In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spon Lane like this:
SPON-LANE, a place, with an extensive glass factory, on the S border of Stafford; adjacent to the Birmingham and Wolverhampton railway, 4½ miles WNW of Birmingham. It has a r. station with telegraph.
Additional information about this locality is available for West Bromwich
Spon Lane through time
Spon Lane is now part of Sandwell district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sandwell has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spon Lane itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spon Lane, in Sandwell and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24973
Date accessed: 30th June 2024
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