Stourbridge | |
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Market town | |
Foster Street, Stourbridge; leading towards the railway station | |
Location within the West Midlands | |
Population | 63,298 |
OS grid reference | SO899844 |
• London | 125.8 miles/202 km |
Metropolitan borough | |
Shire county | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOURBRIDGE |
Postcode district | DY7-DY9 |
Dialling code | 01384 01562 |
Police | West Midlands |
Fire | West Midlands |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Stourbridge (/ˈstaʊərbrɪdʒ/) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of Birmingham. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 2011 UK census recorded the town's population as 63,298.[1]