The term ‘Black Country’ in the historical record

Posted on 1 July 2011 | Leave a comment

Was an ‘orthodox, conservative and belligerent’ cleric the first person to commit the term ‘Black Country’ into print? Read Chris Upton’s account of it’s historical origins.

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