Oldbury

A range of lofty chalk-hills extend thence for several miles to the east, on the southern face of which is the White-Horse of Cherril, and above it is another encampment, called Oldbury-castle.

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Samuel James Arnold 1813

On the top of a hill, near the Severn, is a large round camp, called Oldbury, where leverai antiquities have been dug up.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

Dalvinder Batra, of Oldbury, West Midlands, told the Birmingham Mail: It is absolutely disgusting.

Passengers forced to fork out £20,000 to fly home 2011

• Meanwhile, last week's Guardian revelation that Horizon Nuclear is thinking of pulling out of its bid to build atomic power stations at Wylfa and Oldbury is a bit embarrassing for both Tory energy minister Charles Hendry and his Labour predecessor John Hutton.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011

Other gems include the decontamination chamber at Greenham Common (Thatcham) and Europe's largest Hindu temple (Oldbury).

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The Oldbury station has two nuclear reactors and was the seventh to be operated by the board.

From the archive, 11 February 1977: Monopoly on publicity pile 2012

But German utility group RWE is also known to be reconsidering its commitment to the Horizon joint venture, which is looking at plans to build new stations at Wylfa in Wales and Oldbury in Gloucestershire.

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The winner of the Oldbury championship, which should see merchant bankers rubbing shoulders with bricklayers and schoolboys, will represent Britain at the World Monopoly championships to be held in a Monaco casino in October.

From the archive, 11 February 1977: Monopoly on publicity pile 2012

For example, Oldbury and Hinkley Point should be shown on the England not the Wales side of the Bristol Channel, and Sizewell and Bradwell are on the coast, not inland.

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Given the concern about nuclear safety in the US and Britain, a game of Monopoly on top of burning uranium is a publicity godsend for the CEGB, which stresses that the cost of the exercise will fall on Waddington's and not on the shoulders of the electricity consumerThe CEGB is proud of Oldbury and calls it one of the electricity industry's work horses.

From the archive, 11 February 1977: Monopoly on publicity pile 2012