Great Barr
Great Barr is a large and loosely defined urban and suburban area to the north-west of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. The area was historically in Staffordshire, and the parts now in Birmingham were once known as Perry Barr, which is still the name of an adjacent Birmingham district.
Photo: ChrisTheDude, Public domain.- Type: Village
- Description: area in the West Midlands county, England
- Also known as: “Barr Magna”, “Great Bar”, and “Gt. Barr”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Great Barr Hall and Merrion’s Wood.
Great Barr Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queslett and Pheasey.
Queslett
Suburb
Queslett is an area in Great Barr, on the border of Birmingham, and Aldridge, England.
Great Barr
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Sandwell, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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
Places to explore: Gillity Village and Yew Tree & Tame Bridge Neighbourhood Centre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Saint Margaret’s Church and Black Country Millennium Forest.
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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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