Bromsgrove District

52.335°N 2.058°W / 52.335; -2.058

Bromsgrove District
Non-metropolitan district
Bromsgrove the largest settlement and administrative centre of the district. Parts of the district are contiguous with Birmingham and Redditch.
Bromsgrove the largest settlement and administrative centre of the district. Parts of the district are contiguous with Birmingham and Redditch.
Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire
Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan countyWorcestershire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQBromsgrove
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyBromsgrove District Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPsSajid Javid
Area
 • Total83.8 sq mi (217.0 km2)
 • Rank139th (of 296)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total99,475
 • Rank244th (of 296)
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
 • Ethnicity
94.7% White
2.6% S.Asian
1.2% Mixed Race
1.0% Black British
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code47UB (ONS)
E07000234 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSO9604870812
Websitewww.bromsgrove.gov.uk
Rubery, a suburb of Birmingham one side but the otherside a village in the district of Bromsgrove too.
Alvechurch, one of the many rural villages in the district

Bromsgrove is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Bromsgrove. It borders the built up area of Birmingham to the north. Other places in the district include Alvechurch, Aston Fields, Belbroughton, Catshill, Clent, Hagley, Rubery, Stoke Prior and Wythall. The current district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Bromsgrove urban district and Bromsgrove rural district. Bromsgrove forms part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.

Population

The following table illustrates the change in the district's population between 1801 and 2011.

YearPopulation[1]
180114,486
181116,330
182118,312
183120,720
184121,124
185122,960
186127,321
187131,682
188136,043
189141,992
190144,224
191146,574
192144,176
193141,903
194150,338
195160,470
196168,919
197178,555
198186,982
199192,251
200187,486
201193,600[2]
Barnt Green, one of the many outlying villages in the district

Transport

Bromsgrove railway station is the local station for the district's centre, but there are several others within the district. Road travel, especially to Birmingham, is also important in the district.

Barnt Green railway station and Alvechurch railway station are on the line to Redditch.

Hagley railway station and Wythall railway station are also on lines leading into Birmingham, which pass through the edges of the district.

Hagley, one of the many villages in the district and also forms a small part of the Black Country near both Stourbridge and Halesowen.

Bromsgrove is situated on Route 5 and 46 of the National Cycle Network.[3] This gives cyclists easy access to Droitwich, Redditch, Birmingham and beyond.

See also

References
  1. "Vision of Britain". GIS Project. Retrieved 14 January 2006.
  2. Office for National Statistics, first release of data from 2011 census.
  3. "Sustrans". Sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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