Halesowen
Halesowen is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Halesowen postcode: B63 4
There are great places to visit near Halesowen including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.
The area around Halesowen features a number of interesting towns including Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Harborne, Handsworth, Sutton Coldfield, and West Bromwich.
The area around Halesowen boasts some of the best shopping centres including Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
The area around Halesowen features a number of interesting castles including Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).
Don't miss Birmingham, and Coventry's cities if visiting the area around Halesowen.
Places near Halesowen feature a number of interesting canals including Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.
Halesowen has some unmissable country parks nearby like Lickey Hills Country Park, Woodgate Valley Country Park, Sutton Park, Kingsbury Water Park, Sandwell Valley Country Park, Coombe Country Park, and Coombe Abbey Country Park.
Woodlands to visit near Halesowen include Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
Halesowen's best nearby parks can be found at Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
Halesowen has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.
There are a several good villages in the Halesowen area like Bournville, and Lea Marston.
Halesowen has some unmissable museums nearby like Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
Don't miss The Birmingham Botanical Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Halesowen.
There are a number of nature reserves near Halesowen including Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.
The area around Halesowen boasts some of the best lakes including Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.
Birmingham Airport is one of Halesowen's best, nearby airports to visit in Halesowen.
Halesowen History
There are some historic monuments around Halesowen:
Places to see near Halesowen
History of Halesowen
The village is well known by medieval historians for the conflict that took place around this time. In 1279, as the Abbot attempted to increase labour services for his tenants (which had been fixed in 1244), the peasants attempted to plead their case in the King’s Court, a privilege forbidden to unfree villeins. The Abbot thus fined them £10 which was a large sum at the time, and resistance, led by Roger Ketel, heightened. The conflict was snuffed out in 1282 as Ketel and Alice Edrich (the pregnant wife of another prominent rebel) were murdered by thugs hired by the abbey.
