Kingstanding

Kingstanding
The barrow at Kingstanding, surrounded by urban housing
Kingstanding Location within the West Midlands
Population	25,334 (2011.Ward)[1]
• Density	59.0 per ha
OS grid reference	SP085945
Metropolitan borough	Birmingham
Shire county	Staffordshire
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B44
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Birmingham Erdington
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°32′53″N 1°52′23″W / 52.548°N 1.873°W / 52.548; -1.873

Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England.^[2] It gives its name to a ward in the Erdington council constituency.^[2] Kingstanding ward includes the areas; Perry Common, Witton Lakes.^[2] The other part of Kingstanding falls under the Oscott ward.

Kingstanding houses a covered drinking water reservoir, Perry Barr Reservoir, on the site of the former Perry Barr Farm.

Kingstanding is served by two libraries; Kingstanding Library and Perry Common Library.

The area known as Kingstanding Circle is where the Kingstanding village centre lies with its shops and Kings Road/ Kingstanding Road roundabout.