West Heath, Birmingham

Name: West Heath
Address: Birmingham, United Kingdom

#484 among attractions in Birmingham

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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 on traditional heathland formed in the 13th century as part of the Kings Norton manorial lands, and was historically in Worcestershire. ()

Coordinates: 52°23'52"N, 1°57'37"W

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NorthfieldBirmingham United Kingdom

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West Heath – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golfbug - Wast Hills, St Laurence's Church, Bournville College, St John the Baptist's Church.

0.6 miSE
52°23'33"N • 1°56'55"W
Golfbug - Wast Hills, Birmingham
16 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
1 miN
Church
St Laurence's Church, Birmingham
26 min walk • St. Laurence's Church, Northfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Northfield, Birmingham. The church is in a conservation area near nail maker's cottages, the Great Stone Inn, the old school and the Village Pound.
1.1 miW
Universities and schools
Bournville College, Birmingham
28 min walk • Bournville College is a further education college based in Longbridge, Birmingham, England. The college offers courses that include A Levels, BTECs, NVQs, Apprenticeships and bespoke qualifications.
0.7 miW
Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Birmingham
17 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.
1.2 miN
Library
Northfield Library, Birmingham
31 min walk • Northfield Library is a Carnegie library in Northfield, Birmingham, England which in 1914 became the first open-access lending library in Birmingham.
1.2 miNW
Church
Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Birmingham
30 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid, Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church in Northfield, Birmingham.
0.6 miNW
City, Memorial, Vernacular architecture
Austin Village, Birmingham
15 min walk • Austin Village is a First World War housing estate of prefabs between Longbridge and Northfield, Birmingham. Herbert Austin, who created the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge in 1905, had to take on more workers during the First World War when his factory became involved in making tanks and aircraft.
1 miNE
Village
Northfield, Birmingham
26 min walk • Northfield is a residential area in outer south Birmingham, England, and near the boundary with Worcestershire. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.
1.3 miSE
Canal
Wast Hills Tunnel, Birmingham
33 min walk • The Wast Hills Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Its northern portal is in Hawkesley, Birmingham. Its southern portal is in fields just outside the city's boundaries, in Worcestershire.
1.1 miNE
Canal
Wychall Reservoir, Birmingham
28 min walk • Wychall Reservoir, is a canal compensation reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England. It was built in the early 19th century by the Worcester Canal Company, after mill owners claimed that water was being taken from the River Rea to fill the canal, thereby reducing the working effectiveness of their mills.
1 miSE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Wast Hills Observatory, Birmingham
25 min walk • The Wast Hills Observatory was established in 1982 mainly as a teaching laboratory, as a part of the Physics with Astrophysics BSc/MSci degree course at the University of Birmingham. It is situated in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, 8 km away from the campus of the University.