Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. More than one million people live in Birmingham, making it the United Kingdom's second most populated city. It is also within the UK's second biggest metropolitan area, which contains nearly 4 million people. It contains a wide variety of creeds, races and religious communities. Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom.
| Birmingham | |||
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| Metropolitan Borough & City | |||
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham Town Hall, Alpha Tower, Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, St Phillips Cathedral and the Selfridges Building
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| Nickname(s): "Second City", "Brum", "Brummagem", "Workshop of the World" | |||
| Motto: "Forward" | |||
 Birmingham shown in England |
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| Coordinates: 52°28′59″N 1°53′37″W / 52.48306°N 1.89361°WCoordinates: 52°28′59″N 1°53′37″W / 52.48306°N 1.89361°W | |||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | West Midlands | ||
| Ceremonial county | West Midlands | ||
| Admin HQ | Birmingham City Centre | ||
| Founded | 6th Century | ||
| Seigneurial borough | 1166 | ||
| City status | 1889 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Metropolitan borough, City | ||
| • Governing body | Birmingham City Council | ||
| • Lord Mayor | Shafique Shah | ||
| • MPs: | Richard Burden (L) Liam Byrne (L) Jack Dromey (L) Roger Godsiff (L) Khalid Mahmood (L) Shabana Mahmood (L) Steve McCabe (L) Andrew Mitchell (C) Jess Phillips (L) Gisela Stuart (L) |
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| Area | |||
| • Metropolitan Borough & City | 103.39 sq mi (267.77 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 460 ft (140 m) | ||
| Population (2005 est.) | |||
| • Metropolitan Borough & City | 1,001,200 (Ranked 1st) | ||
| • Density | 10,620/sq mi (4,102/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 2,440,986 | ||
| • Metro | 3,701,107 | ||
| • County | 2,808,356 | ||
| • County density | 7,870/sq mi (3,039/km2) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Brummie | ||
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||
| Postcode | B | ||
| Area code(s) | 0121 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BIR | ||
| ONS code | 00BN | ||
| OS grid reference | SP0667186967 | ||
| NUTS 3 | UKG31 | ||
| Website | www.birmingham.gov.uk | ||
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HistoryEdit
Birmingham began as a small town in 1166. Many industries were developed in Birmingham during the 18th and 19th centuries. These included making weapons and food. Queen Victoria gave city status to Birmingham in 1889. It played a big role in the war effort in the First and Second World Wars. However, there is now a far lower amount of industry than at the end of the war.
Places to visitEdit
- Cadbury's World
- The 'Bull-Ring' shopping centre
- The ICC
- The National Sea-Life Centre
- The NIA
- The NEC
- The Cathedrals
Famous people from BirminghamEdit
- Jeff Lynne, musician and record producer, co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra
- Ozzy Osbourne, singer, and former Black Sabbath member
- Judas Priest, rock group
- Bill Oddie, television personality
- Geoff Bunn, artist
- UB40, pop group
- Duran Duran, pop group
- Moody Blues, pop group
- The Move, pop group
- Wizzard, pop group
- Steve Winwood, pop musician
- Dexys Midnight Runners, rock group
- Tolkien, author
- James and Oliver Phelps, actors, famous for playing Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series
- Jasper Carrott, comedian
- Julie Walters, actor
- Gabriel Agbonlahor, footballer
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