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WS1 1LY - Walsall
Walsall ( , or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the borough of the same name in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Lichfield.
Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands County in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge." [1]
Situated in local authority St Matthew's, Walsall is classed as urban with major conurbation. Nearest towns are Walsall (1 miles away), Willenhall (2 miles away), Wednesbury (2 miles away), with the capital city, London being 111 miles away.
West Midlands
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county found in central England that was formed in 1974 from parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire and is made up of seven metropolitan boroughs: Walsall, Solihull, Sandwell, Dudley, the City of Wolverhampton, the City of Coventry and the City of Birmingham.
These cities offer plenty of excitement and the area has long had a reputation for industrial heritage, fantastic museums, new and exciting art galleries and a vibrant and entertaining nightlife.
In Dudley for example, there are attractions such as the Dudley Zoo or the Black Country Living Museum, and there is the Dudley Canal and Tunnel as well as the ruins of Dudley Castle and numerous beautiful churches (such as the Church of St. Edmund or the Church of St. James the Great).
There are beautiful churches to be found in Wolverhampton too, from St. Peter's Collegiate Church and St. Peter's Gardens to the Church of St. John.
Also worth a look are Wightwick Manor and Moseley Old Hall. However, the highlight of the West Midlands must surely be the city of Birmingham, a city that has cast off its reputation as an industrial, grim city and swapped manufacturing for culture, the arts and entertaining. This is a city of exquisite dining (particularly the curry) and fantastic nightlife, endless shopping and constant entertainment.
From the impressive National Exhibition Centre to the football at Villa Park, or from watching the cricket at Edgbaston, home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, to shopping in the stunning Bull Ring Shopping Centre and the space-age Selfridges Store, (designed using a weird 'skin' of 15,000 spun aluminium discs), one thing Birmingham knows how to do is entertain.
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Where is it?
LocationWalsall
Ward
St Matthew's
Local Authority
Walsall
Council
Constituency
County
West Midlands
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Classification
Urban with Major Conurbation
Area Type
Metropolitan District
ONS GSS ID
E00168256
LSOADZ_NAME
Walsall 030C
Government ID
Walsall 030
Coordinates
52.584, -1.983
Phone Code
(01922) xxxxxx
Nearby Towns
Walsall | 1.1 mi |
Willenhall | 2.2 mi |
Wednesbury | 2.3 mi |
Bilston | 4.4 mi |
Birmingham | 8.7 mi |
Coventry | 23.7 mi |
Derby | 31.5 mi |
Cardiff | 92.4 mi |
London | 111.5 mi |
Edinburgh | 237.1 mi |
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