Halesowen: Born in the Sound of Bow Bells

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Without being any kind of expert, I have used place-names to examine past landscapes for many years and perhaps, because of this, I was recently asked about the origins of the Halesowen street-name of ‘Cornbow’. My subsequent investigation ended-up encompassing the name of ‘Rumbow’, another a street within the town, and then on to Halesowen itself – and the results will be presented here… https://wyrleyblog.wordpress.com/other-places/halesowen-born-in-the-sound-of-bow-bells/