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Old Oscott is a former hamlet (Oscott) that is now an urban area in the Great Barr area of Staffordshire. The hamlet, first recorded in the 13th century, lay in the Perry Barr division of the ancient parish of Handsworth. Following the Act of Toleration of 1689, a Roman Catholic mission was set up on the slopes of Oscott Hill. The manor house was rebuilt as St Mary's Institute (extant) which from 1794 became a school for both the training of priests and the education of lay pupils. The school moved to to a new site in 1838, the new site becoming known as New Oscott and original hamlet as Old Oscott. The area around the hamlet was developed for housing in the 1930s and is now usually considered to be part of the larger Great Barr suburban area. Old Oscott is within the council area of Birmingahm.

Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 52.548724,-1.895114
Grid Reference: SP072945
Police Area: West Midlands
Council Area: Birmingham
Country: England

GBPNID: 33869
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Old_Oscott,_Staffordshire_33869

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