Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Birmingham · Region: West Midlands
Explore Bordesley, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bordesley 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.
| Place | Bordesley |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.474818 |
| Longitude | -1.876038 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bordesley, a name that whispers of ancient woodlands and evolving urban landscapes, carries the quiet hum of life in the West Midlands. It lies 1.9 km east-south-east of Birmingham (from Birmingham: bearing 105°T, OS grid SP 085 863). Though no grand abbey stones remain to mark its founding, the very earth beneath Bordesley hints at a past where the land was shaped by hands both agricultural and industrial. The light, filtering through a canopy of mature trees along its residential avenues, often takes on a softened, almost diffused quality, casting long shadows that lend a certain depth to the everyday. Modern streets now trace paths where older lanes once meandered, and the echoes of its industrial heritage can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture. Bordesley's character is one of quiet resilience, a place that has continuously adapted, its present built upon the layers of its past.
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Explore Bordesley, 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: 52.474818, -1.876038. 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 | June 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. |