Engine Arm

The Engine Arm or Birmingham Feeder Arm near , , , is a short canal which was originally part of a feeder tunnel for a pumping engine.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in West Midlands, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “BCN Engine Arm”, “Birmingham Canal Navigations Engine Arm”, “Birmingham Feeder Arm”, and “Engine Arm Canal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Hawthorns and Engine Arm Aqueduct.

Stadium
Photo: Mattd1991, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an all-seater football in , in the Black Country borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, with a capacity of 27,087. is situated 4,200 feet north of Engine Arm.

Bridge
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The is a canal aqueduct at , in the of England. It was built in 1829 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, over the New Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. is situated 1,100 feet west of Engine Arm.

Railway station
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Smethwick Rolfe Street is one of two railway stations serving the town of , , . It is situated on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line 3¼ miles north west of . is situated 2,000 feet west of Engine Arm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smethwick and Cape Hill.

Town
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an industrial town in the district, in the county of the , England. It lies 4 miles west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in and then before being placed into West Midlands county.

Town
is an area of , in the , , England, 2+3⁄4 miles west of Birmingham City Centre. The area includes Waterloo Road near and the High Street near Victoria Park; it borders at the A457 Dudley Road.

Suburb
is a loosely defined inner-city area in the west of the city of , England. It is part of the ward of Soho. It is the location of and of City Hospital as well as of the former .

Engine Arm

Latitude
52.49755° or 52° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.96168° or 1° 57′ 42″ west
Elevation
472 feet (144 metres)
Inception
1790
Open location code
9C4WF2XQ+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245203790
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Wiki­data ID
Q5377670
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Satellite Map

Discover Engine Arm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Engine Arm” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Smethwick Pumping Station and Engine Bridge.

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