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Handsworth (grid reference) is an inner-city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Historically in Staffordshire , Handsworth lies just outside Birmingham City Centre and near the town of Smethwick .
Handsworth is an inner-city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Historically in Staffordshire, Handsworth lies just outside Birmingham City Centre and near the town of Smethwick. Map. Directions.
Sep 6, 2017 · The Handsworth area of Birmingham was once a pleasant little village in the county of Staffordshire. But then pioneering industrialist Matthew Boulton chose Handsworth Heath as the location...
The name Handsworth originates from its Saxon owner Hondes and the Old English word weorthing, meaning farm or estate. Archaeological finds have dated Handsworth back to the Stone Age. The...
Aug 12, 2019 · Despite what you hear in the media, here are my top ten reasons as to why you should visit my home town, Handsworth in Birmingham: A copy of the extract from ‘the Doomsday Book’ is at the Library of Birmingham
- Roshan Doug
Oct 3, 2019 · Continuing to explore hidden Handsworth gems, I have been to visit an extraordinary survivor from the medieval period; Handsworth Old Town Hall. Built circa. 1460, when it would have been one of the few buildings within a picturesque Handsworth rural landscape, it is now encroached upon by buildings on all sides, and sits on the ...
The Old Town Hall is a historic building on the corner of College Road and Slack Lane in Handsworth, West Midlands, a suburb of Birmingham in England. The building, part of which is currently used as the headquarters of the Handsworth Historical Society, is a Grade II listed building .
