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Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands. It is the most populous British city outside of London.
Birmingham was a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England - which led to it being known as; the "city of a thousand trades".
Birmingham is located in the centre of the West Midlands region of England on the Birmingham Plateau, an area of relatively high ground and crossed by Britain's main north-south watershed between the basins of the Rivers Severn and Trent.
In 1166 the holder of the manor of Birmingham, Peter de Birmingham, was granted a royal charter to hold a market in his castle, which in time became known as the Bull Ring, transforming Birmingham from a village to a market town.
There are large areas of parkland and open spaces in Birmingham. The largest of the parks is Sutton Park - the largest urban nature reserve in Europe. Birmingham Botanical Gardens are a Victorian creation, with a conservatory and bandstand. The Winterbourne Botanic Garden is also located close to the city centre.
The Birmingham Wholesale Markets remain the largest combined wholesale food markets in the country; selling meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and flowers.
There are several Flower and Garden shows around Birmingham; The Birmingham (Kings Heath) Gardeners show and the BBC Gardeners World Live show to be held at the NEC Birmingham 15-19 June 2011 and in 2010 Birmingham City council won a silver award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
