Sutton Coldfield - Geography

Geography

Areas of Sutton Coldfield include:

  • Boldmere
  • Falcon Lodge
  • Four Oaks
  • Little Aston
  • Mere Green
  • Minworth
  • Streetly
  • Walmley
  • Wylde Green

Sutton Coldfield borders Erdington, the district of North Warwickshire and Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire. The area in general is regarded as one of the most prestigious locations in the Birmingham area and even in Central England; a 2007 report by the website Mouseprice.com placed two Sutton Coldfield streets amongst the 20 most expensive in the United Kingdom.

The northern stretch of the Birmingham city sandstone ridge culminates at Sutton Coldfield. Plants Brook rises in the area of Streetly and flows through Sutton Park and directly beneath the town centre, then Plants Brook briefly flows through Erdington, notably Pype Hayes Park before returning to Sutton and culminating at Plantsbrook Nature Reserve in Warmley.

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