Erdington
Erdington is a suburb and ward of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England.
Erdington is a suburb and ward of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of central Birmingham, bordering Sutton Coldfield. Erdington saw significant development in the Victorian era after the railway arrived from Birmingham in 1862. It was incorporated into Birmingham in 1912. The 2021 census shows the population of the ward to be 21,550.
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Worth seeing in and around Erdington
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Back to the Beginning
Back to the Beginning was a one-off benefit concert by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, with a number of supporting artists. It took place on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England, near to where the band was formed in 1968.
3.6 km · 2025 Black Sabbath concert · Wikipedia - 02Aston Hall
Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, England, designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635. It is a leading example of the Jacobean prodigy house.
3.7 km · Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. Its purpose was to provide a link between the Coventry Canal and Birmingham and thereby connect Birmingham to London via the Oxford Canal.
2.8 km · canal in England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Bromwich Castle
Bromwich Castle was a motte castle in the large village now called Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands. Bromwich Castle is a scheduled monument.
3.6 km · castle in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Castle Bromwich Hall
Castle Bromwich Hall is a Jacobean mansion in the Castle Bromwich area of Solihull, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.7 km · Grade I listed English country house in Castle Bromwich, Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06St Barnabas' Church, Erdington
St. Barnabas' Church is a Church of England parish church in Erdington in the north of Birmingham, England.
100 m · grade II listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07All Saints' Church, Gravelly Hill
All Saints’ Church, Gravelly Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.
1.7 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08St Mark's Church, Stockland Green
St Mark's Church, Stockland Green is a Church of England parish church in Birmingham.
1.7 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09St Margaret's Church, Ward End
St Margaret's Church is a Grade II listed former Church of England parish church in Ward End, Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands.
3.1 km · church in Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Aston Arena
The Aston Arena was an indoor sports, music and community event venue located in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The venue was situated near to Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa F.C. The venue played host to many sporting events, and was the home of the basketball teams Birmingham Bullets, Birmingham Athletics and Birmingham Panthers.
3.2 km · arena · Wikipedia
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Getting to Erdington
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 10 km · East Midlands (EMA), 48 km · Manchester (MAN), 96 km
- Stations
- Gravelly Hill railway station, 1.4 km · Wylde Green railway station, 2.5 km · Chester Road railway station, 1.3 km · Erdington railway station, 500 m · Aston railway station, 3.2 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Erdington67 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £7–10
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Erdington110 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £12–17
- London → Erdington163 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £17–23
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Erdington
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Erdington. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHolyhead's ferry port ensures that the north of Wales is well connected with the whole West Midlands.
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Next door to Erdington
Erdington is 6 km from Birmingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Astonarea within the city of Birmingham, England, UK3.9 km
- Witton railway stationstation that serves the Witton area of the city of Birmingham, England3.3 km
- Castle Valesuburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom3.6 km
- Kingstandingdistrict of Birmingham, England3.6 km
- Gravelly Hillarea of Birmingham, England1.5 km
- Stockland Greenarea of Birmingham, England1.5 km