Londonderry, West Midlands

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The Queen's Head, Londonderry, in 2006

Londonderry is a suburb of Smethwick, on the , in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the English county of West Midlands. Londonderry (commonly referred to as Queen's Head due to the pub of the same name) features a small commercial area, with a post office, the former Queen's Head public house, and a number of small shops and takeaway restaurants. Not far away, on the corner of Basons Lane and Victoria Road, stood the public house, The Londonderry,[1] until its closing and demolition in 2009. In 2016 construction began to renovate The Queen's Head pub into a private veterinary clinic. A church, playing field, are in the area and West Smethwick Park nearby. The Sandwell Aquatics Centre being built in the area is due to be used at the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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  1. ^ Londonderry Pub Where's Best, accessed 23 Nov 2014.

Coordinates: 52°29′17″N 1°59′32″W / 52.4881°N 1.9921°W / 52.4881; -1.9921


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