Kingstanding

Kingstanding
The barrow at Kingstanding, surrounded by urban housing
Kingstanding is located in West Midlands county
Kingstanding
Kingstanding
Location within the West Midlands
Population25,334 (2011.Ward)[1]
• Density59.0 per ha
OS grid referenceSP085945
Metropolitan borough
Shire county
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB44
Dialling code0121
PoliceWest Midlands
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West Midlands
52°32′53″N 1°52′23″W / 52.548°N 1.873°W / 52.548; -1.873

Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England.[2] It gives its name to a ward in the Erdington council constituency.[2] Kingstanding ward includes the areas; Perry Common, Witton Lakes.[2] The other part of Kingstanding falls under the Oscott ward.

Kingstanding houses a covered drinking water reservoir, Perry Barr Reservoir, on the site of the former Perry Barr Farm.

Kingstanding is served by two libraries; Kingstanding Library and Perry Common Library.

The area known as Kingstanding Circle is where the Kingstanding village centre lies with its shops and Kings Road/ Kingstanding Road roundabout.

  1. ^ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Erdington constituency | Birmingham City Council".