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"The Black Country Society believes the original Black Country to be that area of South Staffordshire and North Worcestershire (excluding Birmingham) which was on the famous 30 foot seam of coal. By 1860, within 5 miles of Dudley there were 441 pits, 181 blast furnaces, 118 iron works, 79 rolling mills and 1,500 puddling furnaces, all pouring out smoke. This led to the region being described as 'black by day and red by night'. From the early 1700's...
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The directories for 1889 on include the suburban areas of Altrincham, Bowdon, Dunham Massey, Satley, Denton, Droyledden, Eccles, Levenshulme, Heaton Mersey, Prestwich, Sale (Cheshire), Brooklands, Stretford, Swinton, Pendlebury, Worsley, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, and Withinston.
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Phillimore's parish register volume Vols. 39, 46, 62
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Also spelled Bourton-upon-Dunsmoor.
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