Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Solihull · Region: West Midlands
Explore Bickenhill, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bickenhill 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 Bickenhill, 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 | Bickenhill |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Solihull |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.440140 |
| Longitude | -1.728335 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bickenhill marks a quiet pause in the sprawling transition between the Midlands’ industrial hum and the persistence of the ancient countryside. It lies 2.8 miles north-east of Solihull (from Solihull: bearing 48°T, OS grid SP 185 824), and is situated north-north-east of Catherine-de-Barnes village. The land here holds the damp, heavy memory of the River Blythe SSSI, which carves a slow, deliberate path through the low-lying fields. Beneath the expansive sky, the Bickenhill Meadows SSSI preserves a fragile ecology where grasses sway in rhythmic synchronicity with the passing of the seasons. Sunlight strikes the wet earth of the meadows, turning the landscape into a bruised palette of ochre and deep, verdant shadow. A short distance to the north-east, the metallic spire of the Take Off public artwork catches the light, a stark, modern counterpoint to the organic sprawl of the hedgerows. Bickenhill retains a certain gravity, grounded by the steady, unobserved persistence of its flora and the silent intersection of water and soil.
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Explore Bickenhill, 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: 52.440140, -1.728335. 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. |