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in the county of West Midlands

About Edgbaston

This is perhaps the leafiest of all Birmingham suburbs, it is also one of the oldest, there was a settlement here at the time of the Doomsday Book which was recorded as Celbeldstone.

Throughout its long history Edgbaston has been home to numerous famous people. Cardinal Newman lived here so too did Austin and Neville Chamberlain who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of the Second World War. It was also home to J.R.R. Tolkien and George Cadbury of the famous Cadbury family.

Edgbaston is a district of wide leafy roads lined with elegant houses, lately these have become interspersed with more modern buildings, yet the suburb has somehow managed to retain much of its 19th and early 20th century charm, despite some of its former mansions being turned into luxury hotels, or pulled down to make way for apartment buildings. The Plough and Harrow Hotel occupies a gracious brick built Victorian building on Hagley Road, this perfectly epitomises the Edgbaston of yester-year when nearly all the surrounding properties were of similar style and proportions.

The suburb is the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, with the massive complex of Birmingham University being watched over by towering "Big Tom" the University clock. For many years Edgbaston was also the home of the BBC's television studio at Pebble Mill, but this has recently re-located to Birmingham's new Mailbox Centre.

Apart from the University, Edgbaston is the home of other fine educational facilities these include Edgbaston High School for Girls which was founded in 1876. The Priory Tennis Club was established in Edgbaston over 130 years ago, this has produced may talented players including Wimbledon winners and Davis Cup players. The club occupies an idyllic position at the heart of Edgbaston and offers indoor and all weather courts, swimming pools and relaxation facilities.

There is a wide selection of hotels, inns and multi-cultural restaurants together with a small parade of shops and a shopping precinct.

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Birmingham Town Hall

Birmingham (224 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of West Midlands

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction NE of Edgbaston)

Birmingham, Britain's second city, known as the city of a thousand trades, has long been recognised as one of the World's most important manufacturing and commercial centres...

Autumn in Malvern Park

Solihull (63 Pictures) in the county of West Midlands

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE of Edgbaston)

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Canal at by Dudley Tunnel

Dudley (78 Pictures) in the county of West Midlands

(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW of Edgbaston)

Dudley is a market town, it was granted its market charter in the 13th century, since then the lively outdoor market has been a focal point which has drawn regular visitors to the town...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures) in the county of West Midlands

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction E of Edgbaston)

This must be one of England's loveliest villages, it is evocative of a life before urbanisation and modernity, it is that perfect idyll of much loved English country life where you can re-discover the peaceful tranquillity of yester-year...

Kingsbury Water Park

Kingsbury (229 Pictures) in the county of Warwickshire

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE of Edgbaston)

Kingsbury lies in a quiet corner of Warwickshire, it is most notable for its water-park which offers an oasis of calm for visitors escaping the hurried life of Birmingham and other nearby cities and large towns...

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Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction N)

The Sea Life Centre offers a unique insight into the lives of a myriad of creatures from shrimps to sharks...

Selly Manor in Birmingham

Selly Manor (6 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SW)

Take a step back in time at the old Tudor house in south Birmingham. Selly Park Museum is set in the leafy area of Bournville.....

A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction N)

Matthew Boulton was born in Snow Hill, Birmingham in 1728. His father was a Toy maker, and the young Matthew was eventually to.....

Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction N)

This magnificent Jacobean mansion is currently undergoing a 10 million pound make-over to both the Hall, its range of buildings.....

Looking across Rubery and Rednal from the Beacon Hill, Lickey Hills Country Park.

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

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Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW)

Dudley possesses one of the most important ruins in the West Midlands, the panorama from the keep of this fortress which was once.....

The Black Country Museum

The Black Country Living Museum (26 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction NW)

This is a delightful outdoor museum developed with flair and imagination to celebrate all that is best of the rich social and.....


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