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Bromsgrove, par. and market town, in co. and 12 miles NE. of Worcester and 114 miles NW. of London by rail -- par., 11,147 ac., pop. 12,813; town, pop. 7960; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Tuesday. B., situated in a beautiful valley, 1½ mile from its ry. sta., has mfrs. of buttons, nails, needles, and coarse linen. It contains many old houses, curiously ornamented; and has an elegant Gothic church, in which are several ancient monuments, particularly of the Talbots, Earls of Shrewsbury.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Bromsgrove CP/AP Worcestershire AncC |
Place: | Bromsgrove |
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