Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Sandwell · Region: West Midlands
Explore Rood End, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rood End 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.
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| Place | Rood End |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Sandwell |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.493034 |
| Longitude | -1.997217 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rood End holds the steady, industrial pulse of the Black Country beneath a sky that often bruises into shades of slate and iron. It lies 1.1 miles south-east of Oldbury (from Oldbury: bearing 137°T, OS grid SP 002 883). Red-brick terraced houses stand in disciplined rows, their chimneys tracing a jagged line against the horizon like the teeth of a saw. The nearby Titford Canal cuts a dark, reflective vein through the landscape, carrying the quiet history of coal and iron barges that once moved with the slow gravity of heavy cargo. On clear afternoons, the light catches the water, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered pewter. Residents often walk the paths towards West Smethwick Park, where the manicured lawns offer a green reprieve from the surrounding grit of the urban sprawl. Rood End retains a stubborn, functional character, shaped by the soot of its past and the persistent hum of modern transit. Even now, the stillness of the canal banks provides a sharp, cold contrast to the rhythmic vibration of the nearby traffic.
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Explore Rood End, 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: 52.493034, -1.997217. 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. |