Washwood Heath West Midlands Map

About Washwood Heath

Washwood Heath hums with a quiet, persistent energy, a suburban tapestry woven from red brick and the distant echo of industry. It lies 4.1 km east-north-east of Birmingham (from Birmingham: bearing 64°T, OS grid SP 104 886). The sky here, often a pale, washed-out blue, can cast a particular, almost pearlescent light on the rows of terraced houses, softening their sharp edges. Once a place of agricultural fields and scattered hamlets, Washwood Heath has been reshaped by the relentless march of development, its character now defined by the needs of a modern populace. The air, though no longer thick with the smoke of factories that once defined its economic pulse, still carries a faint, metallic tang, a ghost of its industrial past. Local parks, small green lungs within the built environment, offer moments of respite, their mature trees standing as silent witnesses to the changing landscape.

About This Washwood Heath Map Page

Explore Washwood Heath, 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: 52.495553, -1.848082. 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.