Great Barr
Located in Sandwell, England Coordinates: 52°32′45″ N 1°56′00″ W
- Elevation
- 147 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Great Barr
Great Barr is a village. Location: Sandwell, England. Elevation: 147 m.
Great Barr is a large and loosely defined urban and suburban area to the north-west of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. The area was historically in Staffordshire, and the parts now in Birmingham were once known as Perry Barr, which is still the name of an adjacent Birmingham district. Other parts still known as Great Barr are now in the Metropolitan Boroughs of Walsall and Sandwell. "Barr" means "hill", and the name refers to nearby Barr Beacon. The name Barr Magna is used on some old maps.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Kingstanding, 3 km E
- 21 sights and natural places within 10 km Barr Beacon, Kings Standing Wood
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Barr Beacon Mountain, Walsall3.4 km NE
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Bescot Stadium Landmark, Walsall4.4 km NW -
The Hawthorns Landmark, Sandwell4.5 km SW -
Dartmouth Park Natural site, Sandwell4.3 km SW
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Baitul Muqeet Mosque Attraction, Walsall5.1 km NW
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Kings Standing Wood Natural site, England4.1 km NE
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