The civil parish of Balsall lies in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England, encompassing villages such as Balsall Common and Temple Balsall. Set within the green-belt countryside of the Meriden Gap, it combines farmland, lanes and suburban housing and is a popular commuter area for nearby Coventry and Birmingham.
The parish mixes a strong local community life - shops, clubs, sports teams and village fêtes - with notable historic interest: Temple Balsall retains medieval links to the Knights Templar/Knights Hospitaller and former manorial and almshouse sites. Today that heritage sits alongside small businesses, equestrian and agricultural activity, giving the area a distinctly semi-rural character close to major urban centres.
Postcode districts covering Balsall
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 10.7 miles
- Coventry 7 miles
- Wolverhampton 24.3 miles
- Dudley 19.9 miles
- Walsall 18.8 miles
- West Bromwich 16.9 miles
- Solihull 6.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 14.2 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 8.3 miles
- Nuneaton 12.1 miles
- Redditch 12.8 miles
- Tamworth 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Balsall Common Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Berkswell Parish 1.4 miles
- Fen End Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Chadwick End Parish 2 miles
- Burton Green Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Barston Parish 2.5 miles
- Knowle Ward 2.7 miles
- Eastcote Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Baddesley Clinton Parish 2.9 miles
- Kenilworth Abbey & Arden Ward 3.2 miles
- Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall Parish 3.3 miles
- Knowle and Dorridge Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Balsall
CV7 7NZ, CV7 7EP, CV7 7FR, CV7 7JD, CV7 7EX, CV7 7UH, CV7 7DR, CV7 7QN, CV7 7FQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 6.1 miles
- East Midlands Airport 33.9 miles
- Berkswell Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Tile Hill Railway Station 2.8 miles
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Schools in Balsall
- Balsall Common Primary School Primary
- Heart of England School Secondary
- Lady Katherine Leveson C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Millisons Wood Forest 3.9 miles
- University of Warwick University 4.2 miles
- Birmingham NEC Museum 5.4 miles
- National Exhibition Centre Stadium 5.4 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 6 miles
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles
- Belgrade Theatre Theatre 6.5 miles
- Pinley Priory Historic site 6.6 miles
- Coventry Transport Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Blackdown Manor Estate 7 miles
- Blackdown Hill Estate 7.1 miles