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{{Short description|Residential area of West Bromwich town}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
[[File:St Joseph, Yew Tree Estate, West Bromwich - geograph.org.uk - 1528245.jpg|thumb|Roman Catholic church of St Joseph in Yew Tree Estate]]
'''Yew Tree''' is a residential area of the town of [[West Bromwich]] in the metropolitan borough of [[Sandwell]] in the [[West Midlands County]], England. It forms part of Great Barr with Yew Tree ward.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2023 |title=Town Profile: West Bromwich |url=https://www.sandwelltrends.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/West-Bromwich-Town-Profile-2023.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519073145/https://www.sandwelltrends.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/West-Bromwich-Town-Profile-2023.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2024 |access-date=10 November 2025 |website=sandwelltrends.info}}</ref>

The area comprises housing, small shops, a church, a community centre and healthcare centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yew Tree & Tamebridge Residents Group - SCVO |url=https://sandwellvcs.info/browse/details/yew-tree-tamebridge-residents-group/item/799.html |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=sandwellvcs.info}}</ref>

==Local Facilities==
Yew Tree has a community centre, health centre and play area by the local row of shops on Redwood Road. The Archers pub is on Thorncroft Way. The Church of the Annunciation is on Redwood Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walsall The Annunciation of Our Lady, Yew Tree Estate |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/4576/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |language=en}}</ref> The Parish Priest is also the Vicar of St Gabriel's Fullbrook.

==Schools==
The estate was previously home to two primary schools, Fir Tree and Yew Tree. In 2006 both schools were merged under the Yew Tree name however they continued to operate at both sites, one on Birchfield Way (the original Yew Tree) and the other on Greenside Way (Fir Tree). The Birchfield Way site has been partially developed with a new building being built not only with extra classrooms for also rooms for the local community. In 2011 the Greenside Way site shut and all children are now taught from the Birchfield Way site. In 2012 the Greenside Way site was demolished and the land was redeveloped for housing. Refurbished in 2019, Joseph Leckie Academy provides secondary school education in the area located on Walstead Road.

==Public Transport==
The nearest buses to serve the Yew Tree Estate indirectly are [[National Express West Midlands]] routes 4, 4H, and 4M, and [[Diamond West Midlands]] Routes 4 and 4H, along with Diamond's 401E which serves the estate directly, along with National Express West Midlands route 45 which stops outside Fir Tree School on Greenside Way, and serves Walstead Rd.

===Rail===
[[Tame Bridge Parkway railway station]] is only a 5-minute bus or car journey away from Yew Tree, providing frequent trains to [[Walsall railway station|Walsall]], [[Rugeley Trent Valley railway station|Rugeley Trent Valley]] or [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]].

==Famous people==
*[[K.K. Downing]] – [[Judas Priest]] guitarist
*[[Ian Hill]] – [[Judas Priest]] bassist
*[[Matthew Marsden]] – Actor

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[[Category:Areas of Sandwell]]
[[Category:West Bromwich]]
[[Category:Walsall]]