Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee.
Birmingham Perry Barr is a constituency, its member of Parliament is Khalid Mahmood.
"Perry" means "pear" and ""Barr" means "hill".
In the 1920's Jewish Brummie Oscar Deutsch opened his first ever Odeon cinema here. By 1930 the Odeon was a household name and still thrives today. The original cinema is now a conference venue, having also been a bingo hall.
The University of Central England's main campus is in Perry Barr.
Perry Barr railway station is on the old Grand Junction Railway line. The section of this line from Birmingham to Rugeley is now called the Chase Line.
There is also a popular Greyhound stadium and race track on the Aldridge Road.
