Sandwell

Also known as Sandwell (unparished area), Sandwell Metropolitan Borough

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council defines the borough as the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. Rowley Regis includes the towns of Blackheath and Cradley Heath.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Borough of Sandwell
Settlement.settlement_type: Metropolitan borough
Settlement.image_skyline: Street market in West Bromwich - geograph.org.uk - 3046127.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: West Bromwich, the largest town in Sandwell
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Settlement.motto: Unity and Progress
Settlement.image_map: Sandwell UK locator map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Sandwell shown within the West Midlands and England
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_name: United Kingdom
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: England
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: West Midlands
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metropolitan county
Settlement.subdivision_name3: West Midlands
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Historic County
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Staffordshire and Worcestershire

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sandwell
Population: 344210
Area: 85.5589
Official website: www.sandwell.gov.uk
Image: Warley - Sandwell Council House.jpg

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Commons category: Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell
inception: 1974-04-01

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Sandwell's Strategic Town Centre is designated as West Bromwich, the largest town in the borough, while Sandwell Council House (the headquarters of the local authority) is situated in Oldbury. In 2019 Sandwell was ranked 12th most deprived of England's 317 boroughs.