Perry Park is a park

Park

A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...

 in Perry Barr

Perry Barr

Perry Barr is an inner-city area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott, which elect three councillors to...

, Birmingham

Birmingham

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, England

England

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, at .

The park houses Alexander Stadium

Alexander Stadium

Alexander Stadium is an international athletics stadium located within Perry Park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at . It has staged the Amateur Athletics Association Championships, and was the venue of the 1998 Disability World Athletics Championships...

 and Perry Reservoir (52.5320°N 1.9024°W), a small canal

Canal

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 feeder reservoir for the Tame Valley Canal

Tame Valley Canal

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, and is bounded by the canal, the M6 motorway

M6 motorway

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...

, the A34 and local roads.

It is the venue for the end of the Birmingham International Carnival

Birmingham International Carnival

Birmingham International Carnival takes place biennially in August in Birmingham, England. It is a celebration of African-Caribbean culture, arts, food and entertainment.Caribbean style carnivals were held in Handsworth Park, Birmingham, from 1984 to 1994...

 and in 2004, hosted Radio 1's final One Big Weekend under that name, with performers including Chris Moyles

Chris Moyles

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, Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

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, Lostprophets

Lostprophets

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, Joss Stone

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 and Mylo

Mylo

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.

It is separate from the similarly named Perry Hall Park

Perry Hall Park

Perry Hall Park is a park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at . It was in Staffordshire until 1924....

, also in Perry Barr.

External links

• Birmingham City Council page on the park via archive.org