Stourbridge News Today, Stourbridge is world renowned for its glass industry, and the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run in the USA, at Honesdale. Find live music, theatre, car boot sales and more. Plenty of grassed areas for games, picnicing etc. Map multiple locations, get transit/walking/driving directions, view live traffic conditions, plan trips, view satellite, aerial and 3d imagery. Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around 11 miles (18 kilometres) west of Birmingham, at the southwestern edge of the Black Country conurbation. Stourbridge is to the west of this region, bordering on glorious countryside to the south and west. Mary Stevens Park. The Stourbridge Canal is a canal in the West Midlands of England. It links the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (at Stourton Junction, affording access to traffic from the River Severn) with the Dudley Canal, and hence, via the Birmingham Canal Navigations, to Birmingham and the Black Country. Jun 11, 2026 · Situated on the edge of the area known as the "Black Country" and less than fifteen miles from Birmingham, Stourbridge has lovely countryside nearby, with villages such as Kinver, Churchill, Belbroughton and Clent just a few minutes drive away. 277n, xe, m3rqox, r9n, p6vrihl, kl35q, fjg9j, d71w, d9msb1, h1e,