Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom and a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands metropolitan county. It lies near the geographic center of England, at the crossing points of the national railway and motorway systems. Birmingham is the largest city of the West Midlands conurbation—one of England’s principal industrial and commercial areas—for which it acts as an administrative, recreational, and cultural center. The city lies approximately 110 miles (177 km) northwest of London.

Source: Britannica