Stourbridge

Glass-making put Stourbridge on the map during the Industrial Revolution, and this West Midlands market town on the River Stour retains a heritage-dense centre with listed buildings, historic churches, and a compact cluster of cafés and restaurants. Sitting at the southwestern edge of the Black Country, it lies a short distance west of Birmingham and within reach of a UNESCO World Heritage site in the wider region.

• Population56,950
• Nearest water0.2 km
• Nearest mountain2.9 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1