Bishop Asbury Cottage is the boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop, in West Bromwich, England. Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was born at Handsworth, near Birmingham, England of Methodist parents. ... The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is a town in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Now a museum, the eighteenth century cottage is furnished in period style, with memorabilia and information relating to Asbury's life both in England and in the United States. It also has displays about the rise of Methodism in the surrounding Black Country, and John Wesley's life and times, and visits to the local area. The Black Country is a loosely-defined area of conurbation to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton in the English West Midlands, around the South Staffordshire coalfield. ... John Wesley (June 17, 1703–March 2, 1791) was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. ...

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• Bishop Francis Asbury in EnglandCharlemont and Grove Vale