In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Frankley like this:
FRANKLEY, a parish in Bromsgrove district, Worcester; on the verge of the county, 3½ miles WNW of Kings-Norton r. station, and 7 NNE of Bromsgrove. Post town, Hales-Owen, under Birmingham. Acres, 1, 901. Rated property, £993. Pop., 122. Houses, 23. The property is divided among a few. Lord Lyttleton takes hence the title of Baron. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, not reported. Patron, Lord Lyttleton. The church is partly of the time of Henry III., and was recently restored.
Frankley through time
Frankley is now part of Bromsgrove district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bromsgrove has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Frankley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Frankley, in Bromsgrove and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9883
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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