Smethwick (/ˈsmɛðɨk/) is a town in Sandwell, West Midlands, historically in Staffordshire. It is 4 miles west of Birmingham city centre and borders West Bromwich and Oldbury to the north and west. Formerly a Staffordshire county borough, Smethwick is situated near the edge of Sandwell metropolitan borough and borders the Birmingham districts of Handsworth, Winson Green, Harborne, Edgbaston and Quinton to the south and east, as well as the Black Country towns of West Bromwich and Oldbury in the north and west.
Population: 12,842
Latitude: 52° 29' 33.65" N
Longitude: -1° 58' 2.82" W
The Bittell Reservoirs (grid reference SP017748) are located in Worcestershire between Barnt Green to the south and the Birmingham district of Longbridge to the north. They consist of the Upper (Upper Bittell) and Lower (Lower Bittell) reservoir. Th…
The Birmingham Arts Laboratory or Arts Lab was an experimental arts centre and artist collective based in Birmingham, England from 1968 to 1982 – an "arts and performance space dedicated to radical research into art and creativity".
Big Brum is the local name for the clock tower on the Council House, Birmingham, England. The clock tower is sufficiently important in the public consciousness of Birmingham people that it has a name. Brum is the local term for the town, the people …
Bescot TMD is a locomotive traction maintenance depot in the West Midlands, England. Situated adjacent to Bescot Stadium station, the depot with code BS is currently operated by DB Schenker Rail (UK). Bescot Yard is to the south-east of the depot.
Bentley Heath is a village in the West Midlands borough of Solihull, England.
Beechdale, originally named Gypsy Lane Estate, is a housing estate in Walsall, England, that was developed predominantly during the 1950s and 1960s.
Baggeridge Country Park is located within the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England.
Baggeridge Colliery was a colliery located in Sedgley, Staffordshire (was West Midlands), England.
Aston Triangle is an area of Birmingham City Centre, England. The area is mostly dominated by higher education facilities. Aston University is based within the Aston Triangle area and the logo of the establishment takes from the shape of the area. B…
Archibald Hurley Robinson F.R.I.B.A., known as Hurley Robinson, was a prolific British architect of cinemas prior to World War II. Following World War II, the demand for new cinemas had diminished and his work focussed more on office buildings.
Alumwell Business and Enterprise College converted to academy status in 2012 and became West Walsall E-ACT Academy.
All Saints is an inner city area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
Aldersley Junction (grid reference SJ902011) is the name of the canal junction where the Birmingham Main Line Canal terminates and meets the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near to Oxley, north Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
The A4037 is a minor A road which links Dudley with Wednesbury.
Pensnett High School was a secondary school located in the Pensnett area of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands of England.
Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited is an independent school situated in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.
Ridgewood High School is a coeducational foundation secondary school, situated in Wollaston (near Stourbridge), in the West Midlands county of England.
The Kingswinford School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Kingswinford, West Midlands, England.