How did the road get its name?
Kingshurst Drive is so-called because it is named after the King family who owned the land for many years.
When did housing development begin?
A detached house, No 52 Bretforton Road, was built on the site in about the 1950s. The land to the south and east of the house has been developed by Paul Newman New Homes as a private housing development. The majority of the houses have an address of Kingshurst Gardens, but three have an address of Kingshurst Drive; these houses were built in 2018.
Numbering system
As at April 2021, there is one pair of semi-detached houses on the north side (Nos 1 & 3) and one detached house on the south side..
19th and early 20th century auctions and ownership
The land on which Kingshurst Drive is situated was once part of a large field known as Hadshill Field. In 1815, when the Badsey Enclosure Commissioners made their awards, John Procter was granted just over 7 acres of the field as his fourth allotment. At some stage in the 19th century, probably after the death of John Procter in 1847, the land was bought by the Byrd family; Miss Sarah Byrd was listed as the owner in 1866. In 1890, this field, together with land to the south (which had also originally been allotted to John Procter), now comprised a field of 13a 0r 16p called Fourteens, belonging to William Byrd, which was sold at auction on 30th June 1890. It was split up into smaller lots of around 2 acres each. William Cooke bought Lots 34-36, on which Kingshurst Drive is situated. At some stage in the 20th century, the land was bought by the King family.