Digbeth

[edit] Sources

• St Martin's in the Bull Ring – a story of seven centuries, Rev Philip Crowe, 1975
• The History of Greater Birmingham - down to 1830, Victor Skipp, 1987, V. H. T. Skipp (ISBN 0-9506998-0-2)

[edit] Further reading

• The 'Old Crown' Inn at Deritend, Birmingham 1368-1995?, Michael J Thompson, 1994, ISBN 0-9523854-0-6
• Memorials of Old Birmingham - Traditions of The Old Crown House in Der-Yat-End in the Lordship of Birmingham, Toulmin Smith, 1863, published by Henry Wright, Temple Buildings, New Street, 1863