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West Midlands

pop (2001e) 5 267 300; area 899 km²/347 sq mi. County of C England, UK; adminstrative centre, Birmingham; other chief towns include Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Coventry, Walsall; vehicles, aircraft, engineering; metropolitan council abolished in 1986.

West Heath is an area of Birmingham, England, between Kings Norton, Northfield and Longbridge. A small suburb with a catholic church, anglican church,Baptist church, post office, opticians, doctors surgery, nursury, primary school and other basic buildings. It is served by Northfield Station for Rail connections and Travel West Midlands bus '45' terminates at West Heath from City Centre. Mike Skinner, aka The Streets was raised in West Heath and to date is the suburbs most famous resident.

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