Amblecote
Sign in to saveAmblecote is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England and was in the ancient Domes Day book . It lies immediately north of the historic town of Stourbridge on the southwestern edge of the West Midlands conurbation. Historically, Amblecote was in the parish of Oldswinford, but unlike the rest of the parish (which was in Worcestershire) it was in Staffordshire, and as such was administered separately. It borders Audnam, Quarry Bank and Wollaston.
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Amblecote is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England and was in the ancient Domes Day book . It lies immediately north of the historic town of Stourbridge on the southwestern edge of the West Midlands conurbation. Historically, Amblecote was in the parish of Oldswinford, but unlike the rest of the parish (which was in Worcestershire) it was in Staffordshire, and as such was administered separately. It borders Audnam, Quarry Bank and Wollaston.
==History== Emelecote is mentioned in the Domesday Book. In 1066, there were two tenants farming on behalf of their over-lord Earl Algar. In 1086, the tenant was William son of Ansculf whilst the hamlet was owned by Payne of Hoggeston. There were four villager householders, two smallholdings and 1 slave family. There were two ploughlands farmed by two men's plough teams, and four acres of meadows. The value of Amblecote remained at 10 shillings.
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