Birmingham

Birmingham (/ˈbɜrmɪŋəm/ bur-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɜːmɪŋɡəm/ bur-ming-gəm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. It is the most populous British city outside London, with a population of 1,028,701 (2009 estimate), and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the United Kingdom's second most populous urban area with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Birmingham's metropolitan area, which includes surrounding towns to which it is closely tied through commutin... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]