Stourbridge
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Stourbridge is a town in Dudley, West Midlands. Much of the town consists of suburban streets, interspersed with green spaces. Stourbridge borders on green belt land and is close to unspoiled countryside, with rural Shropshire close by to the west. The Clent Hills, Kinver Edge and large areas of farmland lie to the south and west.
The town gives its name to local glass production, which has been manufactured since the early 1600s. Glass manufacture peaked in the 19th century, encouraged by the availability of canal transportation, which enabled the importing of large amounts of sand from Ireland and, by 1861, all eleven glass factories in Stourbridge were located alongside a canal.
Stourbridge lies on the River Stour and is linked to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and the Dudley No. 1 Canal by the Stourbridge Canal. This places the town on the Stourport Ring, a popular route with holidaymakers and is navigable by narrowboat.
The town is served by National Route 54 of the National Cycle Network.
