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Oldbury (other)
Oldbury may refer to: People *Oldbury (surname) Places *Oldbury, Shropshire, a village near Bridgnorth, England *Oldbury-on-Severn, a village in Gloucestershire, England **Oldbury nuclear power station, under decommissioning since 2012 *Oldbury-on-the-Hill, a village and former civil parish in Gloucestershire, England *Oldbury, Warwickshire, a hamlet in Hartshill parish, Warwickshire, England *Oldbury, West Midlands, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, England **Oldbury Railway, a former branch line **Oldbury railway station **Oldbury United F.C. *Oldbury, Western Australia, a district south of Perth, Australia *Oldbury Naite, a village in South Gloucestershire, England Other uses * Oldbury Court Estate, a park in Bristol *Oldbury Hillfort, an Iron Age hillfort on Cherhill Downs, Wiltshire * Oldbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort near Ightham, Kent ** Oldbury rock shelters, Palaeolithic rock shelters *Oldberry Castle Oldberry Castle (sometimes called Oldbury Castle) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury (surname)
Oldbury is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Derek Oldbury Derek Oldbury (1924 - July, 1994) (often known as DEO) was a British draughts champion from Devon. He was a rival of Marion Tinsley and, after Tinsley, "probably the second best player of all time." Oldbury was interested in Go As You Please (GA ... (1924–1994), British draughts champion * Ede Oldbury (1888–1977), New Zealand domestic servant, storekeeper, and community leader {{surname, Oldbury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury, Shropshire
Oldbury is a small village in Shropshire, England, situated approximately south of the market town of Bridgnorth. It is included in the Bridgnorth civil parish; the civil parish of Oldbury (covering 817 acres) was abolished in 1967. The village remains separated from the town however and has a distinct character. The village is linked to the town by the modern B4363 road, though the original route linking the two settlements is now cut in half by the Bridgnorth by-pass (the A458 road). However, as there is a footbridge crossing the A458 it is still possible for pedestrians and cyclists to follow the old route, which goes up Manor Farm Lane, splits to the right down the hill towards the by-pass, and continues on the Bridgnorth side down Oldbury Wells towards Hollybush Road. The Mercian Way (National Cycle Route 45) follows part of this route, from Manor Farm Lane, over the bypass and then through Oldbury Wells. Oldbury also contains an old church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury-on-Severn
Oldbury-on-Severn is a small village near the mouth of the River Severn in the South Gloucestershire district of the county of Gloucestershire in the west of England. The parish, which includes the village of Cowhill had a population at the 2011 census of 780. It is home to the nearby Oldbury nuclear power station, a Magnox power station which opened in 1967 and ceased operation on 29 February 2012. The area has been considered for nuclear 'new build' totalling some 3000MWe of capacity – either two or three PWRs. This would be more than the river flow could provide cooling for and so natural-draught cooling towers with a possible height of 200m have been postulated as necessary (- the existing station is 54m high). Village attractions include a footpath near the river, a pub known as the ''Anchor Inn'' plus the village hall and two churches. It is also the home of Thornbury Sailing Club Thornbury may refer to: Places ;Australia *Thornbury, Victoria * Thornbury railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury Nuclear Power Station
Oldbury nuclear power station is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located on the south bank of the River Severn close to the village of Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire, England. The ongoing decommissioning process is managed by Magnox Ltd, a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Oldbury is one of four nuclear power stations located close to the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel, the others being Berkeley, Hinkley Point A, and Hinkley Point B. History Opened in 1967, it had two Magnox reactors producing 424megawatts (MWe) in total – enough electricity on a typical day to serve an urban area twice the size of Bristol. Reactor 1 went critical on 18 September 1967 and first generated electricity on 9 November 1967. Reactor 2 started generating electricity in April 1968. The construction was undertaken by a consortium known as The Nuclear Power Group ('TNPG'). The reactors were supplied by TNPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury-on-the-Hill
Oldbury-on-the-Hill is a small village and former civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, ninety-three miles west of London and less than north of the village of Didmarton. History Oldbury-on-the-Hill has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and Nan Tow's Tump, a round barrow beside the A46 road, is a Bronze Age earthwork and archaeological site. The tree-grown barrow is about thirty metres in diameter and three metres high. The name refers to Nan Tow, said to have been a local witch who was buried upright in the barrow. The parishes of Oldbury-on-the-Hill and Didmarton were together surrounded on all sides by the parish of Hawkesbury and the county boundary with Wiltshire, which is taken to suggest that they were anciently part of Hawkesbury.Barrow, Julia, & Brooks, Nicholas, ''St Wulfstan and His World'' (Ashgate Publishing, 2005, )pp. 158-159online at books.google.co.uk (accessed 13 April 2008) The Domesday Book of 1086 calls the village Aldeberie. Before 1066 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury, Warwickshire
Oldbury is a hamlet and former civil parish about 2 miles from Atherstone, now in the parish of Hartshill, in the North Warwickshire district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 82. History The name "Oldbury" means 'Old fortification'. In 1866 Oldbury became a civil parish, on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Hartshill, Ansley and Mancetter Mancetter is a village and civil parish on the southeastern outskirts of Atherstone in North Warwickshire, at the crossing of Watling Street over the River Anker. The population had reduced from 2,449 to 2,339 at the 2011 census. It is situated .... References Hamlets in Warwickshire Former civil parishes in Warwickshire Borough of North Warwickshire {{Warwickshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It is the administrative centre of the borough and one of its six constituent towns. At the 2011 census, the ward of Oldbury had a population of 13,606, while the 2017 population of the wider built-up area was estimated at 25,488. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, which defines Oldbury Town as consisting of the wards of Bristnall, Langley, Oldbury, and Old Warley, gave the population as 50,641 in 2011. Etymology The place name Oldbury, comes from the Old English 'Ealdenbyrig', – signifying that Oldbury was old even in early English times over 1,000 years ago. ''Eald'' being Old English for 'old', ''Byrig'' is the plural of 'burh' in Old English – a burh being a fortification or fortified town. History Oldbury was part of the ancient parish of Halesowen, a detached part of Shropshire surrounded by Worcestershire and Staffordshire. After the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury Railway
The Oldbury Branch Railway was a short branch line which ran from Langley Green on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line to the town of Oldbury. It also served the Oldbury Division of the manufacturing company, Albright and Wilson. It was owned and operated by the Great Western Railway. Opening The Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway was incorporated on 21 July 1873 for a line from Langley Green, Dudley to Halesowen; there were also to be two branches. The company entered into a working agreement with the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1876, and on 11 August 1881 the name was altered to the Oldbury Railway. The line was opened for goods in 1884, and to passengers the following year; services were operated by the GWR under the working agreement of 1876. The Oldbury Railway was fully absorbed by the GWR following an Act of 31 July 1894. The line was built in 1885 by the Great Western Railway and was built on a short stub of line near the present day, Halesowen Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury Railway Station
Oldbury was the terminal station on the Great Western Railway's, half mile (0.8 km) long, Oldbury branch running from Langley Green railway station. Page 38. Page 177. History Oldbury was the second railway station to be opened in the town of Oldbury, in the West Midlands, England. The first railway station was Oldbury and Bromford Lane. This station is still in use and was later renamed to Sandwell and Dudley. However, Oldbury station was nearer to the town centre. Oldbury station closed on 3 March 1915. The branch line remained open to provide goods facilities to local factories; however, the northern extremity of the line was severed in the late 1960s, by the construction of the M5 Motorway The M5 is a motorway in England linking the Midlands with the South West England, South West. It runs from junction 8 of the M6 motorway, M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Brom .... References Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury United F
Oldbury may refer to: People * Oldbury (surname) Places * Oldbury, Shropshire, a village near Bridgnorth, England *Oldbury-on-Severn, a village in Gloucestershire, England **Oldbury nuclear power station, under decommissioning since 2012 *Oldbury-on-the-Hill, a village and former civil parish in Gloucestershire, England *Oldbury, Warwickshire, a hamlet in Hartshill parish, Warwickshire, England *Oldbury, West Midlands, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, England ** Oldbury Railway, a former branch line ** Oldbury railway station **Oldbury United F.C. *Oldbury, Western Australia, a district south of Perth, Australia * Oldbury Naite, a village in South Gloucestershire, England Other uses * Oldbury Court Estate, a park in Bristol *Oldbury Hillfort, an Iron Age hillfort on Cherhill Downs, Wiltshire * Oldbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort near Ightham, Kent ** Oldbury rock shelters, Palaeolithic rock shelters *Oldberry Castle Oldberry Castle (sometimes called Oldbury Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury, Western Australia
Oldbury is a district to the south of Perth, Western Australia, within the Peel region. It has no central township, and lies west of the South Western Highway, close to Byford and Mundijong. Part of the Pinjarra Plain, the district is a productive environment featuring dairy and rural engagements, although consisting of sandy soils and largely felled. The area was part of the Group Settlement Scheme, being established in 1922 as Group 35, along with the drainage scheme that contributed to the Peel Estuary environmental task and the consequent Dawesville Cut Dawesville Channel (also known as Dawesville Cut) is an artificial channel between the Peel-Harvey Estuary and the Indian Ocean at Dawesville, about south of Perth in Western Australia. It is south of the regional city of Mandurah and north o .... Oldbury is part of a major realigning process in the Perth metro area, as divisions of regional land and urban districts develop, boundaries maintained since European se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbury Naite
Oldbury Naite is a village in South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ..., England. References Villages in South Gloucestershire District {{SouthGloucestershire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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