Barr Beacon

Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of , , , very near the border with . It gives its name to nearby and to the local secondary school .
Wikipedia
Photo: Mnnngchris, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 745 feet
  • Description: hill in England
  • Also known as: “Barr Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barr Beacon Reservoir and Great Barr Hall.

Reservoir
is a covered, hill-top drinking water at Barr Beacon, Walsall, England, opened in 1899. It is operated by South Staffs Water.

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

School
, formerly Barr Beacon Language College, is a mixed secondary school in Walsall, England, which acquired Academy status in 2011, when it readopted the school's original name: .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pheasey and Queslett.

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 . The area was predominantly developed for housing, as the Estate, in the 1930s, but work was not completed until after the Second World War. Barr Beacon, a hill, is a local landmark.

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

Suburb
Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an area in north , England. It gives its name to a ward in the council constituency. ward includes the areas; Perry Common, .

Barr Beacon

Latitude
52.57324° or 52° 34′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.91117° or 1° 54′ 40″ west
Elevation
745 feet (227 metres)
Open location code
9C4WH3FQ+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3295728366
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12610572
Wiki­data ID
Q4863102
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Satellite Map

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

From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Barr Beacon” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Barr Beacon”
  • Irish: “Barr Beacon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barr Beacon”

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