Wednesbury: Black Country Town in Sandwell With a Saxon Name and a Tube Pottery Heritage
Wednesbury is a town in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, about eight miles northwest of Birmingham city centre. The population is approximately 36,000. The town's name derives from Woden's burgh, a fortification dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon god Woden, and the hilltop site of St Bartholomew's Church is thought to be the location of the original settlement. Wednesbury was a centre for coal mining and ironworking from the medieval period, and by the 18th and 19th centuries it was at the heart of the Black Country's industrial output. The town became known for the production of steel tubes; the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company manufactured railway components, and the Old Park Works produced tubes and steel sections. The phrase "Wednesbury unreasonableness" is used in English administrative law, originating from a 1948 court case involving the Borough of Wednesbury.
Wednesbury lies between West Bromwich to the southeast, Walsall to the north, and Tipton to the southwest. The town is served by the West Midlands Metro tramway, with a stop at Wednesbury Parkway connecting to Birmingham city centre in about 30 minutes. The A41 runs through the town on the route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Junction 9 of the M6 is about two miles to the north. Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery on Holyhead Road houses a collection of Ruskin pottery and paintings. The town centre around Union Street and the Market Place has a street market. For those considering adult companionship in the Sandwell and Black Country area, Wednesbury's tram connection to Birmingham and proximity to the M6 provide access across the West Midlands.
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Wednesbury is a town in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, about eight miles northwest of Birmingham city centre. The population is approximately 36,000. The town's name derives from Woden's burgh, a fortification dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon god Woden, and the hilltop site of St Bartholomew's Church is thought to be the location of the original settlement. Wednesbury was a centre for coal mining and ironworking from the medieval period, and by the 18th and 19th centuries it was at the heart of the Black Country's industrial output. The town became known for the production of steel tubes; the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company manufactured railway components, and the Old Park Works produced tubes and steel sections. The phrase "Wednesbury unreasonableness" is used in English administrative law, originating from a 1948 court case involving the Borough of Wednesbury.
Wednesbury lies between West Bromwich to the southeast, Walsall to the north, and Tipton to the southwest. The town is served by the West Midlands Metro tramway, with a stop at Wednesbury Parkway connecting to Birmingham city centre in about 30 minutes. The A41 runs through the town on the route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Junction 9 of the M6 is about two miles to the north. Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery on Holyhead Road houses a collection of Ruskin pottery and paintings. The town centre around Union Street and the Market Place has a street market. For those considering adult companionship in the Sandwell and Black Country area, Wednesbury's tram connection to Birmingham and proximity to the M6 provide access across the West Midlands.
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