The origins of the name Green Lane, according to BillDargue come from
“Green lanes were rural unmetalled parish road wide enough to have a strip of grass along each side primarily used for moving livestock”
In the images of the Lane below, it easy to see this origin. Probably not possible to see this today. Viv.
![35947CBC-06ED-48F4-AC24-89D148C91501.jpeg 35947CBC-06ED-48F4-AC24-89D148C91501.jpeg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/74/74315-a9a25a7419d1ea51c046d151c0e7a2e5.jpg)
![30809F25-5215-4F4D-A452-0FCAEB49F81E.jpeg 30809F25-5215-4F4D-A452-0FCAEB49F81E.jpeg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/74/74317-b72ff5b82b35114d7ed28831d73726e2.jpg)
![EC8E17DF-34DA-4A8B-AEE9-BBE49B0F7082.jpeg EC8E17DF-34DA-4A8B-AEE9-BBE49B0F7082.jpeg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/74/74318-e9b5505483629cddb1e5c8635ed69254.jpg)
“Green lanes were rural unmetalled parish road wide enough to have a strip of grass along each side primarily used for moving livestock”
In the images of the Lane below, it easy to see this origin. Probably not possible to see this today. Viv.
![35947CBC-06ED-48F4-AC24-89D148C91501.jpeg 35947CBC-06ED-48F4-AC24-89D148C91501.jpeg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/74/74315-a9a25a7419d1ea51c046d151c0e7a2e5.jpg)
![30809F25-5215-4F4D-A452-0FCAEB49F81E.jpeg 30809F25-5215-4F4D-A452-0FCAEB49F81E.jpeg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/74/74317-b72ff5b82b35114d7ed28831d73726e2.jpg)
![EC8E17DF-34DA-4A8B-AEE9-BBE49B0F7082.jpeg EC8E17DF-34DA-4A8B-AEE9-BBE49B0F7082.jpeg](https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/data/attachments/74/74318-e9b5505483629cddb1e5c8635ed69254.jpg)
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