"Compact town centre" Stourbridge by Galahad

Stourbridge Travel Guide: 42 reviews and 45 photos

Stourbridge town is a very tight cluster of shops within a dual carriage ring road. It is 11 miles to the north east of my home town of Stourport-on-Severn. It's on the western edge of the West Midland conurbation.

History

Between 1700 and about 1800 the main Iron Masters had their offices here buying and selling iron like the modern stock or corn exchanges. They bought from the main Iron producers and stored it in the local warehouses before trans-shipping the iron onwards to the end customers. The town was built at one of the few places that the pack-horses could cross the River Stour safely. It was for this reason that the canal first came to Stourbridge.

Last visit to Stourbridge: Jun 2005
Intro Updated Jun 22, 2005
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Stourbridge Town Arm Canal Things to Do (1)

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Farmers Market Shopping (1)

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Stourbridge Junction Railway Station Transportation (3)

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Written Feb 16, 2005

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jmmorgan Apr 18, 2003 at 3:15 AM

Hey Don! A page about Stourbridge..........WOW Just to say I live in Kinver but VT doesn't have Kinver in the database so I chose Stourbridge.