BROMSGROVE

town and district, administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, England. The town of Bromsgrove has surviving half-timbered houses, including the Hop Pole Inn (1572). Parts of the grammar school were constructed in 1533, and there are several Georgian houses on High Street. There is a weekly cattle and produce market, and industries include wrought ironwork, forging, button making, nail making, and railway repairs. Between Birmingham and Worcester the district is primarily residential, but agriculture plays an important role outside this corridor. Villages in Bromsgrove district include Catshill, Bournheath, Marlbrook, Blackwell, Barnt Green, and Rubery. Area 84 square miles (217 square km). Pop. (1991) town, 26,366; (1998 est.) district, 85,200.