Bromsgrove District

Coordinates: 52°20′06″N 2°03′29″W / 52.335°N 2.058°W / 52.335; -2.058

Bromsgrove District
Non-metropolitan district

Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county Worcestershire
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Bromsgrove
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
  Type Non-metropolitan district council
  Body Bromsgrove District Council
  Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
  MPs Sajid Javid
Area
  Total 83.8 sq mi (217.0 km2)
Area rank 160th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
  Total 95,485
  Rank 252nd (of 326)
  Density 1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
  Ethnicity 94.7% White
2.6% S.Asian
1.2% Mixed Race
1.0% Black British
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
  Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 47UB (ONS)
E07000234 (GSS)
OS grid reference SO9604870812
Website www.bromsgrove.gov.uk

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.

Since 2011, Bromsgrove has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.

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]

Transport

Bromsgrove railway station is the local station for the centre of the district, 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.

See also

References

  1. "Vision of Britain". GIS Project. Retrieved 2006-01-14.
  2. Office for National Statistics, first release of data from 2011 census.
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