Birmingham

Birmingham (bur-ming-əm) is a large city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England.

It is situated approximately 100 miles (160 km) from the City of London and is a few miles south-east of Wolverhampton.

Birmingham is by far the largest settlement in the West Midlands county and is England's second-biggest city by population, with a city population of 1.14 million people, an urban population of 2.89 million people and a metropolitan population of 4.33 million people.

It is commonly referred to as England's Second City.