OS grid reference SP047945 Country England Postcode district B42,B43 Metropolitan county West Midlands Post town Birmingham | Region West Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Police West Midlands Dialling code 0121 | |
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Hamstead is an area straddling the border of Birmingham and Sandwell, England, between Handsworth Wood and Great Barr, and adjacent to the Sandwell Valley area of West Bromwich. The Hamstead Colliery was worked from the early to mid 20th Century with a lot of housing built for the miners. Today it is still referred to as Hamstead Village.
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Map of Hamstead, Birmingham, UK
The River Tame enters Hamstead after passing through Sandwell Valley, and runs through the village before exiting into Perry Hall Park. It is the largest tributary of the River Trent but is not navigable.
St Paul's Church, Hamstead was consecrated in 1892. There is also a secondary School, Hamstead Hall Academy.
Transport
The Tame Valley Canal runs through Hamstead Village near to the old colliery site. Coal used to be transported from Hamstead Wharf near Spouthouse Lane along the canal to the Grand Union Canal and onwards.
Bus services running to Hamstead are:
Route 654 runs from One Stop Shopping Centre (Birmingham City University; City North Campus) - Hamstead. It is known as the 'Hamstead Villager', and is operated by National Express.
The area is served by Hamstead railway station on the Birmingham-Walsall Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. Trains run half-hourly in both directions, from 0530 until 0000 seven days a week. Trains are Operated by London Midland Trains.