BROMSGROVE
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BROMSGROVE , a market town in the Eastern parliamentary division of Worcestershire, England, 12 M. N.N.E. of Worcester, with a station 1 m. from the town on the Bristol- Birmingham line of the Midland railway. Pop. of urban district (1901) 8418. It lies in a pleasant undulating district near the foot of the Lickey Hills, to surmount which the railway towards Birmingham here ascends for 2 M. one of the steepest gradients in England over such a distance. There remain several picturesque half-timbered houses, dating from 1572 and later. The church See Also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH,
RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o) - CHURCH, SIR
RICHARD (1784–1873) of St John is a fine building, Perpendicular and earlier in date, picturesquely placed on an elevation above the town, with a lofty tower and spire. There are a well-known grammar-school, founded by Edward VI., with university scholarships; a college school, a literary-institute, and a school of art. Birmingham Sanatorium stands in the parish. Cloth was formerly a staple of trade , but manufactures of nails and buttons are now pre-eminent, while the river Salwarpe works a number of millsin the neighbourhood, and near the town are carriage works belonging to the Midland railway.
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