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  2. Redditch - Wikipedia

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    www.redditchbc.gov.uk. Redditch is a town and borough in Worcestershire, England. It is located south of Birmingham, east of Bromsgrove, northwest of Alcester and northeast of Worcester. The borough had a population of 87,037 in 2021. In the 19th century, it became a centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry.

  3. Districts of Redditch - Wikipedia

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    Redditch is a town and local government district in Worcestershire, England.The town is divided into separate districts. All street-name signs in Redditch have the street name in white lettering on a blue background and the district name in black lettering on a white background at the bottom of the sign.

  4. Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries since 1844

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    Fig 14: Map of 'Post-1998' Worcestershire and UK location. Hereford and Worcester County Council ceased to exist on 1 April 1998 [140] and was replaced by the new non-metropolitan, administrative and ceremonial county of Worcestershire. The new county regained its historic border with Herefordshire, which became a unitary authority.

  5. Feckenham - Wikipedia

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    Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some 4 miles (6 km) south-west of the town of Redditch and some 11 miles (18 km) east of the city of Worcester. It had a population of 670 in the 2001 census [ 1] and its immediate area is the location of notable royal manors that cover over ...

  6. Worcestershire - Wikipedia

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    Worcestershire. Worcestershire (/ ˈwʊstərʃər / ⓘ WUUST-ər-shər, /- ʃɪər / -⁠sheer; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county to the north, Warwickshire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south, and Herefordshire to ...

  7. Bordesley Abbey - Wikipedia

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    Bordesley Abbey was a 12th-century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The abbey's foundation was an act of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, who gave the monks of Garendon Abbey in Leicestershire some more land. However, Empress Matilda laid claim to the patronage of Bordesley once Waleran surrendered to ...

  8. Webheath - Wikipedia

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    UK. England. Worcestershire. 52°17′57″N 1°58′22″W  /  52.299242°N 1.972733°W  / 52.299242; -1.972733. Webheath is a district of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The district neighbours Batchley, Headless Cross and the village of Callow Hill. It is also near Feckenham and Astwood Bank.

  9. Crabbs Cross - Wikipedia

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    Worcestershire. 52°16′55″N 1°56′27″W  /  52.281903°N 1.940889°W  / 52.281903; -1.940889. Crabbs Cross is a district of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. Crabbs Cross gets its name from the crossroads, known nowadays as the 'Star and Garter Island'. Historically, Crabbs Cross was the junction of Crabbs Cross Lane, with ...