In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Castle Bromwich like this:
BROMWICH (Castle), a chapelry in Aston parish, Warwick; on the Birmingham and Derby railway, adjacent to the Birmingham and Fazeley canal, 5½ miles ENE of Birmingham. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Birmingham. Pop., 613. Houses, 129. Castle-Bromwich Hall is an old seat, and belongs to the Earl of Bradford. ...
An ancient castle is supposed to have stood on an eminence, still called Castle hill. Traces of Roman entrenchments exist; and ancient weapons have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £315. Patron, the Earl of Bradford. There is a free school.
Castle Bromwich through time
Castle Bromwich is now part of Solihull district. Click here for graphs and data of how Solihull has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Castle Bromwich itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Castle Bromwich, in Solihull and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8665
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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