Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in the north of Worcestershire. The town is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Worcester and 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of Birmingham. 29,237 people lived there in 2001.
| Bromsgrove | |
 The High Street |
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| Population | 29,237 [1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SO960708 |
| - London | 192 kilometres (119 mi) |
| District | Bromsgrove |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROMSGROVE |
| Postcode district | B61, B60 |
| Dialling code | 01527 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bromsgrove |
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Geography
The layer of rock underneath Bromsgrove is mainly sandstone.[2] The soil is very good for growing vegetables. The altitude of the town is 88 metres (289 ft) above sea level.[3]
Climate
The climate in Bromsgrove is like most of the United Kingdom. It is an "oceanic climate." This means it is cool in summer and not very cold in winter. It can rain at any time of the year.
| Climate data for Bromsgrove | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
14 (57) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
2 (36) |
4 (39) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
8 (46) |
5 (41) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 37.6 (1.48) |
25.4 (1) |
24.3 (0.957) |
32.4 (1.276) |
27.1 (1.067) |
35.8 (1.409) |
31.0 (1.22) |
38.5 (1.516) |
39.9 (1.571) |
43.8 (1.724) |
36.7 (1.445) |
33.1 (1.303) |
405.6 (15.969) |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
The main A38 road goes through Bromsgrove. The M5 motorway passes by the west side of the town. The M42 motorway starts at the north of the town.
Bromsgrove train station is in the south of the town. The station is at the bottom of the "Lickey Incline". The Lickey Incline is the steepest hill for trains in Britain. An extra locomotive has to help push heavy freight trains up the hill. There are many passenger trains to Birmingham, Worcester and Hereford. There is a plan to build a new, better train station in Bromsgrove. The new station will cost about £10 million to £12 million.[5]
There is also a bus station in the town centre. Buses travel from the bus station to many places in Worcestershire and the West Midlands.
Bromsgrove Media
St John the Baptist Church Bromsgrove May 2015
Avoncroft Museum - Merchants house from Bromsgrove, Worcs (15th C) - geograph.org.uk - 693296
Grafton Manor, home of the Catholic Talbot family, holding leading military posts in Worcestershire's Royalist forces in the Civil War
Tithe barn of St Johns, Bromsgrove
Some of the Bromsgrove Nailmakers
Interior of a Bromsgrove Nailmaker's shed in 1896; occupied by the tenant and two stallers, the latter worked each on his own account, and paid 6d. a week apiece and one-third of the firing. The oliver, or heavy hammer used for heading the nails, is attached to the bench in front of the little anvil.
He worked from 7am to 10pm, and turned out 11lbs of these nails a week.
The Lickey Incline in 1840
Bromsgrove Scaife Rutherford 1840 refurbished
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References
- ↑ "Census 2001: Key Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales" (PDF). Office for National Statistics. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ↑ The British Geological Survey (1991). Geology of the country around Redditch. HMSO. p. 83. ISBN 0-11-884477-6.
- ↑ "MeteoConsult - custom weather details". Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ "Averages for Bromsgrove". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ Network Rail (2007-05-04). "Bromsgrove to get new station". Press release. http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/BROMSGROVE-TO-GET-NEW-STATION-bbb.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
Coordinates: 52°20′07″N 2°03′28″W / 52.3353°N 2.0579°W
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