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Soho is an urban area that lies in the east of Smethwick and the west of Handsworth in Staffordshire. Formerly a rural area, it became a major site in the Industrial Revolution. Matthew Boulton established the Soho Manufactory, pioneering mass production on the assembly line principle, in 1766. Boulton's mansion, Soho House, is a now museum. Boulton and James Watt founded Soho Foundry in Smethwick in 1796 to manufacture steam engines. Soho continued to develop with housing and factories during the 19th and 20th centuries. The area is within the council areas of Birmingham and Sandwell.
Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 52.50052,-1.922687
Grid Reference: SP 0534 8918
Council Area: Birmingham CA
Strategic Authority Area: West Midlands SA
Police Area: West Midlands PA
GBPN ID: 40953
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Soho,_Staffordshire_40953
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Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 52.50052,-1.922687
Grid Reference: SP 0534 8918
Council Area: Birmingham CA
Strategic Authority Area: West Midlands SA
Police Area: West Midlands PA
GBPN ID: 40953
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Soho,_Staffordshire_40953
Peruse Staffordshire on Wikishire