Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Birmingham · Region: West Midlands
Explore Handsworth Wood, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Handsworth Wood 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 Handsworth Wood, 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 | Handsworth Wood |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.516519 |
| Longitude | -1.924860 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Handsworth Wood stretches across a verdant northern reach of Birmingham, defined by the quiet interplay of leafy residential avenues and the persistent memory of its rural past. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Smethwick (from Smethwick: bearing 45°T, OS grid SP 051 909). Broad, tree-lined roads carry the weight of Victorian ambition, where houses of substantial brickwork stand as quiet observers of the changing light. The landscape finds a rhythmic anchor in the expansive greenery of Handsworth Park, a site where the horizon softens and the frantic pulse of the nearby motorway fades into a distant, muted hum. Residents often walk toward the southern edge of Handsworth Wood, where the historical silhouette of the former Victoria Park offers a sanctuary of twenty-seven hectares of managed woodland and open water. Here, the air holds a different quality, sharpened by the proximity of the Perry Reservoir which mirrors the grey-blue Midlands sky with stoic clarity. The local character is shaped by this confluence of domestic seclusion and the proximity of industrial heritage, maintaining a balance between the private garden and the expansive, shared public realm. Handsworth Wood remains a place where the architecture of the twentieth century sits comfortably beside the enduring, unpretentious patterns of the natural world.
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Explore Handsworth Wood, 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: 52.516519, -1.924860. 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. |