a market-town of England, Worcestershire, on the left bank of the Stour, 23 miles N. by E. of Worcester, and 122 N.W. by W. of London. It is pleasantly situated on the slope of a hill; and as it consists, for the most part, of well-built houses, and is somewhat irregularly laid out, it has a picturesque appearance. The river, which here divides Worcestershire from Staffordshire, is crossed by a stone-bridge, from which the town derives its name. Stourbridge contains a large market-house, of modern erection, a neat brick parish church, and several dissenting places of worship. The Free Grammar School, founded here by Edward VI. in 1551, contained 44 scholars in 1854. This is one of the schools to which Dr Johnson was sent in his youth. Stourbridge has also an endowed national school and an infant school, a theatre, and an extensive public library. Races are held here annually. The clay of this town is much esteemed for its excellence in resisting the action of fire; it is made into crucibles, glass-house pots, and fire-bricks, and is exported in large quantities. Glass, earthenware, and hardware, are the principal manufactures of the town. A considerable trade is carried on, and is facilitated by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which has a branch to Stourbridge, and by the railways which connect this town with all the other parts of the kingdom. Pop. 7847.