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West Bromwich (/ ˈ b r ɒ m ɪ tʃ / ⓘ BROM-itch), commonly known as West Brom, is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire , it is 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Birmingham .
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.
The metropolitan district of Sandwell and its council were created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the combined area of the former county boroughs of Warley and West Bromwich, which were both abolished at the same time. [3]
Swan Village is an area of West Bromwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands County of England. It is now divided by the Black Country New Road and was the site of the Swan Village Gas Works. [1] Nearby was the junction of the Ridgacre Branch with the Wednesbury Old Canal, both now disused.
Sandwell Hall was a mansion house in the county of West Midlands (originally in Staffordshire), England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of West Bromwich. The site is within Sandwell Valley Country Park. It was built in 1711 for William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, and demolished in 1928.
The founder of Sandwell Priory was William, son of Guy de Offeni. Guy is known to have held West Bromwich around 1140 [1] and was still alive in 1155. [2] William was in charge by 1166 and was succeeded by his son, Richard, by 1212, although he may have survived a little longer.
This is a list of areas in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.. Balls Hill; Bearwood; Black Lake; Black Patch; Bloomfield; Brades Village; Brandhall; Brickhouse Farm
Hill Top High School was a secondary school located in West Bromwich, West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire), England. It opened in 1911 as Hill Top Council School, incorporating infant, junior and secondary departments, on the corner of Hill Top and Coles Lane. The buildings were enlarged in 1914 to take in extra pupils.