Perry Barr Reservoir
Perry Barr Reservoir is a covered drinking water reservoir, in north Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. Built for the then Birmingham Corporation Water Department, on the site of the former Perry Barr Farm, it is not, despite its name, in the modern Perry Barr area, but nearby Kingstanding, at grid reference SP083951.Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sutton Park NNR and Kingstanding Library.
Sutton Park NNR
Nature reserve
Photo: Ted and Jen, CC BY 2.0.
Sutton Park NNR is a large urban park located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The park is a National Nature Reserve; large parts are also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Maryvale Institute
University
Photo: BoldmereBoy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, an International Catholic Distance-Learning College for Catechesis, Theology, Philosophy and Religious Education, was formerly based at Maryvale House, Old Oscott, Great Barr, Birmingham, England, but has been delivering its programmes from St Mary's College Oscott since Autumn 2025.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sutton Coldfield and Handsworth Wood.
Sutton Coldfield
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton Coldfield is a town and civil parish in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 8 miles south of Lichfield, 7 miles southwest of Tamworth, and 7 miles east of Walsall.
Handsworth Wood
Neighborhood
Photo: Skarim Uk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handsworth Wood is a suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Located within the metropolitan county of the West Midlands since 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was historically a part of the county of Staffordshire.
Kingstanding
Suburb
Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. It gives its name to a ward in the Erdington council constituency. Kingstanding ward includes the areas; Perry Common, Witton Lakes.
Perry Barr Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in the north of Birmingham, England
- Categories: water reservoir and body of water
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.5559° or 52° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.8787° or 1° 52′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C4WH44C+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 107124636OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_coveredWikidata ID
Q7169722
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