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, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Solihull.
Halesowen has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
The area around Halesowen boasts some of the best castles including Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).
The area around Halesowen features a number of interesting cities including Birmingham, and Coventry.
Places near Halesowen feature a number of interesting canals including Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.
Country Parks to visit near Halesowen include 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.
There are a several good woodlands in the area around Halesowen like Lickey Hills Country Park.
Parks to visit near Halesowen include Cannon Hill Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, and Elmdon Park.
Don't miss Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House's historic buildings if visiting the area around Halesowen.
Villages to visit near Halesowen include Bournville.
The area around Halesowen boasts some of the best museums including Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Halesowen like The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Halesowen area like Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes's lakes if visiting the area around Halesowen.
Don't miss Birmingham Airport's airports if visiting the area around 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.
