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Also known as Walsall, England, Walsall, West Midlands

Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, part of The Black Country in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and south-west of Lichfield.

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Walsall is a market town in the West Midlands region of England that serves as the administrative center for the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, part of an industrial area known as The Black Country. Located between Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Lichfield, it was historically part of Staffordshire before becoming part of the modern West Midlands.

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UK place.population
70,778
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census BUA Profile)
UK place.official_name
Walsall
UK place.parts_type
Areas of the town
UK place.p1
Alumwell
UK place.p2
Beechdale
UK place.p3
Bescot
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Birchills
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Caldmore
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Chuckery
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New Mills
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Paddock
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Pleck
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Rushall
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The Delves
UK place.os_grid_reference
SP0198
UK place.post_town
WALSALL
UK place.postcode_area
WS

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Wikidata facts

Population
67594
Official website
cms.walsall.gov.uk
Image
Walsall in 2007.jpg
Dialing code
01922
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Commons category
Walsall
OS grid reference
SP0198
postal code
WS1
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34 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early settlement
  • Industrial Revolution
  • First World War
  • 20th century developments
  • 21st century
  • Redevelopment and local government reorganisation
  • Geography
  • Suburbs and areas
  • Climate
  • Demography
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Transport
  • Buses
  • Roads
  • Railway
  • Trams
  • Air
  • Culture
  • Arboretum and illuminations
  • Art gallery
  • Museums
  • Public art
  • Literature
  • Media
  • Commerce
  • Recent changes
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns
  • References
  • External links

Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, part of The Black Country in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and south-west of Lichfield.

Walsall 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.

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