A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
OSCOTT, a village in Perry-Barr township, Handsworth parish, Stafford: 4 miles N of Birmingham. St Mary's Roman Catholic college is here; was founded in 1794, for both religions and secular education; was re-built in 1840, after designs by Pugin, at a cost of nearly £60,000; is a large cruciform edifice, of brick with stonedressings, and with a central tower and spire; and contains a chapel, oratories, refectories, dormitories, and other apartments.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Handsworth CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Oscott |
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