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Esq., are to our left, near the 93rd post that the white house to the right is the residence of Mr. Rawlins, of Birmingham,—the red brick building a little further on is Lea Hall, occupied by Wm. Spencer, Esq., and that a little more to the westward is, the extensive manufactory of the late Messrs. Boulton and Watt, and the magnificent mansion and grounds of the late Matthew Boulton, Esq. We must now direct attention to

From this station Handsworth is one mile to the westward.

HANDSWORTH is a parish in the south division of the hundred of Offlow, county of Stafford, 2 miles from Birmingham, and pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Tame. Pop., with Soho, 4,944; An. As. Val. £16,874. The principal trade of the parish is in Birmingham wares, steam engines, and other iron-work. Here is the extensive manufactory of the late Messrs. Bolton and Watt, which is perhaps one of the handsomest buildings of the kind in England. The church, dedicated to St. Mary the