The surrounding areas are Eastside, Southside, Bordesley, Highgate and the Retail Quarter.

Digbeth was part of mediaeval Birmingham and contained numerous foundries, forges and tanneries powered by leats cut from the River Rea.

Its name is a corruption of "dyke paeth" meaning a road through watercourses.

These leats have been backfilled and the river channelled through an underground culvert.

Digbeth now features an early-to-mid 20th century industrial townscape.

It contains a belt of warehouses, workshops and factories including several niche manufacturers.

Some older industrial estate has been cleared or regenerated.

The former Bird's Custard Factory, for example, is now an Arts & Media Quarter and a new high-rise mixed-use development called the Beorma Quarter is planned for the top of Digbeth High Street.

Digbeth is also famous for its Irish Quarter, live music pubs and coach station.

This website contains more information about Digbeth.