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Quinton, Birmingham
Quinton is a suburb on the western edge of Birmingham, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quinton Ward )〕 within the Edgbaston formal district, and forms a part of the Birmingham Edgbaston parliamentary constituency.
==Geography==
Quinton borders the Birmingham suburbs of Harborne and Bartley Green and the Black Country area of Warley, and is separated by the M5 motorway from the Black Country town of Halesowen. It covers an area of ; its population was recorded in the 2001 UK census as 23,084, though its boundaries have since expanded slightly. The eastern parts of it were formerly known as "Ridgacre", with Quinton or "The Quinton" being the area now around the church. "Quinborne", a Portmanteau of Quinton and Harborne, is sometimes used by local residents to describe areas lying on the border between the two suburbs, or facilities serving both districts. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Quinborne )〕
The Old Quinton area, in the west of Quinton, contains the highest point in Birmingham, and the top of the spire of the (Church of England) Christ Church is the highest point of any building in Birmingham. The escarpment a little to the west also forms part of the national watershed.
The largest open space is Woodgate Valley Country Park, through which the Bourne Brook flows, dividing Quinton from Woodgate, South Woodgate and Bartley Green.
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