Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Sandwell · Region: West Midlands
Explore Soho, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Soho 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 Soho, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of West Midlands or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Soho and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Soho |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Sandwell |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.499488 |
| Longitude | -1.952848 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Soho carries the resonance of a transformative industrial past, where the clatter of machinery once dictated the pulse of the landscape. It lies 0.9 miles north-east of Smethwick (from Smethwick: bearing 46°T, OS grid SP 032 890). The terrain here remains defined by its connection to the Birmingham Canal, which serves as a silent, dark artery through the heart of the district. Nearby, the remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho Foundry stand as a ghost of the age of steam, where innovation once flickered in the low, grey light of the Midlands. The canal water reflects the heavy, metallic sky, mirroring the quiet persistence of a place built upon the ingenuity of men like James Watt. Soho keeps its secrets in the brickwork of its older structures, where the soot of centuries has left a patina of sombre history. A short distance away, the Engine Arm Aqueduct stretches across the path, a testament to the engineering resolve that reshaped this terrain into a powerhouse of production. Even now, the air in Soho seems to hold the faint, lingering hum of the furnaces that forged the modern world.
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Explore Soho, 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: 52.499488, -1.952848. 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. |