Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Birmingham · Region: West Midlands
Explore Billesley Common, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Billesley 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 Billesley 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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| Place | Billesley Common |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.420899 |
| Longitude | -1.878350 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Billesley Common serves as a verdant, open expanse of grassland that anchors the suburban character of this particular corner of Birmingham. It lies 4.2 miles south-south-east of Birmingham (from Birmingham: bearing 166°T, OS grid SP 083 803), and is situated north-north-west of Major's Green village. The geography here is defined by broad, level fields that catch the late afternoon sun, casting long shadows across the turf as the day wanes into a quiet, amber stillness. This space forms a vital part of The Shire Country Park, a green corridor that preserves a sense of wilder, unmanicured nature amidst the surrounding residential streets. To the south-south-west, the waters of Chinn Brook trace a modest, winding path through the landscape, their rhythmic flow providing a subtle acoustic backdrop to the bustle of the nearby thoroughfares. Billesley Common functions not merely as a boundary, but as a lungs-like relief for the district, where the air feels sharper and the horizon remains mercifully unobstructed by masonry. Local residents often traverse its perimeter, finding a steady, grounding comfort in the simple texture of the grass and the shifting colours of the sky above the open basin. This terrain remains a testament to the deliberate preservation of public space, allowing the spirit of the land to persist despite the steady encroachment of twentieth-century brickwork.
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Explore Billesley 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: 52.420899, -1.878350. 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. |