In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hollywood like this:

HOLLYWOOD, a hamlet in Wythall chapelry, KingsNorton parish, Worcester; 6 miles S of Birmingham. It has a post office under Birmingham.

Hollywood through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/31147

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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