Barston

Barston is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is approximately 4.5 miles east of Solihull and is located inside a large meander of the River Blythe, at the western edge of the Meriden Gap, and midway between the far larger villages of Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hampton-in-Arden railway station and Grimshaw Hall.

Hampton-in-Arden railway station

Railway station

Photo: Simon Jobson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hampton-in-Arden railway station serves the village of Hampton-in-Arden in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the West Coast Main Line between Coventry and Birmingham. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

Grimshaw Hall

Manor estate

Built in c.1560, Grimshaw Hall is a half-timbered Tudor manor house located in the village of Knowle, approximately 15 miles from the city of Birmingham, England.

Knowle Parish Church

Church

Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knowle Parish Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Knowle, West Midlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meriden and Knowle.

Meriden

Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meriden is a small historic village in the West Midlands, England. It is situated about half way between Birmingham and Coventry. It is said to be the centre of England, but the name of this village actually means "Merry Vale".

Knowle

Village

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Knowle is a large village situated 3 miles east-southeast of the town of Solihull, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Knowle lies within the Arden area of the historic county boundaries of Warwickshire, and since 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.

Dorridge

Village

Dorridge is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of the historic county of Warwickshire, the village is encompassed within the electoral ward of Dorridge and Hockley Heath, which had a population of 11,140 in the 2011 census. Dorridge is situated 3 miles southwest of Barston.

Barston

Type: Locality
Location: Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.4019° or 52° 24′ 7″ north

Longitude

-1.709° or 1° 42′ 33″ west

Elevation

351 feet (107 metres)

Open location code

9C4WC72R+P9

GeoNames ID

7294094

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