Northfield

Northfield is a residential area in outer south , in the county of the , England, near the boundary with , which it was historically within.
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  • Type: Suburb with 10,400 residents
  • Description: residential area on the southern outskirts of metropolitan Birmingham, England
  • Also known as: Northfield, Birmingham

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Laurence’s Church, Northfield and Northfield railway station.

Church
St. Laurence's Church, Northfield is a 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.

Railway station
serves the Northfield area of , . It is situated on the Cross-City Line, and is managed by West Midlands Trains, who also operate all of the rail services that serve it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turves Green and Austin Village.

Village
is an area of partly in and partly in Northfield. In addition the area of borders . A road with the simple name runs through the area.

Locality
is a First World War housing estate of prefabs between and Northfield, Birmingham. Herbert Austin, who created the Austin Motor Company at in 1905, had to take on more workers during the First World War when his factory became involved in making tanks and aircraft.

Suburb
is a residential area of , on the boundary with . Forming the larger part of the ward of Longbridge And it is situated between , Northfield, and and lies on traditional heathland formed in the 13th century as part of the Kings Norton manorial lands, and was historically in .

Northfield

Latitude
52.41172° or 52° 24′ 42″ north
Longitude
-1.96343° or 1° 57′ 48″ west
Population
10,400
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
9C4WC26P+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 20980321
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2641355
Wiki­data ID
Q7059349
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Northfield” goes by many names.
  • French: Northfield
  • Irish: Northfield, Birmingham
  • Irish: Northfield
  • Japanese: ノースフィールド (バーミンガム)
  • Japanese: ノースフィールド
  • Polish: Northfield
  • Swedish: Northfield, West Midlands
  • Swedish: Northfield
  • Urdu: نارتھفیلڈ، برمنگھم

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Highlights include The Great Stone and The Village Pound.

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