Great Barr

proper noun

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (originally South Staffordshire) (OS grid ref SP0495).

OriginProto-Brythonic *barr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (originally South Staffordshire) (OS grid ref SP0495).
  2. parts of Birmingham and Walsall, near to the above.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*barr“tip, point, peak”
  2. EnglishGreat Barr

From Proto-Brythonic *barr (“tip, point, peak”) (cf. Irish bàrr). With Great added to disambiguate from Little Barr; see also Perry Barr.

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APA

Great Barr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Barr

MLA

“Great Barr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Barr. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great Barr,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Barr.

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