River Rea
The River Rea is a small river which passes through Birmingham, England. It is the river on which Birmingham was founded by the Beorma tribe in the 7th century.- Type: River
- Description: river in the West Midlands of England
- Also known as: “Rea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nechells Public Baths and Aston railway station.
Aston railway station
Railway station
Aston railway station serves the districts of Aston and Nechells in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is a stop on both the Cross-City and Chase lines.
Star City
Commercial area
Star City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in Nechells, Birmingham, England. It is located in the north east of the city very close to Junction 6 of the M6 motorway, and Aston railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nechells and Washwood Heath.
Nechells
Village
Nechells is a district ward in central Birmingham, England, whose population in 2011 was 33,957. It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood.
Washwood Heath
Village
Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England. Washwood Heath covers the areas of Birmingham that lie between Nechells, Bordesley Green, Stechford and Hodge Hill.
Saltley
Village
Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, east of the city centre. The area is part of the Washwood Heath ward, and was previously part of the Nechells ward. It is part of the Ladywood constituency in the city.
River Rea
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.50207° or 52° 30′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.85753° or 1° 51′ 27″ west
Elevation
371 feet (113 metres)
Open location code
9C4WG42R+RX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover River Rea from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Rea” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Rea”
- Catalan: “Rea”
- Cebuano: “River Rea”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريا”
- German: “River Rea (River Tame)”
- German: “River Rea”
- Latin: “Rea fluvius”
- Polish: “Rea”
- Slovenian: “Rea”
- Slovenian: “reka Rea”
- Slovenian: “River Rea”
- Swedish: “River Rea”
- Welsh: “Afon Rea”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gravelly Hill and Aston.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Star City Visitor Moorings and Adventure Island Mini Golf.
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