The Birmingham Plateau is a
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...
in the
Midlands of
England
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. Forming the central and largest part of the larger
Midlands Plateau, it is separated by the valley of the
River Blythe from the
East Warwickshire Plateau to the east, and by the valley of the
River Stour from the
Mid-Severn Plateau to the west. To the north and south it is bounded by the valleys of the
Trent and the
Avon.
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Plateaus of England
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