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KINGS-HEATH, a chapelry in Kings-Norton parish, Worcester; near the Birmingham and Worcester railway, and near the boundary with Staffordshire, 3 miles SW of Birmingham. It was formed in 1861; and it has a post office under Birmingham. Pop., about 1, 460. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £160. Patron, the Incumbent of Moseley. The church was built in 1861, at a cost of £2, 160; is in the early decorated style; and comprises nave, aisle, and chancel, with a tower. There is a Baptist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kings Norton Parish Worcestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Kings Heath |
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