Streetly
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| Streetly shown within the West Midlands | |
| Population | 13,934 (2011 Ward.Population) |
| OS grid reference | SP087619 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SUTTON COLDFIELD |
| Postcode district | B74 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Streetly is an area in the West Midlands which lies around 6 miles to the north of Birmingham City Centre. It is uniquely located within the borders of Birmingham, Lichfield and Walsall district authorities, and is part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is adjacent to Sutton Coldfield, New Oscott, Great Barr, Four Oaks, Little Aston and Aldridge.
Its boundaries go as far north as the Rosemary Hill Road/Thornhill Road traffic island where Streetly Methodist Church is located within Lichfield district, and as far south as the Parson and Clerk carvery pub being part of Birmingham. To the west Streetly Crematorium within Walsall district and to the east into Sutton Park's Streetly Gate and part of Birmingham's authority.
Streetly is a semi-rural district, lying close to many farms and is separated from Walsall by open fields and the North Birmingham green belt. The local area includes Sutton Park of which Streetly has its own dedicated gate. Streetly is part of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area and the Birmingham Urban Area.
Streetly is named after Icknield Street, a Roman road, of which parts can still be found in Sutton Park. Historically, Streetly was a rural area of Staffordshire, until the construction of modern houses in the district in the 1960s. Streetly was in Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District until the creation of West Midlands County, in 1974.
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