| Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial County: | West Midlands |
| Historic county: | Staffordshire, Worcestershire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 258th 85. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available 58 km² |
| Admin. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Oldbury |
| ONS code: | 00CS |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est. 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 The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density |
Ranked 21st 287,600 3361 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 77. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 8% White 14. 8% S. Asian 4. 2% Black British, 2. 4% Mixed Race[1] |
| Politics | |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.smbc.sandwell.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Adrian Bailey, Sylvia Heal, John Spellar, Tom Watson |
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Adrian Edward Bailey (born 11 December 1949 is a British politician and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for West Bromwich Sylvia Lloyd Heal MP (born 20 July 1942) is a British Politician. John Francis Spellar (born 5 August 1947, Bromley) is a politician in the United Kingdom. Thomas Anthony Watson (born 8 January 1967) is a politician in the United Kingdom. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is made up of the Black Country towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton 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 is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47000 Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England
Sandwell borders the City of Birmingham to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley to the south and west, the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall to the north, and the City of Wolverhampton to the north-west. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Localities Localities within the borough include Amblecote Brierley Hill Bromley Coseley Localities Aldridge, Alumwell Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich
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History of the Borough
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the county boroughs of Warley (associated with Worcestershire) and West Bromwich (associated with Staffordshire). Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City 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 non-county Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Warley itself was a recent creation, having been formed in 1966 by a merger of the Staffordshire county borough of Smethwick with the Worcestershire town of Oldbury (itself part of an exclave of Shropshire until the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844) and Rowley Regis(Staffs). County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the The Counties (Detached Parts Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c 61 which came to effect in 20 October 1844, was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
In 1986 the West Midlands County Council was abolished and Sandwell effectively became a unitary authority. The West Midlands County Council (WMCC was from 1974 to 1986 the upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands county, a Metropolitan county in England See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Sandwell is divided into 24 Wards and is represented by 72 ward councillors. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a
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 is an area of green belt in the West Midlands of England, on the border of Birmingham and West Bromwich, with 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. [2]
Sandwell College, which has a campus in West Bromwich, Oldbury and Smethwick, was opened in September 1986 following the merger of Warley College and West Bromwich College. Sandwell College is a college of further and higher education located in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, a municipal area of the West Midlands in England Warley College was a college of further and Higher education which served the vicinity of Oldbury in the West Midlands of England.
Localities
Localities in the borough include:
- Albion Estate
- Bearwood, Blackheath, Brandhall
- Cape Hill, Cradley Heath
- Dudley Port
- Charlemont and Grove Vale, Guns Village
- Hamstead, Hill Top, Horseley Heath
- Great Barr
- Langley Green, Londonderry
- Oakham, Ocker Hill, Oldbury, Old Hill
- Princes End
- Rood End, Rowley Regis
- Sandwell, Smethwick, Summer Hill
- The Woods, Tipton, Tividale
- Uplands
- Warley, Wednesbury, West Bromwich
- Yew Tree
Other places
- Sandwell Priory
- Sandwell Valley
- Sandwell Valley Country Park
- RSPB Sandwell Valley
- West Bromwich Albion
- Sandwell General Hospital
- Black Patch Park
In popular culture
Local football team West Bromwich Albion are referred to as Sandwell Town by the rivals of several local teams, most notably Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bearwood is an area in Sandwell, West Midlands, England, lying in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough and is part of Smethwick. Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Brandhall is a suburb of Oldbury in the south-west of Sandwell near the borders with Birmingham and Halesowen in the West Midlands Cradley Heath is a town in the Black Country, located in Sandwell Metropolitan borough, England. Dudley Port railway station is located in the Tipton area of the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Charlemont and Grove Vale is a political ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the English Midlands constituency of West Bromwich East. Hamstead is an area of Birmingham, England, between Handsworth Wood and Great Barr, and adjacent to the Sandwell Valley Hill Top can refer to Hill Top Stanley, County Durham England Hill Top Teesdale, County Durham England Hill Top Horseley Heath is a residential area of Tipton, in the West Midlands of England. Great Barr is a large and loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich ( Sandwell; including the Great Barr with Oakham is a village in Sandwell, England. Ocker Hill is a residential area of Tipton in the West Midlands of England. 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 is a locality in the Metropolitan borough of Sandwell in West Midlands, England. Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands, England, near the border with Coseley, which was heavily developed during the 19th century with Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47000 Tividale is a village in Tipton, Sandwell, West Midlands. It was in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there was Warley is a place in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom. Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England Yew Tree Housing estate is in the extreme north of West Bromwich, England, near the town's border with Walsall. Sandwell Valley is an area of green belt in the West Midlands of England, on the border of Birmingham and West Bromwich, with Sandwell Valley Country Park ( is a Country park, run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in Sandwell Valley, on the River Tame in the RSPB Sandwell Valley ( is a Nature reserve, run by the RSPB, in Sandwell Valley, on the River Tame West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Sandwell General Hospital is a busy acute teaching hospital of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in West Bromwich, England and provides Black Patch Park is a Park in Smethwick, England. It is bounded by Foundry Lane Woodburn Road Perrott Street and Kitchener Street at. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Wolves fans have been known to sing a song called Sandwell Town are going down which is based on the tune of London Bridge Is Falling Down. " London Bridge Is Falling Down " (Round 502 is a well-known traditional Nursery rhyme which is found in different versions all over the world
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