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River Rea

The River Rea is a small river which passes through , England. It is the river on which Birmingham was founded by the Beorma tribe in the 7th century.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in the West Midlands of England
  • Also known as: “Rea”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nechells Public Baths and Star City.

Community center
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is a community center.

Commercial area
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is a family leisure and entertainment complex in , , . It is located in the north east of the city very close to Junction 6 of the M6 motorway, and Aston railway station.

Reservoir
, sometimes known as Salford Lake, Salford Park Pool or Salford Bridge Reservoir, is a 19th-century , formerly used for drinking water extracted from the , in , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nechells and Washwood Heath.

Village
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is a district ward in central , , whose population in 2011 was 33,957. It is also a ward within the formal district of .

Village
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is a ward in , within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England. covers the areas of Birmingham that lie between , , Stechford and Hodge Hill.

Village
is an inner-city area of , England, east of the city centre. The area is part of the ward, and was previously part of the ward. It is part of the constituency in the city.

River Rea

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
way 150803263
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2639578
Wiki­data ID
Q2155532
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Satellite Map

Discover River Rea from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Star City Visitor Moorings and Adventure Island Mini Golf.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “River Rea”. Photo: Roy Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.