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| | B43 Great Barr past and present (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | The B43 post code area covers the majority of the Great Barr area and comprises Newton, Grove Vale, Hamstead, Scott Arms and Pheasey, although the Great Barr suburb covers a slightly larger area of Birmingham,spreading eastwards to its Perry Barr boundary. |
 | | In 1851 the area was described such - "Great Barr, three miles SE of Walsall, is a pleasant village, seated on the declivity of the lofty Barr Beacon, which stretches itself out to a considerable extent, and seems like a vast barrier to the country beyond it. |
 | | The the area is bounded on the south side by the River Tame, on the west by the M5 and the Rushall canal, to the west by the Old Walsall Road, Walsall Road and Queslett Road. |
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