Stourbridge

Stourbridge
Town
Foster Street, Stourbridge; leading towards the railway station
Stourbridge Location within the West Midlands
Population	63,298
OS grid reference	SO899844
• London	125.8 miles/202 km
Metropolitan borough	Dudley
Shire county	Worcestershire
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOURBRIDGE
Postcode district	DY7–9
Post town	BRIERLEY HILL
Postcode district	DY5
Dialling code	01384 01562
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stourbridge
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°27′27″N 2°08′52″W / 52.4575°N 2.1479°W / 52.4575; -2.1479

Stourbridge (/ˈstaʊərbrɪdʒ/) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 2011 UK census recorded the town's population as 63,298.^[1]