William Dargue

A History of BIRMINGHAM Places & Placenames from A to Y

From Acoks Green to the Yenton, from Ashstead to Gyrdleahe, from Hasfurlong to Yorks Wood, 

here is the story of Birmingham's places and placenames from A to Y, many of them dating back over a thousand years. 

Here are their meanings and a history of their localities. There are suggested sights to see,

historical overviews, a glossary with local examples and a very extensive list of weblinks.

Placenames Gazetteer

Postcode Gazetteer

B1  B2  B3  B4  B5 The City Centre

 B6 Aston     B7 Nechells     B8 Saltley     B9 Bordesley

B10 Small Heath   B11 Sparkbrook   B12 Balsall Heath   B13 Moseley   B14 Kings Heath

B15 Edgbaston     B16 Ladywood     B17 Harborne     B18 Hockley     B19 Lozells  

B20 Handsworth Wood     B21 Handsworth     B23 B24 Erdington     B25 Yardley

B26 Sheldon     B27 Acocks Green     B28 Hall Green     B29 Selly Oak     B30 Stirchley

B31 Northfield     B32 Bartley Green     B33 Stechford

B34 Shard End     B35 Castle Vale     B36 Castle Bromwich     B37 Chelmsley Wood

B38 Kings Norton     B42 Perry Barr     B43 Great Barr     B44 Kingstanding     B45 Rednal

B47 Hollywood     B66 Bearwood     B67 Warley     B68 Quinton

B72  B73  B74  B75  B76 Sutton Coldfield     B91 B92 Solihull

All pages have interactive Google Maps with Street View. Many pages also link to Ordnance Survey Popular Edition maps 1921 on Andrew Rowbottom's Old Ordnance Survey Maps website. These used to link to a modern Google map, but no longer do so - use the slider at the bottom to remove Google's blank in the middle.

Click the following link if you haven't yet discovered the National Library of Scotland's collection of georeferenced Ordnance Survey Maps - you're in for a treat. The OS 25 inch 1892-1914 maps are a joy!  Click here for their main maps menu.

And do have a look at the Birmingham Historic Environment Record in map form.