Stourbridge


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Stourbridge

(ˈstaʊəˌbrɪdʒ)
n
(Placename) an industrial town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 480 (2001)
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"To Winchester, Linn mart, Bristol fair, Stourbridge, and Bartholomew's in London Town.
But the city was thin, and I thought our trade felt it a little, as well as other; so that at the latter end of the year I joined myself with a gang who usually go every year to Stourbridge Fair, and from thence to Bury Fair, in Suffolk.
Stourbridge recovered from a first-half performance characterised by leaden-footed play and fallible handing to earn maximum points for the second week running and join Doncaster on top of the table.
HUNDREDS of campaigners took to the streets in a protest and rally against the closure of Stourbridge College.
FA CUP, fourth qualifying round Guiseley.....................................................3 Stourbridge .........................1 THERE will be no further FA Cup glory for Stourbridge this season after they crashed out of the competition.
The need to be close to the raw materials for glass making (silica, coal and clay) saw glass making enterprises focus in the areas of both Newcastle and Stourbridge.
HUDDERSFIELD put in an impressive performance to record a 24-12 win at Stourbridge and make it two wins out of two in 2015.
DREW HARPER scored a first half hat-trick as top of the table Stourbridge grabbed all five points in an exciting 28-13 win at Caldy.
Stourbridge is a former Worcestershire town which now sits between Kidderminster and Dudley in the Borough of Dudley, on the edge of the Black Country.
The hosts began brightly, and could easily have scored twice within the first five minutes but for a mistake and some dogged Nuns defending as Stourbridge looked for an early advantage.
The goal was credited to Merthyr defender Paul Keddle, who turned the ball into his own net after pressure from Stourbridge's leading goalscorer Ryan Rowe on 25 minutes.
CHESTER 24 STOURBRIDGE 12 STOURBRIDGE fell to their first defeat in five games as they suffered in the muddy conditions and fell at the hands of Chester.