Edgbaston

Edgbaston
Edgbaston is located in West Midlands county
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Location within the West Midlands
Population20,749 (2001 Population Census)
OS grid referenceSP055845
Metropolitan borough
Shire county
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB15, B16, B5
Dialling code0121
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°27′29″N 1°55′08″W / 52.4580°N 1.9190°W / 52.4580; -1.9190

Edgbaston (/ˈɛbəstən/) is a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire.[1] The wards of Edgbaston and North Edgbaston had a combined population of 42,295 at the 2021 census.[2]

Edgbaston is the location of Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and the Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, the oldest lawn tennis club in the world.

  1. ^ Tom Dyckhoff (12 March 2011). "Let's move to Edgbaston, Birmingham". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2021 Census profile for wards in Birmingham | Birmingham City Council". Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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