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Oldbury in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Oldbury is now 01:01 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tamworth, Stockingford, Sheffield, Oxford, and Oldbury. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tamworth . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Oldbury ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Atherstone, Warwickshire
A short tourism video about Atherstone in Warwickshire. Atherstone lies on the old Roman Road, Watling Street, and was once a felt hat producing town. Now a bustling small market town it has plenty of ..
Narrow Boat Trust Summer Coal Run 2010
A bit of friendly banter as Nuneaton and Brighton head southward on the Coventry Canal heading for the Thames on their summer coal run. They are passing 7 boats which have just taken over 120 ton of g ..
Minecraft: Mars Mission Part 2: ZOOOOOOM
Map: www.minecraftforum.net "Olly & Andy travel to Mars to help make the planet livable for the people of the now overpopulated earth......will they succeed?" FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com E-MAIL: DeNomH ..
Hail storm, M6, Corley Services, Coventry
Just as I pulled in to the service area I was hit by a wall of hail. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hartshill
Hartshill is a village in the borough of North Warwickshire, England. Hartshill is three miles from Nuneaton town centre but is still regarded as a suburb of the town despite being in the North Warwickshire borough. In the 2001 census, the civil parish of Hartshill had a population of 3,611. Hartshill is notable because of the writer Michael Drayton who knew William Shakespeare. Drayton was born at Chapel Cottage in Hartshill Green in 1563. A school in Hartshill bears his name.
Located at 52.54 -1.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Manduessedum
Manduessedum was a Roman fort and later a civilian small town in the Roman Province of Britannia. Today it is known as Mancetter, located in the English county of Warwickshire. The fort was founded in around c AD 50-AD 60 on the Watling Street Roman road. The final battle between the rebel queen of the Britons Boudica at the Battle of Watling Street may have taken place near Manduessedum. The British forces were defeated by the Roman general Suetonius Paullinus.
Located at 52.57 -1.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Atherstone Rural District
Atherstone was a rural district in the administrative county of Warwickshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was named after its main town and administrative headquarters of Atherstone. Over the years the district gained territory on the abolition of neighbouring rural districts. In 1932 it gained part of Nuneaton Rural District and in 1965 it gained most of Tamworth Rural District.
Located at 52.57 -1.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Witherley
Witherley is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It is in the far south-west of Leicestershire. The Warwickshire/Leicestershire border runs along the parish boundary, along the River Anker to the west and the A5 to the south, with Witherley village close by the town of Atherstone and the village of Mancetter. One of its notable features is the church of St Peter, noted for its very tall steeple, "52 yards ”.
Located at 52.57 -1.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. The main town in the district is Atherstone where the council is based. Other significant places include Coleshill, Polesworth and Kingsbury. The North Warwickshire district was created on 1 April 1974 by a merger of the Atherstone Rural District and parts of the Meriden Rural District (the rest of which was merged into the West Midlands county).
Located at 52.58 -1.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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