The Centre of England. by sourbugger
The village of Meriden lies a few miles to the south of Birmingham airport. It is traditionally seen as the 'Center of England'. (note the name of the village). The ancient village cross on the attractive village green states this. The ordanance survey now says that the site is actually in field about a dozen miles away - but this is much better !The village also has a pond, some attractive half-timered houses and a first rate pub / brasseries called 'The bull head' that has served beer for several hundred years.
More unusually it is also the site for a national war memorial - to cyclists. Several thousand died in the first world war alone. I guess many of them would have been messengers between the front lines and the generals who were safely beyond the range of German guns.
An attractive spot to wander about, especially if you have time to kill before a flight.