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Sandwell is a metropolitan borough
Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough is a type of districts of England in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted royal charters to give them borough status in...
 in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is made up of the towns of Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands

Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell....
, Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form which is regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to understand....
, Smethwick
Smethwick

Smethwick is a town in the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the Historic counties of England of Staffordshire....
, Tipton
Tipton

Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands , England, with a population of around 47,000.Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton....
, Wednesbury
Wednesbury

Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands , near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands....
, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell metropolitan borough, England. The name is usually pronounced "Crayd-ley", not "Crad-ley"; in the West Midlands English it may even sound like "Craig-ley Aith"....
, Tividale
Tividale

Tividale is a village in Sandwell, West Midlands .It was in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there, was created in 1878 as an extension of the town of Tipton in the county of Staffordshire, England....
 and West Bromwich
West Bromwich

West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands , England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 road London-to-Birkenhead road....
.

Sandwell borders the City of Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
 to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
Metropolitan Borough of Dudley

The Metropolitan borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It was created in 1974, and is made up of the towns of Dudley , Stourbridge, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Amblecote, Sedgley and Coseley....
 to the south and west, the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. It is named after Walsall, its administrative headquarters....
 to the north, and the City of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of List of English cities by population, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England....
 to the north-west.

History of the Borough
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
s of Warley
County Borough of Warley

Warley was, from 1966 to 1974, a county borough and civil parish formed by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury, West Midlands and Rowley Regis, by recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England ....
 (associated with Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
) and West Bromwich
West Bromwich

West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands , England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 road London-to-Birkenhead road....
 (associated with Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
).






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Sandwell is a metropolitan borough
Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough is a type of districts of England in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted royal charters to give them borough status in...
 in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It is made up of the towns of Oldbury
Oldbury, West Midlands

Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell....
, Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form which is regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to understand....
, Smethwick
Smethwick

Smethwick is a town in the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the Historic counties of England of Staffordshire....
, Tipton
Tipton

Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands , England, with a population of around 47,000.Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton....
, Wednesbury
Wednesbury

Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands , near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands....
, Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell metropolitan borough, England. The name is usually pronounced "Crayd-ley", not "Crad-ley"; in the West Midlands English it may even sound like "Craig-ley Aith"....
, Tividale
Tividale

Tividale is a village in Sandwell, West Midlands .It was in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there, was created in 1878 as an extension of the town of Tipton in the county of Staffordshire, England....
 and West Bromwich
West Bromwich

West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands , England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 road London-to-Birkenhead road....
.

Sandwell borders the City of Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
 to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
Metropolitan Borough of Dudley

The Metropolitan borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It was created in 1974, and is made up of the towns of Dudley , Stourbridge, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Amblecote, Sedgley and Coseley....
 to the south and west, the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. It is named after Walsall, its administrative headquarters....
 to the north, and the City of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of List of English cities by population, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England....
 to the north-west.

History of the Borough


Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
s of Warley
County Borough of Warley

Warley was, from 1966 to 1974, a county borough and civil parish formed by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury, West Midlands and Rowley Regis, by recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England ....
 (associated with Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
) and West Bromwich
West Bromwich

West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands , England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 road London-to-Birkenhead road....
 (associated with Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
). Warley itself was a recent creation, having been formed in 1966 by a merger of the Staffordshire county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
 of Smethwick
Smethwick

Smethwick is a town in the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the Historic counties of England of Staffordshire....
 with the Staffordshire borough of Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form which is regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to understand....
 and the Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
 town of Oldbury (itself part of an exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
 of Shropshire
Shropshire

Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....
 until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844

The Counties Act 1844 , which came to effect in 20 October 1844, was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which eliminated many outliers or exclaves of county in England and Wales for civil purposes....
). West Bromwich had also been expanded in 1966 to include the boroughs of Tipton
Tipton

Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands , England, with a population of around 47,000.Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton....
 and Wednesbury
Wednesbury

Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands , near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands....
.

In 1986 the West Midlands County Council
West Midlands County Council

The West Midlands County Council was, from 1974 to 1986, the upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands , a metropolitan county in England....
 was abolished and Sandwell effectively became a unitary authority
Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government....
. Sandwell is divided into 24 Wards and is represented by 72 ward councillor
Councillor

A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council. Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman....
s.

West Bromwich is the largest town in Sandwell, however the council headquarters are based in Oldbury.

The borough was named after Sandwell Priory, the ruins of which are in Sandwell Valley
Sandwell Valley

Sandwell Valley is an area of Green belt in the West Midlands of England, on the border of Birmingham and West Bromwich, with Walsall at its northern end....
. The local council has considered changing its name in the past, as many people outside of the West Midlands are confused as to where it is located, and in June 2002 a survey of borough residents was carried out. Sixty-five percent of those surveyed favoured retaining the name Sandwell.

Sandwell College
Sandwell College

Sandwell College is a college of further and higher education located in Sandwell, a municipal area of the West Midlands in England.It was formed in September 1986 on a merger between West Bromwich College and Warley College, and its title reflected the name of the local borough which had been formed 12 years earlier - itself a merger of t...
, which has a campus in West Bromwich, Oldbury and Smethwick, was opened in September 1986 following the merger of Warley College
Warley College

Warley College was a college of further education and higher education which served the vicinity of Oldbury, West Midlands in the West Midlands of England....
 and West Bromwich College.

Localities

Localities in the borough include:
  • Albion Estate
  • Bearwood, Blackheath
    Blackheath, West Midlands

    Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands , England....
    , Brandhall
    Brandhall

    Brandhall is a suburb of Halesowen, West Midlands in the south-west of Sandwell near the borders with Birmingham and Halesowen in the West Midlands ....
  • Cape Hill, Cradley Heath
    Cradley Heath

    Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell metropolitan borough, England. The name is usually pronounced "Crayd-ley", not "Crad-ley"; in the West Midlands English it may even sound like "Craig-ley Aith"....
  • Dudley Port
  • Charlemont and Grove Vale
    Charlemont and Grove Vale

    Charlemont and Grove Vale is a political ward in the Sandwell, in the English Midlands constituency of West Bromwich East .The ward is made up of several neighbourhoods including, Charlemont Farm, Bustlehome Mill, Church Vale, and the leafier neighbourhoods of Charlemont, Bird End, Wigmore and Grove Vale....
    , Guns Village
  • Hamstead
    Hamstead, West Midlands

    Hamstead is an area of Birmingham and Sandwell, England, between Handsworth Wood and Great Barr, and adjacent to the Sandwell Valley area of West Bromwich....
    , Hill Top
    Hill Top

    Hill Top can refer to:* Hill Top, Stanley, County Durham, England* Hill Top, Teesdale, County Durham, England* Hill Top, Cumbria, England * Hill Top, New South Wales, Australia...
    , Horseley Heath
    Horseley Heath

    Horseley Heath is a residential area of Tipton, in the West Midlands conurbation of England. It is situated around the main A461 road which links the major townships of Dudley and Walsall, and stands on the banks of the River Tame, West Midlands....
  • Great Barr
    Great Barr

    Great Barr is a large and loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich and Walsall, West Midlands , England....
     - although some areas are part of Birmingham
    Birmingham

    Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
     and Walsall
    Walsall

    Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historic counties of England a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation, and is sometimes described as part of the Black Country....
    .
  • Langley Green, Londonderry
  • Oakham
    Oakham, West Midlands

    Oakham is a village in Sandwell, England....
    , Ocker Hill
    Ocker Hill

    Ocker Hill is a residential area of Tipton in the West Midlands conurbation of England.It is situated in the northern part of the town, on the main A461 road between Dudley and Wednesbury....
    , Oldbury
    Oldbury, West Midlands

    Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell....
    , Old Hill
    Old Hill

    Old Hill is a locality in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in West Midlands , England. It is a district of Cradley Heath....
  • Princes End
    Princes End

    Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands , England, near the border with Coseley, which was heavily developed during the 19th century with the construction of factories....
  • Rood End, Rowley Regis
    Rowley Regis

    Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form which is regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to understand....
  • Sandwell, Smethwick
    Smethwick

    Smethwick is a town in the Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the Historic counties of England of Staffordshire....
    , Summer Hill
  • The Woods, Tipton
    Tipton

    Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands , England, with a population of around 47,000.Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton....
    , Tividale
    Tividale

    Tividale is a village in Sandwell, West Midlands .It was in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there, was created in 1878 as an extension of the town of Tipton in the county of Staffordshire, England....
  • Uplands
  • Warley
    Warley, West Midlands

    Warley is a place in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom.A civil parish of Warley was created in 1884 by the merger of the Warley Salop parish with parts of the parishes of Warley Wigorn, Ridgacre and Oldbury, West Midlands....
    , Wednesbury
    Wednesbury

    Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands , near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands....
    , West Bromwich
    West Bromwich

    West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands , England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 road London-to-Birkenhead road....
  • Yew Tree
    Yew Tree, West Bromwich

    Yew Tree housing estate is in the extreme north of West Bromwich, England, near the town's border with Walsall. It was developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by West Bromwich County Borough Council for municipal housing which included some of the borough's first multi storey flats most of which have been demolished and replaced by ho...


Other places

  • Sandwell Priory
  • Sandwell Valley
    Sandwell Valley

    Sandwell Valley is an area of Green belt in the West Midlands of England, on the border of Birmingham and West Bromwich, with Walsall at its northern end....
  • Sandwell Valley Country Park
    Sandwell Valley Country Park

    Sandwell Valley Country Park is a country park, run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, in Sandwell Valley, on the River Tame, West Midlands in the middle of the urban conurbation between Birmingham and West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England....
  • RSPB Sandwell Valley
    RSPB Sandwell Valley

    Sandwell Valley RSPB reserve is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB, in Sandwell Valley, to the north of West Bromwich, in the Sandwell borough of West Midlands in England....
  • Sheepwash Urban Park
    Sheepwash Urban Park

    Sheepwash Urban Park is a Local Nature Reserve , situated in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands conurbation of the United Kingdom....
  • West Bromwich Albion
  • Sandwell General Hospital
    Sandwell General Hospital

    Sandwell General Hospital is a busy acute teaching hospital of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in West Bromwich, England and provides an extensive range of general and specialist hospital services....
  • Black Patch Park
    Black Patch Park

    Black Patch Park is a park in Smethwick, England. It is bounded by Foundry Lane, Woodburn Road, Perrott Street and Kitchener Street, at .The park, covering over , was formerly part of a sparsely populated landscape of commons and woodland , dotted with farms and cottages which has been transformed from heath to farmland then to a carefully...


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