Great Barr

Great Barr is a large and loosely defined urban and suburban area in the north-west of , Walsall and Sandwell in the county of the , England.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: area in the West Midlands county, England
  • Also known as: “Barr Magna”, “Great Bar”, and “Gt. Barr”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Barr Hall and Merrion’s Wood.

Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an 18th-century mansion situated in the Great Barr district of , historically in and now part of , , .

Nature reserve
Photo: shakestd, CC BY 3.0.
is a nature reserve.

Nature reserve
Photo: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queslett and Pheasey.

Suburb
is an area in the east Great Barr, on the border of , and , England. It sits between , , Old Oscott and the central Great Barr area.

Suburb
Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area of Walsall Metropolitan Borough in the of England, often considered to be part of Great Barr. The area was predominantly developed for housing, as the Estate, in the 1930s, but work was not completed until after the Second World War. , a hill, is a local landmark.

Suburb
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a residential area of the town of in the metropolitan borough of in the West Midlands County, England. It forms part of Great Barr with Tamebridge & ward.

Great Barr

Latitude
52.55936° or 52° 33′ 34″ north
Longitude
-1.93014° or 1° 55′ 49″ west
Elevation
482 feet (147 metres)
Open location code
9C4WH359+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33114892
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648167
Wiki­data ID
Q5598698
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Satellite Map

Discover Great Barr from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Great Barr” goes by many names.
  • French: “Great Barr”
  • Irish: “Great Barr”
  • Japanese: “グレート・バー”
  • Swedish: “Great Barr”
  • Ukrainian: “Грейт-Барр”
  • Urdu: “گریٹ بار”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gillity Village and Yew Tree & Tame Bridge Neighbourhood Centre.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Margaret’s Church and Black Country Millennium Forest.

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