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From: "Nigel Brown" <>
Subject: Re: ENG-WORCESTER-D Digest V00 #314
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 23:35:05 -0000
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----- Original Message ----- > Can anyone tell me what churches would have
existed in Bromsgrove in 1790 ?
> Would the town have been a small village then ?

Gill,
The recently published (excellent) book called "Glory Gone - The story of
nailing in Bromsgrove" quotes a population figure for Bromsgrove in 1781 of
4650, growing to 8612 by 1831. It continued to grow at this sort of rate.
I hope this is helpful.
Nigel Brown
Wolverhampton, UK
ICQ#12047911
BMSGH Member 14518
Researching RAYBOULD (Cradley, Black Country, maybe Chicago), PEARCE
(Hampshire and Black Country), ATTWOOD (Cradley, Black Country, Monmouth,
Bristol area, all over), DANKS (Black Country), GWILLIAM (Black Country,
Monmouth, Wiltshire, New Zealand), BROWN (East London) and VOUSDEN (London
and Kent).

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