You may also want to take a look at the Old Birmingham Pictures forum. Better still - if you have an old Birmingham picture, this is the place to post it.

I'm also in the process of setting up  A History of Birmingham Churches . . . from A to Y which is far from complete, but already worth a look.  

William Dargue . . . The Making of Britain's Second City

A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames . . . from A to Y

William Hutton 1723-1815 Birmingham's first historian. Bust by Peter Hollins 1848 in Ward End Church William Hutton 1723-1815 Birmingham's first historian. Bust by Peter Hollins 1848 in Ward End Church

From Acoks Green to the Yenton, from Ashstead to Gyrdleahe, from Hasfurlong to Yorks Wood, here is the story of Birmingham's places and placenames from A to Y, many dating back over a thousand years. Here are their meanings and a history of their localities. There are historical overviews, a glossary with local examples and an extensive list of weblinks.


Click here for the Postcode Gazetteer   -   Click for the Placenames Gazetteer

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Postcode Gazetteer     B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 The City Centre 

B6 Aston    B7 Nechells     B8 Saltley     B9 Bordesley     B10 Small Heath     B11 Sparkbrook

B12 Balsall Heath     B13 Moseley     B14 Kings Heath     B15 Edgbaston     B16 Ladywood

B17 Harborne         B18 Hockley         B19 Lozells     B20 Handsworth Wood     B21 Handsworth   

B23 B24 Erdington     B25 Yardley     B26 Sheldon     B27 Acocks Green     B28 Hall Green   

B29 Selly Oak     B30 Stirchley     B31 Northfield     B32 Bartley Green     B33 Stechford   

B34 Shard End     B35 Castle Vale     B36 Castle Bromwich     B37 Chelmsley Wood   

B38 Kings Norton     B42 Perry Barr     B43 Great Barr     B44 Kingstanding     B45 Rednal

B47 Hollywood     B66 Bearwood     B67 Warley     B68 Quinton   

B72 B73 B74 B75 B76 Sutton Coldfield     B91 B92 Solihull


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