West Heath, West Midlands
West Heath is a residential area of Birmingham, England on the boundary with Worcestershire.
West Heath is a residential area of Birmingham, England on the boundary with Worcestershire. Forming the larger part of the ward of Longbridge And West Heath it is situated between Kings Norton, Northfield, Longbridge and Cofton Hackett and lies on traditional heathland formed in the 13th century as part of the Kings Norton manorial lands, and was historically in Worcestershire.
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Worth seeing in and around West Heath, West Midlands
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.
- 01Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre is a Quaker community and educational organization, offering online courses and worship, Master's degrees through the University of Birmingham, and in-person retreats and events in various venues. It was formerly based at a conference facility in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England, which closed in 2023.
3.9 km · Quaker college in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England · Wikipedia - 02St Lazar's Church, Bournville
Saint Prince Lazar Serbian Orthodox Church, also known as Lazarica is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Bournville, Birmingham, England. It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland of the Serbian Orthodox Church and is dedicated to Lazar of Serbia.
3.3 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Gas Street Longbridge
St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.
1.2 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield
The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Northfield, Birmingham.
2.1 km · church in Northfield, Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Laurence's Church, Northfield
St. Laurence's Church, Northfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Northfield, Birmingham.
1.8 km · church in Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton
St Nicolas' Church, Kings Norton, is the Anglican parish church of Kings Norton, in the Diocese of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
2.4 km · church in Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Bournville Cricket Ground
The Bournville Cricket Ground in Birmingham, England was used for first-class cricket by Worcestershire County Cricket Club on two occasions. In 1910 they drew with Essex, and the following year they beat Surrey by two wickets.
3.8 km · Cricket ground in Birmingham, England · Wikipedia - 08Kings Norton Junction
Kings Norton Junction is the name of the canal junction where the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal terminates and meets the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Kings Norton, Birmingham, England.
2.9 km · Kings Norton Canal Junction · Wikipedia - 09Lifford Reservoir
Lifford Reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England was built by the Worcester & Birmingham Canal company in 1815 to compensate Lifford Mill for water lost to the canal. It is located at the junction of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and is on the River Rea Cycle Route.
3.6 km · reservoir in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10St Francis of Assisi's Church, Bournville
St Francis of Assisi's Church, Bournville is a parish church in the Church of England in Bournville, Birmingham.
3.9 km · grade II listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to West Heath, West Midlands
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 16 km · East Midlands (EMA), 64 km · Manchester (MAN), 108 km
- Stations
- Bournville railway station, 4 km · Longbridge railway station, 1.5 km · Northfield railway station, 1.3 km · Kings Norton railway station, 2.4 km · Lifford railway station, 3.6 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → West Heath, West Midlands82 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · £9–12
- London → West Heath, West Midlands160 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · £17–22
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → West Heath, West Midlands122 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £14–19
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No local-transport research exists yet for West Heath, West Midlands
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 West Heath, West Midlands. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to West Heath, West Midlands
West Heath, West Midlands is 10 km from Birmingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bournvilledistrict of Birmingham, England4 km
- Longbridgearea of Birmingham, England1.5 km
- Cofton Hackettvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK2.8 km
- Hopwoodvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK2.7 km
- Kings Nortonarea of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK2.4 km
- Rednalsuburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom3 km