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Kings Norton Park is an urban park in Kings Norton. It contains a small to medium-sized skateboarding park made from a mixture of polished concrete and steel equipment for use in Skateboarding , BMX Stunt Riding, and use by other extreme sports enthusiasts providing a mixed environment consisting of both flat urban terrain, as well as the more ...
England portal; King's Norton and Northfield Urban District was a local government administrative district in north Worcestershire, England, from 1898 until 1911. Much of its area was afterwards absorbed into the neighbouring Borough of Birmingham, under the Greater Birmingham Scheme, and now constitutes most of the city's southern and southwestern suburban environs.
Kings Norton Railway Station serves the Kings Norton and Cotteridge areas of Birmingham, England. It lies on the Cross-City Line from Redditch and Bromsgrove through Birmingham New Street to Lichfield. The station's main entrance is located on Pershore Road South, the A441 .
Saracen's Head. Coordinates: 52.4081°N 1.9291°W. The Saracen's Head, now part of Saint Nicolas Place. The Old Grammar School. The Saracen's Head is the name formerly given to a group of late medieval buildings in Kings Norton, Birmingham. The buildings, together with the nearby Old Grammar School, won the BBC Restoration series in 2004.
Stirchley, Birmingham. / 52.42861°N 1.91806°W / 52.42861; -1.91806. Stirchley is a suburb in south-west Birmingham, England. [ 1] The name likely refers to a pasture for cattle. The settlement dates back to at least 1658. Prehistoric evidence, Roman roads, and Anglo-Saxon charters contribute to its history.
West Midlands. 52°23′48″N 1°57′27″W / . 52.3967°N 1.9575°W. / 52.3967; -1.9575. West Heath is a residential area of Birmingham, England on the boundary with Worcestershire. Forming the larger part of the ward of Longbridge And West Heath it is situated between Kings Norton, Northfield, Longbridge and Cofton Hackett and lies ...
The current St Nicolas's Church dates from the early 13th century, [3] and the spire was constructed between 1446 and 1475. [2] The Norman building was demolished in the 14th century when a new nave, both aisles and the chancel arch were constructed. [clarification needed] In the 17th century, almost the whole of the south aisle was re-built ...
52°30′15″N 1°50′37″W. / 52.50417°N 1.84361°W / 52.50417; -1.84361. Length. 14 miles (23 km) Basin features. Progression. Tame — Trent — Humber — North Sea. The River Rea (pronounced "ray") is a small river which passes through Birmingham, England. It is the river on which Birmingham was founded by the Beorma tribe in ...