Kings Heath

Kings Heath is a suburb of south , England, four miles south of the city centre. Historically in , it is the next suburb south from on the A435 Alcester Road. Since 2018 it has been part of the Brandwood and Kings Heath Ward.
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  • Type: Suburb with 18,900 residents
  • Description: suburb of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: King’s Heath

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints’ Church, King’s Heath and Bishop Challoner Catholic College.

Church
All Saints' Church, King's Heath, is a Grade II listed Church of England parish in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham.

School
is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the Kings Heath area of , England. The school has a roll of 1,152 students, including 212 sixth form students.

Pub
The Hare & Hounds is a public house and music venue on the High Street in the Kings Heath area of , . Originally built in 1820 and remodelled to its current form in 1907, the Hare & Hounds is Grade II listed, as it retains many original Art Nouveau internal fixtures.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moseley and Wake Green.

Suburb
Photo: Shantavira, Public domain.
Birmingham, in the , is Britain's second-largest city. Known in the Victorian era as the "City of a Thousand Trades" and the "Workshop of the World", Brum, as locals call the city, is enjoying a 21st-century resurgence as a great shopping and cultural destination.

Village
is a historical area in south , England between , Kings Heath, and . Like nearby Sarehole it is no longer a postal address.

Suburb
is a ward within the council constituency and parliamentary constituency of , , England. It is 4 miles south east of the city centre and includes the area of , parts of and and much of and Kings Heath which includes one side of Wheelers Lane and Alchester Road South.

Kings Heath

Latitude
52.4342° or 52° 26′ 3″ north
Longitude
-1.89156° or 1° 53′ 30″ west
Population
18,900
Elevation
518 feet (158 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB KNH
Open location code
9C4WC4M5+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 173276640
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11281384
Wiki­data ID
Q3197089
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Kings Heath” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Kings Heath
  • Dutch: Kings Heath
  • Esperanto: Kings Heath
  • French: Kings Heath
  • Irish: Kings Heath
  • Welsh: Kings Heath

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