Barr Beacon

Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. It gives its name to nearby Great Barr and to the local secondary school Barr Beacon School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barr Beacon Reservoir and Barr Beacon School.

Barr Beacon Reservoir

Reservoir

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

Barr Beacon School

School

Barr Beacon 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: Barr Beacon School. Barr Beacon School is situated 1¼ miles south of Barr Beacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pheasey and Aldridge.

Pheasey

Suburb

Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pheasey is a residential area of Walsall Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England, often considered to be part of Great Barr. The area was predominantly developed for housing, as the Pheasey Estate, in the 1930s, but work was not completed until after the Second World War. Barr Beacon, a hill, is a local landmark.

Aldridge

Town

Photo: Adrian Rothery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aldridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It was historically a village, which was part of Staffordshire until 1974. Aldridge is situated 2 miles north of Barr Beacon.

Queslett

Suburb

Queslett is an area in the east Great Barr, on the border of Birmingham, and Aldridge, England. It sits between Pheasey, Kingstanding, Old Oscott and the central Great Barr area. Queslett is situated 2 miles south of Barr Beacon.

Barr Beacon

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Walsall, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.579° or 52° 34′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.91082° or 1° 54′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C4WH3HQ+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47517709

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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