Great Barr

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Great Barr
The Scott Arms junction, the traditional centre of Great Barr
Great Barr Location within the West Midlands
OS grid reference	SP047945
Metropolitan borough	Birmingham Sandwell Walsall
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B42–B44
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	various
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°32′53″N 1°55′55″W / 52.548°N 1.932°W / 52.548; -1.932

Great Barr is a large and loosely defined area to the north-west of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. The area was historically in Staffordshire, and the parts now in Birmingham were once known as Perry Barr, which is still the name of an adjacent Birmingham district. Other parts still known as Great Barr are now in the Metropolitan Boroughs of Walsall and Sandwell.

"Barr" means "hill", and the name refers to nearby Barr Beacon. The name Barr Magna is used on some old maps. Others show it as "Gt. Barr".