488. A Rambling Conversation with Mum (Part 1) + Vocabulary
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
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What Is the Black Country?
The Black Country is a region of the West Midlands in England, just west of Birmingham. It's commonly refers to all or part of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsell and Wolverhampton. In the mid-19th century, there were many ironworking foundries and forges that produced a lot of black smoke. And also because of the coal mines that produced the black rock dust from under the ground.
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