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St Mary's parish church, Old Swinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands, seen from the northeast
Red House Glass Cone & Visitor Centre On the Glass Trail around Stourbridge. Only craft production remains of the former crystal glass industry.
King Edward VI college, Stourbridge
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Stourbridge

England, United Kingdom · Europe

About Stourbridge

Stourbridge works well as a base: 10 minutes from Cradley Heath, 9km from Black Country Living Museum.

Stourbridge is in England, United Kingdom, with about 57,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Cradley Heath, about 5 km away.

Stourbridge () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around 11 miles (18 kilometres) west of Birmingham, at the southwestern edge of the West Midlands Conurbation. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British

Read more glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 2021 UK census recorded the town's population as 56,950.

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What is there to see near Stourbridge?

Within an hour or so of Stourbridge: Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (8 km), Black Country Living Museum (9 km), The Peter James Collection (17 km), Land Rover Experience Solihull (25 km).

Are there any good drives near Stourbridge?

The nearest famous roads are A54 Congleton to Buxton, Gospel Pass and A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit.

Where is Stourbridge?

Stourbridge is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Cradley Heath.

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Quick Information

Population
56,950
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.4561, -2.1432

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Stourbridge

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

film location

Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)

The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.

8 km · about 15 min drive

museum

Black Country Living Museum

Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.

9 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

The Peter James Collection

A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Land Rover Experience Solihull

Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.

25 km · about 30 min drive

racetrack

Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb

The world's oldest motorsport venue still using its original course, running since 1905. A 1,000-yard blast up a wooded Worcestershire hillside, steeped in Edwardian racing heritage.

28 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Ironbridge Gorge

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.

30 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

National Motorcycle Museum

The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.

30 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Morgan Motor Company

The last family-owned British car maker in Malvern, offering factory tours where hand-crafted sports cars are built.

39 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Stourbridge

9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 59 kmCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
  • 76 kmSymonds Yat RockA famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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