Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Selly Oak

Selly Oak, eccl. dist, and ry. sta., Northfield par., Worcestershire, in SW. suburbs of Birmingham, pop. 5089; P.O., T.O.; includes the district of Selly Hill (pop. 2495); the sta. is 2½ miles SW. of Granville sta., Birmingham.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ecclesiastical district, and railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Northfield Parish       Worcestershire Ancient County
Place: Selly Oak

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