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Brierly Hill, town with ry. sta., Kingswinford par., W. Staffordshire, on river Stour, 2½ miles NE. of Stourbridge, pop. 11,603; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper; has brickworks, potteries, glass-works, and collieries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Kingswinford CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
Place: | Brierley Hill |
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