History
Much of the Industrial revolution in the United Kingdom began in Birmingham and the Black Country area of West Midlands. The Iron Bridge was first built in Shropshire at Coalbrookdale. Much of the UK's car industry would be centred in Coventry and Birmingham. Most of this has now gone.
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