Museums · West Midlands
Stourport-on-Severn
Stourport-on-Severn — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Stourport-on-Severn is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Stourport-on-Severn is a museum located in the West Midlands. It highlights the town's rich history as a canal port, showcasing its significance in the development of the waterways during the Industrial Revolution. The museum features exhibits related to the local heritage and the role of the River Severn in trade and transport.
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Background
History
, Stanley Baldwin's home between 1902 and 1947]] Stourport came into being around the canal basins at the Severn terminus of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which was completed in 1768. In 1772 the junction between the Staffordshire and Worcestershire and the Birmingham Canal was completed and Stourport became one of the principal distributing centres for goods to and from the rest of the West Midlands. The canal terminus was built on meadowland to the south west of the hamlet of Lower Mitton. The terminus was first called Stourmouth and then Newport, with the final name of Stourport settled on by 1771. The population of Stourport rose from about 12 in the 1760s to 1300 in 1795.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3418, -2.2762
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wyre Forest
- Parish
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Postcode
- DY13 8YJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
Sources
- wikipedia: Stourport-on-Severn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stourport-on-Severn?
- Stourport-on-Severn is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.3418°, -2.2762°.
- Is Stourport-on-Severn wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Stourport-on-Severn. Check ahead for specific facilities.