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 of Great Barr, on the border of Birmingham, and Aldridge, England. The name has been in use since the 16th century. The first part, from "Queest", means a wood pigeon, the second comes from the Anglo-Saxon "slade", for a small valley. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.579° or 52° 34′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.91082° or 1° 54′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C4WH3HQ+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 47517709OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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