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Rowley Regis, now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, was for a long time a separate entity, being in succession a chapelry, a parish, an Urban District, and a borough. It was made up of a number of separate villages, which later developed into the towns of Tividale, Blackheath, Old Hill and Cradley Heath. The centre was Rowley Village, which remained rural until the mid-20th century, ...

Manufacturer: Phillimore & Co.
Written By: Edward Chitham

Harborn today is a west Birmingham suburly - yet older residents still talks of 'going down the village' to the shops. Everywhere there are visible reminders of its rural heritage, grom the wide, open sweep of the golf courses to the 'old village' conservation area with its ancient hall, stately 18th-century house, cottages and village pub.

Manufacturer: Phillimore & Company
Written By: Edward Chitham

Manufacturer: The History Press
Written By: Edward Chitham