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Birmingham was the terminus for both of the world's first two long-distance railway lines: the 82-mile (132 km) Grand Junction Railway of 1837 and the 112-mile (180 km) London and Birmingham Railway of 1838. [87] Birmingham schoolteacher Rowland Hill invented the postage stamp and created the first modern universal postal system in 1839. [88]
According to 2023 U.S. Census data, the average population of Alabama's 67 counties is 76,246, with Jefferson County as the most populous (662,895), and Greene County (7,341) the least. [ 7] The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2 ). The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2 ...
England. West Midlands. 52°27′46″N 1°51′15″W / . 52.46285°N 1.85424°W. / 52.46285; -1.85424. Small Heath is an inner-city area in south-east Birmingham, West Midlands, England situated on and around the Coventry Road about 2 miles (3 km) from the city centre.
Birmingham city centre, also known as Central Birmingham, is the central business district of Birmingham, England. The area was historically in Warwickshire. Following the removal of the Inner Ring Road, the city centre is now defined as being the area within the Middle Ring Road. [1] The city centre is undergoing massive redevelopment with the ...
Corporation Street in 1931. Corporation Street is a main shopping street in Birmingham city centre, England . Though it has a distinct southern terminus – the junction of New Street and Stephenson Place, adjacent to the entrance of New Street station – the location of its northern terminus is debatable.
Star City, Birmingham. Coordinates: 52°30′18.58″N 1°51′18.99″W. Star City has its own canal moorings. Star City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in Nechells, Birmingham, England. It is located in the north east of the city very close to Junction 6 of the M6 motorway ( Spaghetti Junction ), and Aston railway station.
52°28′07″N 1°53′13″W / . 52.4686°N 1.8870°W. / 52.4686; -1.8870. Highgate is an area of Birmingham, England. Following the Big City Plan of February 2008, Highgate has become a district of Birmingham City Centre. The area is regarded as the site of the original Anglo-Saxon settlement which gave the city of Birmingham its name.
Hurst Street. / 52.4741000°N 1.8967000°W / 52.4741000; -1.8967000. Hurst Street is a street located along the edge of the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England. [ 1] The Birmingham Back to Backs, a complex of four restored houses, extends from Hurst Street to Inge Street. They are the last surviving example of this nineteenth-century ...