Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Solihull · Region: West Midlands
Explore Balsall Street, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balsall Street 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 Street, 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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| Place | Balsall Street |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Solihull |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.388586 |
| Longitude | -1.666747 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Balsall Street stretches across the Warwickshire plain as a lingering ribbon of quiet tarmac and brick, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 4.9 miles north-west of Kenilworth (from Kenilworth: bearing 311°T, OS grid SP 227 767), and is situated east-north-east of Temple Balsall village. The light here catches the damp, low-lying fields with a pale, bruised clarity, illuminating a landscape that feels pulled between the industrial pulse of the West Midlands and the stubborn memory of ancient woodland. To the west, the shadow of the Preceptory At Temple Balsall serves as a heavy, stone-anchored anchor to the past, its medieval weight pressing against the modern horizon. Hedgerows run thin and brittle through the colder months, framing the narrow lanes where the earth holds a dark, iron-rich scent after the rains. A short distance away, the Berkswell Marsh SSSI maintains a secret, water-logged sanctuary where reeds sway in rhythmic, muted conversation with the wind. Balsall Street exists in this interstitial space, neither fully urban nor entirely wild, but caught in the patient, ongoing work of maintaining its own distinct identity. The local architecture remains low and unassuming, built to endure the flat, open skies that stretch wide above the rooftops.
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Explore Balsall Street, 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: 52.388586, -1.666747. 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. |