St James’ Church, Handsworth
St James' Church in Handsworth, Birmingham, England was erected as an Anglican church in 1838–1840 on land given by John Crockett of the nearby New Inns Hotel.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Handsworth, Birmingham, England
- Also known as: “Saint James Handsworth”, “St James‘ Church”, and “St James‘ Church, Handsworth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Hawthorns and Holyhead School.
The Hawthorns
Stadium
Photo: Mattd1991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, in the Black Country borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, with a capacity of 27,087. The Hawthorns is situated 3,700 feet northwest of St James’ Church, Handsworth.
Holyhead School
School
Holyhead School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands, England. Previously a foundation school administered by Birmingham City Council, Holyhead School converted to academy status in August 2011. Holyhead School is situated 630 feet east of St James’ Church, Handsworth.
Black Patch Park
Park
Photo: Sibadd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Patch Park is a park in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is bounded by Foundry Lane, Woodburn Road, Perrott Street and Kitchener Street, at grid reference SP038888. Black Patch Park is situated 2,800 feet south of St James’ Church, Handsworth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winson Green and Smethwick.
Winson Green
Suburb
Winson Green is a loosely defined inner-city area in the west of the city of Birmingham, England. It is part of the ward of Soho. It is the location of HM Prison Birmingham and of City Hospital as well as of the former All Saints' Hospital.
Smethwick
Town
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Smethwick is an industrial town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into West Midlands county.
Cape Hill
Town
Cape Hill is an area of Smethwick, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, 2+3⁄4 miles west of Birmingham City Centre. The area includes Waterloo Road near Shireland Collegiate Academy and the High Street near Victoria Park; it borders Birmingham at the A457 Dudley Road.
St James’ Church, Handsworth
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.50522° or 52° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.94838° or 1° 56′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C4WG342+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 100178227OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q16908818
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“St James’ Church, Handsworth” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖雅各堂”
- French: “église Saint-Jacques de Handsworth”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Handsworth”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giacomo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Handsworth West Police Station and Maranatha Christian Fellowship.
Nearby Places
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