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Handsworth
Area of Birmingham, England

Handsworth

Handsworth is an inner-city area of Birmingham in the county of the West Midlands, England, with Great Barr and Perry Barr to the north, and Aston to the east, Historically in Staffordshire, it was made an urban district in 1894, and became part of the city of Birmingham in November 1911.

How locals move

Getting around Handsworth the local way

  • Get inHolyhead's ferry port ensures that the north of Wales is well connected with the whole West Midlands.

From Wikivoyage: West Midlands (county), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Brianboru100 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.