Handsworth Park

Handsworth Park is a park in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. It lies 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Birmingham and comprises 63 acres of landscaped grass slopes, including a large boating lake and a smaller pond fed by the Farcroft and Grove Brooks, flower beds, mature trees and shrubs with a diversity of wildlife, adjoining St.

Photo: West Midlands Police, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Park
Description: Victorian park in Birmingham, England.
Also known as: “Victoria Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Soho House.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary's Church, Handsworth, also known as Handsworth Old Church, is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Its ten-acre grounds are contiguous with Handsworth Park. St Mary’s Church is situated 1,400 feet east of Handsworth Park.

Soho House

Museum

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Soho House is a museum run by Birmingham Museums Trust, celebrating Matthew Boulton's life, his partnership with James Watt, his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and his contribution to the Midlands Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. Soho House is situated 3,600 feet south of Handsworth Park.

Council House, Handsworth

Library

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The Council House is a former municipal building in Soho Road in Handsworth, West Midlands, a suburb of Birmingham in England. The building, which is currently used as a public library and college campus, is a Grade II listed building. Council House, Handsworth is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Handsworth Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Handsworth Wood and Lozells.

Handsworth Wood

Neighborhood

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Handsworth Wood is a suburb and electoral ward of Birmingham in the West Midlands county, England. Handsworth Wood is regarded as one of the premier residential areas in Birmingham, due to the significant number of imposing Victorian detached and semi-detached houses.

Lozells

Suburb

Lozells is a loosely defined inner-city area in West Birmingham, England. It is centred on Lozells Road, and is known for its multi-racial population. It is part of the ward of Lozells and East Handsworth and lies between the districts of Handsworth and Aston.

Birchfield

Suburb

Birchfield is located in and between Perry Barr, Aston, Handsworth Wood. Birchfield shares the B6 and B20 postcode with surrounding areas Handsworth Wood, Aston and Perry Barr.

Handsworth Park

Categories: urban park and recreation area
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.50941° or 52° 30′ 34″ north

Longitude

-1.92531° or 1° 55′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C4WG35F+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24969705

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q5647676

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Handsworth Park” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Handsworth Park”
German: “Handsworth Park”
German: “Victoria Park”

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