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Perry Barr sits about three miles north of Birmingham city centre, acting as a key gateway where the urban sprawl starts to give way to more open green spaces. Historically a small Staffordshire hamlet, it was transformed by the arrival of the Grand Junction Railway and the sprawl of the industrial revolution, yet it has managed to retain some of its older landmarks, like the 13th-century Holford Bridge. Today, the landscape is defined by its excellent transport links - especially the refurbished railway station and the A34 corridor - and its role as a hub for education and athletics. Alexander Stadium, which hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games, is a dominant feature of the local geography, sitting right on the edge of the sprawling Perry Park. Residents benefit from being a short walk away from the 2,400-acre Sutton Park and the Tame Valley Canal, which offers a surprisingly quiet, leafy route for walking or cycling right through the heart of the district. It’s an area currently seeing a lot of physical change, with the removal of the old flyover and new housing developments reshaping the centre into something much more modern and connected.