Bromsgrove District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
Bromsgrove shown within Worcestershire |
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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 |
Coordinates: 52°20′06″N 2°03′29″W / 52.335°N 2.058°W
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.