In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bournville like this:

Bournville, ry. sta. (Stirchley St. and Bournville), E. Worcestershire, 3½ miles S. of Birmingham.

Bournville through time

Bournville is now part of BIRMINGHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how BIRMINGHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bournville itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bournville, in Birmingham and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/31111

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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