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Brum City Lights
The city of Birmingham originated as an Anglo Saxon hamlet in the 7th century, and grew into a bustling market town in the 12th century.Birmingham now has over a million residents, and is the second most highly populated British city.
It is one of the youngest and most diverse cities in Europe, and is largely responsible for the birth of the industrial age.
Birmingham is in the West Midlands region, which has over 4 million residents. Its areas of outstanding natural beauty include Cannock Chase, Malvern Hills Shropshire Hills and parts of the Wye Valley and Cotswolds.
Greater Birmingham refers to the West Midlands conurbation.
Photo from, Chris Hadfield, NASA.
