BROWNHILLS  , an

urban district in the Lichfield parliamentary division of Staffordshire, England, 6 m . W. of Lichfield, on branch lines of the London & North-Western and Midland railways, and near the Essington Canal . Pop . (1891) 11,82o; (1901) 15,252 . There are extensive coal-mines in the district, forming part of the Cannock Chase deposit . The town lies on the Roman Watling Street, and remains of earthworks are seen at Knave's Castle, on the Street, and at Castle Old Fort, 2 M . S.E . Ogley Hay, the parish of which partly covers Brownhills, is a large adjoining village; there are also Great Wyrley and Norton-under-Cannock or Norton Canes to the N.W. and N., with collieries, and at Church Bridge are brick, tile, and edge-tool works . Wyrley Grove is a picturesque mansion of the 17th century .