a very large town of Warwickshire in England, situated in W. Long. 1. 35. N. Lat. 52. 30. It is no corporation, being only governed by two constables and two bailiffs; and it is therefore free for any person to come and settle there; which has contributed greatly not only to the increase of the buildings, but also of the trade, which is the most flourishing of any in England for all sorts of iron work, besides many other curious manufactures. The town stands on the side of a hill, nearly in the form of a half-moon. The lower part is filled with the workshops and warehouses of the manufacturers, and consists chiefly of old buildings. The upper part of the town BIRMINGHAM contains a number of new and regular streets, and a handsome square elegantly built. It has several handsome churches. A theatre was built here in 1792, which cost £4,000. There is a large and well conducted school on Lancaster's principle, and another on Dr Bell's. There is a charity work-house, a general hospital built in 1766, and a dispensary built in 1808. Including the parishes of Aston and Edgebaston, Birmingham contained 85,753 inhabitants in 1811.