a town of England, county of Worcester, on a hill near the borders of Warwickshire, 12 miles S.S.W. of Birmingham. It is a well-built, straggling place, containing places of worship belonging to the Established Church, the Methodists, Independents, and Roman Catholics; national schools, a literary and scientific institution, &c. Needles, fish-hooks, and similar articles are made in large quantities. There are, too, breweries, malt-houses, and brick-kilns. Pop. 4802.