West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham.
Walsall 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.
Aldridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It is historically, a village that was part of Staffordshire until 1974. The town is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Brownhills, 5 miles (8 km) from Walsall, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Sutton Coldfield and 7 miles (11 km) from Lichfield. The town is also the second-largest town in the Walsall Borough.
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Pelsall and Willenhall.
Streetly is an area in the county of West Midlands, England which lies around 7 miles (11 km) to the north of Birmingham City Centre. It is uniquely located within the borders of Birmingham, Lichfield and Walsall district authorities, and is part of the West Midlands conurbation. It is adjacent to, New Oscott, Great Barr, Four Oaks, Little Aston and Aldridge.
Aldridge-Brownhills is a constituency in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented since 2015 by Wendy Morton, a Conservative.
Pelsall is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. Forming part of the borough's border with Staffordshire, Pelsall is located 4 miles north of Walsall, midway between the towns of Bloxwich and Brownhills and 4 miles northwest of Aldridge. The southern edge of Cannock Chase is 6 miles to the north. Pelsall is also 8 miles southwest of Lichfield and 8 miles northeast of Wolverhampton.
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, which styles itself "Walsall Council", is the local authority for the metropolitan district of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.
Rushall is a historic village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It is centred on the main road between Walsall and Lichfield. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book but has mostly developed since the 1920s. Rushall was historically a part of the county of Staffordshire before it was incorporated with much of the old Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District into the modern-day Walsall district.
Shelfield is a historic village in the borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It is conjoined by the nearby suburbs of Walsall Wood and Rushall. The name Shelfield derives from the Anglo Saxon Skelfeld for sloping ground or field.
Swan Pool & The Swag is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands in western-central England. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.
High Heath is an area of Shelfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It is located to the northeast of Walsall and west of Aldridge. It is immediately adjoined to the villages of Pelsall and Shelfield. The area is mostly compromised of residential estates and home to a small shopping precedent on Spring Lane. As well as two churches on Mill Road and Green Lane. Also nearby is a former Primitive Methodist Church on Coronation Road/Broad Way, this is now a private residence.
Walsall Council, formally Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. The town of Walsall had been a borough from medieval times, which was reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.
The Walsall Silver Thread Tapestries is a set of eleven artworks in tapestries, designed by the artist Hunt Emerson in conjunction with the various communities of Walsall, England and hand-stitched by local people there in 2016. They depict the people, places, history and wildlife of the towns and districts that, since 1974, have formed the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall.
Chaserider is the brand name for bus services operated around Cannock and Staffordshire by D&G Bus, a local bus operator owned by Centrebus who are based in Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Daw End is a suburb of Rushall in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It is located to the northeast of Walsall town centre and southwest of the town of Aldridge. It is immediately adjoined to the villages of Rushall and Shelfield and the suburb of Pool Green. The area also had a methodist church on Daw End Lane, this has since closed and is due to be repurposed for secular use as a nursery. The area is also home to Rushall Olympic F.C. who play on a field off Dales Lane.
Leighswood is an suburb and housing estate of Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It is located to the northeast of Walsall and north of Aldridge. It is adjoined to the suburbs of Stubber's Green and Walsall Wood. It is mostly a mix of residential, industrial and commercial estates. It is also home to the Aldridge Transport Museum. The area was originally built for workers at the former Leighswood Colliery.
Vigo is an area of Walsall Wood in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county of England. It is located to the northeast of both Aldridge and Walsall. It is located between Aldridge and Walsall Wood. It is also bordered by the Daw End Branch Canal, separating it from the nearby villages of Shelfield and Pelsall. It is mostly made up of housing estates.
