and Black Boy pubs being accessible. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal also links in and is notable for a large flight of locks that descend into nearby Lapworth from Birmingham. To the West, just across the M42, there is a nature reserve at Blythe Valley Business Park. The park is next to the River Blythe which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Footpaths run from Dorridge both to the Park and to Solihull's Brueton Park, the latter at times running alongside the River Blythe. Also to the West located along Four Ashes Road is Four Ashes Nurseries now run by the Sewell family for over 50 years but established by the Rodway family in the early 1920s and a golf driving range established in 1983, as well as the Railway Tavern “The Tavern” on Grange Road. Sport As well as being home to Ye Olde Knowle Bowling Club, Dorridge Cricket Club play at The John Woolman Ground in Grange Road while Birmingham and District Premier League side Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club sits on the village's border with Knowle. Noted Person John Wyndham - (John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris) - born in Dorridge - (10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) References Further reading Around Knowle & Dorridge. Charles Lines, 1996. Alan Sutton Publishing Limited. The Rise of the Commuter Village of Dorridge. Gem Bradley. Unpublished Thesis, 1972. Personal Recollections of Birmingham. E Edwards, 1877. Bentley Heath and Widney Manor. Edna G Handley, 1992. Villages in the West Midlands (county) Solihull