List of conservation areas in the West Midlands (county)
This is a list of conservation areas in the West Midlands, England. There are a total of 137 conservation areas throughout the West Midlands.
Birmingham
Birmingham has 27 conservation areas. The first conservation areas in Birmingham were designated in 1969.[1] Birmingham City Council have designed 31 conservation areas,[2] of which one, St Peter's Place, have been de-designated in 1976 following the demolition of the church in its centre.[3] The Castle Bromwich Conservation Area was transferred to Solihull following a boundary amendment from 1 April 1988. The former Key Hill and St Paul's Conservation Areas were incorporated into the Jewellery Quarter Conservation Area on 27 September 2000.[2]
Name | Area (ha) | Date designated | Additional designations or notes |
References | Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield | 17.57 | 15 October 1992 | None. | [4][5] | 52.569°N 1.824°W |
Aston Hall and Church | 24.98 | 27 January 1972 | Extended 6 February 1975 and 17 November 1977. | [6][7][8] | 52.506°N 1.884°W |
Austin Village, Northfield/ Longbridge | 13.26 | 17 July 1997 | Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. | [9] | 52.401°N 1.972°W |
Barnsley Road, Edgbaston | 12.07 | 19 May 1988 | None. | [10][11] | 52.474°N 1.963°W |
Bournville Tenants | 9.147 | 17 June 1971 | Extended 6 February 1975. | [12][13] | 52.417°N 1.947°W |
Bournville Village | 76.86 | 17 June 1971 | Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. Extended 7 October 1971, 18 June 1981 and 14 July 1994. | [14][15][16] | 52.431°N 1.934°W |
Colmore Row and Environs, City Centre | 21.70 | 7 October 1971 | Extended 21 March 1985 and 5 July 1985. | [17][18][19][20] | 52.481°N 1.900°W |
Digbeth, Deritend, and Bordesley High Streets | 28.68 | 31 May 2000 | None. | [21][22] | 52.476°N 1.884°W |
Edgbaston | 395.4 | 4 September 1975 | Extended 13 December 1984, 17 September 1992 and 10 October 1992. | [23][24][25] | 52.461°N 1.919°W |
Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield | 114 | 10 July 1986 | None. | [26][27] | 52.576°N 1.832°W |
Harborne Old Village | 24.79 | 17 July 1969 | None. | [28][29] | 52.453°N 1.957°W |
High Street, Sutton Coldfield | 16.95 | 28 November 1973 | Partly covered by Article 4(1) Direction. Extended 6 February 1975, 14 August 1980 and 16 July 1992. | [30][31] | 52.566°N 1.823°W |
Ideal Village, Bordesley Green | 17.57 | 18 October 1990 | Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. | [32][33] | 52.478°N 1.836°W |
Jewellery Quarter | 94.43 | 10 January 1980 | Extended 18 January 1996 and 27 September 2000. | [34][35][36] | 52.488°N 1.911°W |
Kings Norton | 14.28 | 17 July 1969 | None. | [37][38] | 52.408°N 1.930°W |
Lee Crescent, Edgbaston | 2.342 | 6 June 1974 | None. | [39][40] | 52.469°N 1.908°W |
Lozells and Soho Hill | 34.44 | 19 July 1979 | None. | [41] | 52.501°N 1.919°W |
Moor Pool, Harborne | 22.32 | 30 July 1970 | Covered by Article 4(2) Direction. Character Appraisal and Management Plan adopted in March 2012. | [42][43] | 52.463°N 1.957°W |
Moseley | 95.06 | 17 March 1983 | Extended 12 November 1987 and 14 March 2005. | [44][45] | 52.449°N 1.893°W |
Northfield Old Village | 4.076 | 17 July 1969 | None. | [46][47] | 52.411°N 1.964°W |
Old Yardley | 11.47 | 17 July 1969 | Covered by Article 4(1) Direction). Extended 15 August 1974. | [48][49] | 52.474°N 1.803°W |
Ryland Road, Edgbaston | 2.759 | 13 March 1969 | None. | [50][51] | 52.468°N 1.909°W |
St Agnes, Moseley | 27.59 | 25 June 1987 | None. | [52][53][54] | 52.442°N 1.877°W |
St Augustines, Edgbaston | 13.46 | 18 February 1988 | None. | [55][56] | 52.473°N 1.944°W |
School Road, Hall Green | 6.380 | 17 November 1988 | First designation of speculative semi-detached suburbia. | [57][58][59][60] | 52.433°N 1.837°W |
Steelhouse, City Centre | 11.07 | 4 October 1993 | None. | [61][62][63] | 52.484°N 1.893°W |
Warwick Bar, Digbeth | 16.19 | 25 June 1987 | None. | [64][65] | 52.479°N 1.884°W |
Coventry
Coventry has 15 conservation areas. The first conservation areas were designated in 1968.[66]
Name | Date designated | Additional designations or notes |
Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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Allesley Village | 20 December 1968 | Extended 29 November 1994. | 52.423°N 1.558°W |
Kenilworth Road, Earlsdon | 20 December 1968 | Extensions agreed 6 September 1978 with effect from 10 October 1978. Minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. | 52.384°N 1.536°W |
Stoke Green | 20 December 1968 | Extension and other minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. | 52.406°N 1.481°W |
Greyfriars Green, City Centre | 8 August 1969 | Extended 6 April 1977. | 52.404°N 1.513°W |
Hill Top, City Centre | 8 August 1969 | "Outstanding" status given 14 December 1976 (since discontinued). Minor boundary adjustment approved 6 January 2004. | 52.408°N 1.507°W |
Lady Herbert's Garden, City Centre | 8 August 1969 | Extended 6 April 1977. Minor boundary adjustment approved 6 January 2004. | 52.411°N 1.508°W |
Spon Street, City Centre | 8 August 1969 | Extension to north and other minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. | 52.408°N 1.517°W |
Hawkesbury Junction | 14 September 1976 | Designated jointly with Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council and ratified by the West Midlands County Council in October 1976. | 52.457°N 1.469°W |
Chapelfields | 9 November 1976 | None. | 52.407°N 1.533°W |
London Road, north of Whitley | 5 April 1977 | Given "outstanding" status 7 October 1977 (since discontinued). The Cemetery is now on the English Heritage Parks & Gardens register. | 52.399°N 1.496°W |
High Street, City Centre | 12 October 1982 | None. | 52.407°N 1.509°W |
Ivy Farm Lane, Canley | 16 November 1989 | Minor boundary adjustments approved 6 January 2004. | 52.387°N 1.547°W |
Far Gosford Street, adjacent to the A460 | 21 October 1992 | None. | 52.407°N 1.494°W |
Naul's Mill | 10 September 2003 | None. | 52.413°N 1.515°W |
Spon End | 10 September 2003 | None. | 52.411°N 1.522°W |
Dudley
There are 21 conservation areas in Dudley.[67]
Name | Additional designations or notes |
Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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All Saints, Sedgley | None. | 52.540°N 2.123°W |
Bumble Hole, Netherton | None. | 52.492°N 2.072°W |
Castle Hill, Dudley | None. | 52.515°N 2.079°W |
Church Road, Oldswinford | None. | 52.447°N 2.136°W |
The Coppice, Coseley | None. | 52.541°N 2.103°W |
Delph 'Nine' Locks, Brierley Hill | None. | 52.477°N 2.120°W |
Dudley Town Centre | None. | 52.509°N 2.084°W |
High Street, Stourbridge | None. | 52.457°N 2.146°W |
The Leasowes, Halesowen | Article Four. | 52.469°N 2.065°W |
Love Lane, Oldswinford | Article Four. | 52.448°N 2.146°W |
Lutley Mill, Lutley | None. | 52.450°N 2.077°W |
Mushroom Green | Article Four. | 52.476°N 2.093°W |
Oak Street, Coseley | None. | 52.536°N 2.090°W |
Parkhead Locks, Dudley | None. | 52.498°N 2.099°W |
Stourbridge Branch Canal (Amblecote) | None. | 52.467°N 2.155°W |
Stourbridge Canal (Canal Street) | None. | 52.461°N 2.152°W |
Stourbridge 16 Locks, Wordsley | None. | 52.478°N 2.151°W |
The Village, Kingswinford | Partly covered by Article Four. | 52.501°N 2.157°W |
Wollaston | None. | 52.460°N 2.163°W |
Wordsley Church | None. | 52.479°N 2.160°W |
Wordsley Hospital | None. | 52.485°N 2.160°W |
Sandwell
There are six conservation areas in Sandwell.[68]
Name | Area (ha) | Date designated | Additional designations or notes |
Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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Church Square, Oldbury | 1.34 | 1974 | None. | 52.503°N 2.014°W |
Market Place, Wednesbury | 3.11 | 1980 | None. | 52.552°N 2.018°W |
Smethwick Summit (Galton Valley) | 47.48 | 1985 | None. | 52.497°N 1.972°W |
Factory Locks, Tipton | 2.62 | 1986 | None. | 52.531°N 2.071°W |
High Street, West Bromwich | 11.80 | 1990 | Extended 1995 and 1997. | 52.520°N 1.997°W |
Warrens Hall | 33.98 | 1994 | None. | 52.494°N 2.065°W |
Solihull
There are 20 conservation areas in Solihull.[69]
Name | Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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Ashleigh Road | 52.417°N 1.787°W |
Barston | 52.400°N 1.696°W |
Berkswell | 52.409°N 1.641°W |
Bickenhill | 52.437°N 1.724°W |
Castle Bromwich | 52.507°N 1.788°W |
Granville Road, Dorridge | 52.370°N 1.747°W |
Grove Avenue | Unknown |
Hampton-in-Arden | 52.427°N 1.701°W |
Knowle | 52.388°N 1.734°W |
Malvern Hall and Brueton Avenue | 52.412°N 1.769°W |
Malvern Park Farm | 52.399°N 1.771°W |
Meriden Green | 52.437°N 1.649°W |
Meriden Hill | 52.436°N 1.652°W |
Olton | 52.428°N 1.811°W |
Solihull | 52.412°N 1.776°W |
Station Approach, Dorridge | 52.372°N 1.753°W |
Temple Balsall | 52.381°N 1.699°W |
Walsal End | 52.412°N 1.704°W |
Warwick Road | 52.417°N 1.781°W |
Whitehouse Green | 52.411°N 1.795°W |
Walsall
There are 18 conservation areas in Walsall. The first were designated in 1977.[70]
Name | Area (ha) | Date designated | Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
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Aldridge | 38 | 25 March 1980 | 52.605°N 1.913°W |
Walsall Arboretum | 31.32 | 19 April 1989 | 52.590°N 1.972°W |
Bloxwich High Street | Unknown. | 18 October 2002 | 52.617°N 2.004°W |
Bloxwich Park | 9.41 | 13 December 1989 | 52.619°N 2.005°W |
Bradford Street | 6.05 | 17 April 1991 | 52.580°N 1.985°W |
Bridge Street | 5.5 | 13 July 1983 | 52.584°N 1.981°W |
Caldmore Green | 1.5 | 18 March 1987 | 52.583°N 1.981°W |
Church Hill | 20.5 | 9 March 1979 | 52.581°N 1.977°W |
Darlaston | 6.5 | 7 February 1977 | 52.568°N 2.033°W |
Elmore Green, Bloxwich | 7.73 | 19 April 1990 | 52.614°N 2.004°W |
Great Barr | 764 | 12 January 1996 | 52.569°N 1.917°W |
Highgate | 10.2 | 12 October 1994 | 52.576°N 1.975°W |
Lichfield Street | 6.9 | 6 July 1988 | 52.586°N 1.978°W |
Old Pelsall | 3.9 | 20 August 1986 | 52.626°N 1.978°W |
Old Rushall | 7.07 | 26 October 1983 | 52.597°N 1.964°W |
Pelsall Common | 57.5 | 2 March 1979 | 52.626°N 1.967°W |
Walsall Locks | 5.5 | 18 March 1987 | 52.588°N 1.993°W |
Willenhall | 7.7 | 28 January 1977 | 52.584°N 2.055°W |
Wolverhampton
There are 30 conservation areas in Wolverhampton, more than any other metropolitan borough in the West Midlands. The first conservation area was designated in 1972.[71][72][73]
Name | Date designated | Additional designations or notes |
Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) |
---|---|---|---|
Ash Hill | 13 October 1994 | None. | 52.585°N 2.165°W |
Bantock House | 12 October 1989 | None. | 52.579°N 2.154°W |
Bilston Town Centre | 1975 | Boundaries were adjusted 30 September 2002. | 52.566°N 2.074°W |
Bushbury Hill | 1972 | Boundaries were adjusted 25 June 1974. | 52.625°N 2.105°W |
Castlecroft Gardens | 28 July 1988 | None. | 52.577°N 2.176°W |
Cedar Way | 22 April 1999 | None. | 52.607°N 2.088°W |
Chapel Ash | 11 April 1991 | None. | 52.584°N 2.137°W |
Cleveland Road, City Centre | 13 June 1996 | None. | 52.581°N 2.120°W |
Copthorne Road | 2001 | Boundaries were adjusted 4 March 2002. | 52.571°N 2.141°W |
Fellows Street, Blakenhall | 26 November 2001 | None. | 52.575°N 2.130°W |
Old Hall Street, City Centre | 26 October 1995 | None. | 52.583°N 2.124°W |
Park | 1975 | Boundaries were adjusted 12 October 1995. | 52.590°N 2.140°W |
Penn Fields | 14 April 1994 | None. | 52.567°N 2.147°W |
Penn Road, Graiseley | 24 July 1997 | None. | 52.573°N 2.138°W |
Springfield Brewery | 3 October 2003 | None. | 52.592°N 2.121°W |
St John's Square | 1972 | Boundaries were adjusted in 1986 and on 12 October 1989. | 52.581°N 2.128°W |
St Philips, Penn Fields | 10 October 1991 | None. | 52.566°N 2.159°W |
Staffordshire and Worcestershire & Shropshire Union Canal | 14 October 1993 | None. | 52.615°N 2.146°W |
Tettenhall Greens | 1972 | Boundaries were adjusted 14 July 2003. | 52.600°N 2.172°W |
Tettenhall Road | 1 December 2004 | None. | 52.592°N 2.153°W |
Tettenhall Wood | 6 November 1975 | None. | 52.594°N 2.188°W |
The Oaks, Merridale | 1 December 2004 | None. | 52.584°N 2.143°W |
The Woodlands | 17 June 1976 | None. | 52.562°N 2.155°W |
Union Mill | 1985 | Boundaries were adjusted 14 March 2007. | 52.588°N 2.117°W |
Vicarage Road, Penn | 1972 | Boundaries were adjusted 17 June 1976. | 52.556°N 2.160°W |
Wednesfield | 1988 | Boundaries were adjusted 13 January 1994. | 52.599°N 2.083°W |
Wightwick Bank | 12 October 1989 | None. | 52.582°N 2.193°W |
Wolverhampton Locks | 1975 | Boundaries were adjusted 14 March 2007. | 52.606°N 2.141°W |
Wolverhampton City Centre | 1972 | Boundaries were adjusted in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1991, 2005 and on 14 March 2007. | 52.587°N 2.128°W |
Worcester Street, City Centre | 26 October 1995 | None. | 52.582°N 2.130°W |
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- "Kings Norton Conservation Area Map" (pdf). Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
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