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Stourbridge (/ ˈ s t aʊər b r ɪ dʒ /) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England.Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around 11 miles (18 kilometres) west of Birmingham, at the southwestern edge of the Black Country conurbation.
For a short section west of Stourbridge, the Stour marks the boundary, between the historic counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire. It also historically formed part of the boundary of an exclave of Shropshire, which contained Halesowen , until the town was transferred to Worcestershire in the 19th century, along with nearby Oldbury .
Bell End is a village in the English county of Worcestershire.It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Hagley on the A491, north of Bromsgrove and close to Kidderminster, Stourbridge and Halesowen.
Originally, Oldswinford was an extensive ancient parish, covering the whole of the former Municipal Borough of Stourbridge except Pedmore.This included Wollaston, Lye, and Norton (which were part of the same manor), but Stourbridge and Amblecote, while in the parish, were separate manors.
Stourton Junction: the Stourbridge Canal descends through locks to meet the Staffordshire and Worcestershire. The old toll house at Stewpony Lock. Stourton Junction is the point at which the Stourbridge Canal terminates by descending through locks to join the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. This historically important junction on the ...
This year marks the third Shrewsbury Street Italian Heritage Parade. "It's really starting to take off," said organizer Jody Roberge. About 50 entries, from bands to floats, are part of this year ...
Wollaston has had fifteen public houses over the years. The oldest extant is The Gate Hangs Well on High Park Avenue which is shown on a map from 1827. The Barley Mow, High Street is shown on the same map but its rebuilt premises have been converted into a Sainsbury's Local. The Forester's Arms and The Plough both on Bridgnorth Road at the ...
Located within Amblecote is the War Memorial Athletic Ground, home of Stourbridge Football Club (nicknamed the Glassboys) and Stourbridge Cricket Club.Amblecote Cricket Club used to play on land off Church Avenue (now Cricketer's Green estate), to the rear of the Parish Church, before the land was sold to Hassall Homes for housing in the mid-1980s.