Perry Barr

Perry Barr is an area in southern Staffordshire that now makes up a suburban area of north-west Birmingham. Perry Barr is close to the Warwickshire border and is bisected by the M6 motorway. The Perry Barr ward of the City of Birmingham had a population of just under 23,700 in 2011.

It is sometimes considered a part of Great Barr, a loosely defined area of Staffordshire which straddles Birmingham and the Black Country. However, Perry Barr is a ward of Birmingham, whereas Great Barr and Yew Tree is a separate ward in Sandwell. In the Domesday Book of 1086, which was taken following the Norman conquest of England, "Perry" (Pioro) and "Barr" (Barre) were considered separate places.

Among the area's best-known landmarks is Alexander Stadium, which was built in the mid-1970s but significantly expanded in from 2009-2020. It is the largest athletics stadium in Britain. Many events of the 2022 Commonwealth Games were held at the stadium, including the opening ceremony. Perry the Bull, the mascot of the games, was named after the suburb, with the bull having long been a symbol of the city of Birmingham.

History

At the Domesday Book survey of 1086, the settlement Pioro (usually equated with Perry Barr) had a population of 35.

Perry Barr was officially incorporated into Birmingham for administrative purposes in 1928.

Demographics

As of the United Kingdom 2021 Census, around 43% of residents in the Perry Barr ward were white, with around 33.4% being Asian.