Sparkhill
Sparkhill is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, situated between Springfield, Hall Green and Sparkbrook. Historically part of Worcestershire, Sparkhill once existed as a rural area with its main industry being agriculture until the 1880s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St John’s Church, Sparkhill and Sparkhill Library.
St John’s Church, Sparkhill
Church
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St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sparkhill Birmingham. St John's is a welcoming multi-ethnic church situated in the heart of Birmingham's Balti Belt, it is one of England's most ethnically and religiously diverse parishes.
Sparkhill Library
Library
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Sparkhill Library, formerly Yardley Council House, is a municipal building in Stratford Road in Sparkhill, West Midlands, England. The building, which previously served as the offices of Yardley Rural District Council, now operates as a public library administered by Birmingham City Council.
St Barnabas’ Church, Balsall Heath
Church
St Barnabas' is a parish church in the Church of England in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balti Triangle and Springfield.
Balti Triangle
Locality
A balti or bāltī gosht is a type of curry within the United Kingdom served in a thin, pressed-steel wok called a balti bowl. Balti curries are cooked quickly using vegetable oil rather than ghee, over high heat in the manner of a stir-fry, and any meat is used off the bone.
Springfield
Suburb
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Springfield is a ward in south east Birmingham, England, created in 2004 from much of the old Sparkhill ward. It is a part of the formal district of Hall Green.
Balsall Heath
Village
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Balsall Heath is an inner-city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It has a diverse cultural mix of people and is the location of the Balti Triangle.
Sparkhill
- Type: Suburb
- Description: inner-city area of Birmingham, England
- Category: locality
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.45331° or 52° 27′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.86751° or 1° 52′ 3″ westElevation
410 feet (125 metres)Open location code
9C4WF43J+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 168868840OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Sparkhill” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sparkhill”
- Chinese: “史帕克丘”
- Irish: “Sparkhill”
- Polish: “Sparkhill”
- Ukrainian: “Спаркгілл”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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