Worcester and Birmingham Canal
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn and ends in Gas Street Basin in Birmingham.Photo: Ivan Lissitsyn, Public domain.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Worcester Birmingham Canal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arena Birmingham and Library of Birmingham.
Arena Birmingham
Stadium
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Utilita Arena Birmingham is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK.
Library of Birmingham
Library
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep and Baskerville House.
Pen Museum
Museum
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pen Museum is a national history museum in Birmingham, England, covering the history of Birmingham pen trade. The only museum in the United Kingdom devoted to the history of the pen making industry, the Pen Museum explains how Birmingham became the centre of the world pen trade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewellery Quarter and Brindleyplace.
Jewellery Quarter
Suburb
Photo: Brian Clift, CC BY 2.0.
The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, England, in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 in a 1.07-square-kilometre area.
Brindleyplace
Locality
Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of Birmingham, England. It was named after Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built.
Ladywood
Suburb
Photo: Artrix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ladywood is an inner-city district next to central Birmingham. Historically in Warwickshire, in June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a citywide "Ward Boundary Revision" to round-up the 39 Birmingham wards to 40.
Worcester and Birmingham Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Worcester and Birmingham Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Worcester and Birmingham Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Worcester and Birmingham Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة ووستر وبرمنجهام”
- French: “canal de Worcester et Birmingham”
- French: “Canal de Worcester et Birmingham”
- Japanese: “ウスター・アンド・バーミンガム運河”
- Japanese: “ウスター・バーミンガム運河”
- Swedish: “Worcester and Birmingham Canal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brookfields and Birmingham.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ICC Birmingham and Jewellery Quarter station.
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