Allen End

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Allen End
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Allen End
Location within Warwickshire
OS grid reference SP1696
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Sutton Coldfield
Postcode district B75
Police Warwickshire
Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°34′01″N1°45′25″W / 52.567°N 1.757°W / 52.567; -1.757

Allen End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Middleton, in Warwickshire, England.

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