Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Solihull · Region: West Midlands
Explore Balsall Common, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balsall Common map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Balsall Common, West Midlands, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of West Midlands or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Balsall Common and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Balsall Common |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Solihull |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.391721 |
| Longitude | -1.650398 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Balsall Common, a settlement in the Solihull district, breathes with the quiet pulse of the West Midlands. It lies 7.3 km north-west of Kenilworth (from Kenilworth: bearing 319°T, OS grid SP 238 771), and is situated west-south-west of Carol Green village. The land here rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible slope, catching the pale English light as it spills across fields that have known the plough for generations. You can feel the old agricultural bones of Balsall Common beneath the more recent brick and mortar, a subtle earthiness that grounds the everyday. The air, particularly in the early mornings, carries a clean, damp scent, hinting at the nearby farmland and the wide, open skies that preside over this part of England.
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Explore Balsall Common, West Midlands, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.391721, -1.650398. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |