Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Birmingham · Region: West Midlands
Explore Frankley, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Frankley 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 Frankley, 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 | Frankley |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.405290 |
| Longitude | -2.016919 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Frankley retains a quiet character defined by the rolling topography of the West Midlands fringe. It lies 3.8 miles south-south-east of Halesowen (from Halesowen: bearing 151°T, OS grid SO 989 785), and is situated east of Dayhouse Bank village. The landscape rises sharply at Holly Hill, where the elevation offers a clear vantage point over the patchwork of fields that once belonged to ancient manorial estates. Residents often walk the grassy slopes of Frankley Hill, a natural prominence that catches the amber light of late afternoon and throws long, lean shadows across the suburban streets. To the west, the subtle depressions near Gannow Green Farm mark the site of a medieval moat, a lingering vestige of a time when the earth was shaped by defensive intent. Modern houses now occupy the former agricultural reaches, yet the horizon remains dominated by the stubborn persistence of the surrounding ridges. During the autumn, the air carries a crisp, sharp quality that seems to sharpen the brickwork of the local homes against the grey sky. Frankley serves as a transition between the dense urban sprawl of Birmingham and the open, working countryside that persists beyond the boundary.
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Explore Frankley, 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: 52.405290, -2.016919. 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. |