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Birmingham ( / ˈbɜːrmɪŋəm / ⓘ [6] [7] [8] BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in Britain [a] [9] – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper. [4] .
The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes. It covers the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. The region consists of the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
The Midlands is the central part of England, bordered by Wales, Northern England, Southern England and the North Sea. The Midlands correspond broadly to the early-medieval kingdom of Mercia, and later became important in the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The West Midlands is the western part of central England in the United Kingdom. This central area borders North West England, the East Midlands, South East England, the West Country and all three parts of Wales ( south, central and north ). It is the only region of Britain and Ireland to lack access to the sea.
Dudley. Castle in Dudley, West Midlands, England. West Midlands, metropolitan county of central England. It consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the city of Birmingham (England’s second largest city), the city of Coventry, and the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton.
West Midlands may refer to: West Midlands (region), a region of the United Kingdom. West Midlands (county), the metropolitan county in the West Midlands region. West Midlands conurbation, the large conurbation in the West Midlands region. West Midlands (European Parliament constituency), former constituency.
Geography. The West Midlands borders the counties of Warwickshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south, and Staffordshire to the north. The West Midlands is one of the most heavily urbanised counties in the UK.
