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unusual facts about Edgbaston Hall


Edgbaston Hall

Early in the Civil War, Edgbaston Hall, along with Hawkesley House, now the site of a council housing estate in Longbridge, was a stronghold of Colonel John Fox, the so-called "Jovial Tinker".



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Edgbaston Golf Club

Before the club moved there, the clubhouse Edgbaston Hall was rented out and one of the notable residents was Dr William Withering.

William Withering

He was buried on 10 October 1799 in Edgbaston Old Church next to Edgbaston Hall, Edgbaston, Birmingham, although the exact site of his grave is unknown.