Birmingham (/ˈbɜrmɪŋəm/) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is the largest and most populous British city outside London with 1,101,360 residents (2014 est.), and its population increase of 88,400 residents between the 2001 and 2011 censuses was greater than that of any other British local authority.
Population: 984,333
Latitude: 52° 28' 53.11" N
Longitude: -1° 53' 59.39" W
The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting facility for long- and medium-wave transmissions, established in 1934 in the civil parish of Dodderhill, just outside the village of Wychbold, near Droitwich in Worcestershire, England (grid…
Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a Norman castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England.
The O2 Academy Birmingham is a music venue in Birmingham, West Midlands.
Halesowen Town is an English association football club formed in 1873, that play in Halesowen and as of 2014 are playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
Fort Dunlop (grid reference SP129902), is the common name of the original tyre factory and main office of Dunlop Rubber in the Erdington district of Birmingham, England. It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000…
The Battle of Tettenhall (sometimes called the Battle of Wednesfield or Wōdnesfeld) took place, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, near Tettenhall on 5 August 910. The allied forces of Mercia and Wessex met an army of Northumbrian Vikings in Me…
Wolverhampton railway station in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England is on the West Coast Main Line.
The Cube is a 25 storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of MAKE Architects, it contains 135 flats, 111,500 square feet (10,359 m2) of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant.
…The church of St Martin in the Bull Ring (grid reference SP073866) in Birmingham 5, England is a parish church of the Church of England.
The Crooked House is a public house and restaurant in South Staffordshire, England.
Netherton, once a Black Country village, is now an area of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, around 1.5 miles (2 km) south of the town centre of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Despite the growth of neighbouring urban centres in the Black Co…
Sarehole Mill (grid reference SP099818) is a Grade II listed water mill (in an area once called Sarehole) on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. It is now run as a museum by the Birmingham Museums Trust. It is known for its associatio…
Perrott's Folly, grid reference SP047862, also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Birmingham Conservatoire is an international conservatoire and a major concert venue, its main platform being the Adrian Boult Hall in Birmingham, England. Prior to 1989, it was known as the Birmingham School of Music and was one of the faculties of…
Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country.
The former H.B. Sale factory (grid reference SP067876), at 1–7 Constitution Hill, Birmingham 19, England, at the acute junction with Hampton Street, is a Grade II listed building.
Tanworth-in-Arden (/ˈtænwərθ ɪn ˈɑrdən/; often abbreviated to Tanworth and not to be confused with Tamworth in Staffordshire) is a small village located in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is located south-east of Birmingham in the Tanworth-i…
Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire.