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Bromsgrove (district)

Bromsgrove District
Non-metropolitan district
Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire
Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county Worcestershire
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Bromsgrove
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Bromsgrove District Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Sajid Javid
Area
 • Total 83.8 sq mi (217.0 km2)
Area rank 160th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 95,800
 • Rank 252nd (of 326)
 • Density 1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
 • Ethnicity 94.7% White
2.6% S.Asian
1.2% Mixed Race
1.0% Black British
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 47UB (ONS)
E07000234 (GSS)
OS grid reference SO9604870812
Website www.bromsgrove.gov.uk

Coordinates: 52°20′06″N 2°03′29″W / 52.335°N 2.058°W / 52.335; -2.058

Bromsgrove is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Bromsgrove.

It borders the built up area of Birmingham to the north. Other places in the district include Alvechurch, Aston Fields, Belbroughton, Catshill, Clent, Hagley, Rubery, Stoke Prior and Wythall.

The current district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Bromsgrove urban district and Bromsgrove Rural District.

Since 2011, Bromsgrove has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.


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