| Tipton | |
  Tipton shown within the West Midlands |
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| Population | 47,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Sandwell |
| Metropolitan county | West Midlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TIPTON |
| Postcode district | DY4 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • West Midlands | |
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government History of the Borough The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the County boroughs of Warley (associated with Worcestershire Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 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. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping 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 This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Dudley postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bewdley, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Kidderminster, There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Midlands Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the Metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS is the Statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection prevention intervention and emergency rescue The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK West Midlands is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and other settlements in the ceremonial county &ndash not the region &ndash A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. History of the Borough The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the County boroughs of Warley (associated with Worcestershire 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
Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation, and is a part of the Black Country. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population 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
Tipton was an urban district council in Staffordshire, until 1938, when it became a municipal borough. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47000 The vast majority of Tipton borough was transferred into West Bromwich County Borough in 1966, although the Tividale part of the town became part of Warley. Along with the rest of West Bromwich and Warley, Tipton became part of the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in 1974 and remains within this local authority to this day.
It is a poor area with around half of all households in Tipton not owning a car and around 40 per cent of residents have incomes of less than £20,000 a year.
Tipton was once one of the most heavily industrialised towns in the Black Country. 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 But most of its factories closed during the 1980s and new housing estates have been built on the site of many former factories, the new private homes have seen an upturn in Tipton's fortunes by rising house prices.
The far right British National Party is popular among voters in the town, currently having three elected councillors; one in Princes End, one in Great Bridge and one in Tividale. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands, England, near the border with Coseley, which was heavily developed during the 19th century with Great Bridge is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Tividale is a village in Tipton, Sandwell, West Midlands. It was in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there was Tividale has a relatively high percentage of ethnic minority residents, mostly Muslims of Pakistani origin, but the Princes End and Great Bridge areas are predominantly occupied by white British residents, which has made the BNP's popularity all the more unusual. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
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History
Until the 18th century, Tipton was a collection of small hamlets. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. Industrial growth started in the town when ironstone and coal were discovered in the 1770s. Ironstone is a fine-grained heavy and compact Sedimentary rock. A number of canals were built through the town, and later railways, which greatly accelerated the pace of industrialisation. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation.
The engineer James Watt built his first steam engine in or very near Tipton in the 1770s, which was used to pump water from the mines. James Watt ( 19 January 1736 &ndash 25 August 1819 Boulton proved to be an excellent businessman and both men eventually made fortunes A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. In 1780, James Keir and Alexander Blair set up a chemical works there, making vast quantities of alkali and soap. James Keir FRS ( 20 September 1735 &ndash 11 October 1820) Chemist, Geologist, Industrialist Alexander Blair was a British industrialist who was notable for his major influence on the Industrial Revolution across Britain during the late 18th century and early
The massive expansion in iron and coal industries led to the population of Tipton expanding rapidly through the 19th century, going from 4,000 at the beginning of the century to 30,000 at the end. Tipton gained a reputation as being "the quintessence of the Black Country" because chimneys of local factories belched heavy pollution into the air, whilst houses and factories were built side by side. Most of the traditional industries which once dominated the town have since disappeared.
The Black Country Living Museum in nearby Dudley re-creates life in the early 20th century Black Country, in original buildings which have been painstakingly rebuilt and furnished. The Black Country Living Museum (formerly The Black Country Museum) is an open-air Museum of rebuilt historic buildings located in Dudley in the West Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. There is a residential canal basin at the museum - Tipton was once known as the Venice of the Midlands because it had so many canals, although some of the 'minor' canals in the town were filled-in during the 1970s. The canals today form a vital cycling, wildlife and leisure facility.
The area has a distinctive spoken dialect, different from the Birmingham accent. The richest of Tipton speech is very similar to that which Shakespeare, or even Chaucer, would have spoken. William Shakespeare ( baptised Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. Those who grew up here can often tell the difference between Tipton speech and the speech of people from other Black Country towns. 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
The town has retained a traditional horse-keeping culture; private horses are kept freely on public land, and are occasionally 'trotted' on roads (pulling a rider on a lightweight racing cart). There are also tatters (i. e. rag-and-bone men), who also have links to the horse culture. Despite persistent council attempts to clear horses off public land, horses still appear in parks and on canal banks from time to time.
Public transport
Buses
Tipton has direct bus links with the towns of Dudley, Walsall, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, Sedgley, Coseley, West Bromwich, Oldbury, Bilston, Wednesbury and Darlaston, though not all buses reach the town centre. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Brierley Hill is a Town and electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England, but historically in Staffordshire. Coseley is a town located mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England Bilston is a town in England 's West Midlands region ( Wolverhampton) Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the Darlaston is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England.
Railway
Tipton has a direct rail link with the areas of Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Coventry. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. There are passenger stations, Tipton railway station in the town centre and at Dudley Port railway station. Tipton railway station is located in the town of Tipton in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Dudley Port railway station is located in the Tipton area of the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.
It is currently served by just one railway line, as the line from Walsall to Stourbridge closed in 1964. The South Staffordshire Line was a railway line that connected Lichfield in Staffordshire, England with Dudley, formerly in Worcestershire This line served passenger stations at Dudley Port Lower Level and Great Bridge North, both of which closed in 1964 due to the Beeching Axe, though the line remained open to goods trains until 1993. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system It is set to re-open in 2011 as a Midland Metro expansion on one side and a freight track on the other. Jewellry Quarter railway station train and tram - Birmingham - 2005-10-14
A railway line existed between Great Bridge and Swan Village in nearby West Bromwich, but was closed in 1968 under the Beeching Axe. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system
Another line existed between Princes End and Ocker Hill, being closed to passenger trains in 1916 but remaining open to freight traffic until 1980. Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands, England, near the border with Coseley, which was heavily developed during the 19th century with Ocker Hill is a residential area of Tipton in the West Midlands of England. The closure of the railway was followed with the construction of a pedestrian walkway on the trackbed. The final stub of the line, which linked Wednesbury with Ocker Hill Power Station was closed in 1991. Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the
Outsiders' opinion of Tipton
The Newcastle upon Tyne based adult comic Viz used Tipton as a perennial butt of jokes throughout the 1990s, involving a fictitious councillor, Hugo Guthrie. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Viz is a popular British adult Comic magazine that has been running since 1979 Guthrie may, however, have been based on the real inter-war figure of Councillor Doughty who forbade any more pubs to open until one was opened carrying his name — now renamed the Pie Factory.
Tipton was described by the BBC during the 2000 West Bromwich West by-election as, "One of the few places in Britain with no middle-class".
Notable people
Steve Bull, who was born on the town's Moat Farm estate on 28 March 1965, was a professional footballer. Stephen George "Steve" Bull, MBE, (born 28 March 1965 in Tipton) is an English former footballer who is best Other footballers born in Tipton included Isaac Clarke (1915-2001), Joe Mayo (born 1953), and Mick Hoban (born 1952). Michael “Mick” Hoban (born April 8, 1952 in Tipton, England) is an English-U Arthur Hooper was an amateur sprinter with Tipton Harriers and a member of the England Schoolboys team. Tipton Harriers were created in September 1910 when the members of the Tipton branch of Birchfield Harriers resolved to end their connection and become independent However, he stopped training for Tipton Harriers and he became a professional footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers amongst others. Other sportsmen from Tipton include William Perry, a Victorian bareknuckle boxer Champion of England from 1850-57. William Perry ( March 21, 1819 – January 18, 1881) known as the Tipton Slasher, was an English boxer of the Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, There is a statue to Perry, known as 'the Tipton Slasher' in Coronation Gardens, in central Tipton. Jack Holden (1907-2004) was a runner for Tipton Harriers and Great Britain. This is a list of current Home and Away characters. Characters Baker family The extended Baker family now consists of Dan's widow Leah Tipton Harriers were created in September 1910 when the members of the Tipton branch of Birchfield Harriers resolved to end their connection and become independent Shaun Perry was a Rugby Union player for Bristol Shoguns and England A. Shaun Perry (born 4 May 1978) is an English Rugby union footballer who plays for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Bristol Rugby is a Guinness Premiership rugby club in Bristol, England.
Norman Kendrick was a resident of Prince's End, Tipton. He was an early pioneer of the Coach Travel Industry and a civic leader for over 50 years up to his death at 75. Known as 'Ten Men' Kendrick because of his 6' 7", 21 stone frame.
The Tipton Three
Shafiq Rasul, Ruhal Ahmed and Asif Iqbal were inmates of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba from 2002 to 2004. Shafiq Rasul (born April 15, 1977, in Dudley, West Midlands, England) is best known for being a Detainee held at Guantanamo Ruhal Ahmed is a British citizen He was detained for over two years by the United States, first in Afghanistan, and then in Camp Delta The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial United States Detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo They are popularly known as the "Tipton Three", following a meme whereby victims of an alleged miscarriage of justice have come to be known by the name of a city or town, followed by a number. The Tipton Three is the collective name given to three men from Tipton, England, United Kingdom, who were held in Extrajudicial detention for A meme (miːm consists of any idea or behavior that can pass from one person to another by learning or imitation See the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four. The Birmingham Six were six men — Hugh Callaghan Patrick Joseph Hill Gerard Hunter Richard McIlkenny William Power and John Walker — sentenced to Life imprisonment in The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were two sets of people wrongfully convicted by British authorities of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish In 2006, a Michael Winterbottom film claiming to be a historically accurate representation of the their torture and imprisonment was released, called The Road to Guantánamo. Michael Winterbottom (b March 29 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British Filmmaker who has directed fifteen Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of The Road to Guantanamo is a British 2006 Docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom about the incarceration of three British
Although they were released without charge, they allege that people in their home town of Tipton still think they're terrorists, and that there's too much racism in Tipton for them to be able to return. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that [1]
Peake Drive murders
Tipton hit the headlines once again on 27 September 2004, when a fire at a house in Peake Drive, Dudley Port, claimed the lives of four members of an Asian family. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Dudley Port railway station is located in the Tipton area of the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Asian or Asiatic is a Demonym for people from Asia. However the use of the term varies by country and person often referring to people from a particular A fifth member of the family survived the blaze after jumping out of an upstairs window.
Gurmej Rai, the estranged husband of one of the victims, was found guilty on four charges of murder and a charge of attempted murder on 20 February 2006. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum term of 35 years, although he had not actually started the blaze. He had paid two other men, Rajiv Sahonta and Ravinder Bedhan, to dowse the house with petrol and set it alight, as well as giving them a key to enter the house. They were cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years in prison, though they had already spent a year in custody and the terms of their sentence means they will be eligible for parole in 2012. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Local industry
Tipton was one of the key towns in the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the In 1800, it was a predominantly rural area with just a few coal mines. By the final quarter of the century, it was a heavily populated area with thousands of houses as well as numerous coalmines, factories and blast furnaces.
Notable firms to have been based in Tipton include British Steel, Bean Industries (who owned a huge site which actually crossed the border with Coseley) and Angle Ring. British Steel was a major British Steel producer It originated as a nationalised industry the British Steel Corporation (BSC formed in 1967 Bean Cars were made in factories in Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England, between 1919 and 1929 Coseley is a town located mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands. The Angle Ring Company Limited is an engineering firm based in Tipton, West Midlands, England. However, most of these factories had closed by the year 2000. The huge rolling mills on Bloomfield Road closed in 2005 and were demolished in the autumn of 2006; the site is now being developed for private housing. The Angle Ring, however, still stands opposite the rolling mills site. Vono only recently moved to a new base on the Patent Shaft site in Wednesbury. Patent Shaft was a large steelworks situated in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England. Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the
Neighbourhoods
Education
Secondary schools
Primary schools
- Tipton Green Junior School - located in Park Lane West, Tipton Green. Tipton Green is the central area of Tipton, a town in the West Midlands of 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 Tibbington is a residential area of Tipton, a town in the West Midlands of England. Toll End is a residential area of Tipton in the West Midlands of England. Ocker Hill is a residential area of Tipton in the West Midlands of England. Great Bridge is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Tividale is a village in Tipton, Sandwell, West Midlands. It was in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there was Tividale Quays is a residential area of Tipton in the West Midlands, England. Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school in Tipton, West Midlands, England. Tividale Community Arts College is a secondary school located in Tividale, Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Tipton Green Junior School is a junior school located in Tipton, West Midlands, England. Current building was constructed in 1976, replacing a late 19th century building in Sedgley Road West.
- Joseph Turner Primary School - located in Powis Avenue, Tipton. Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47000 .
- Victoria Infant School - located in Queen's Road, Tipton Green. Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47000 Was opened in 1995 to replace the interwar Manor Road Infant School.
- Summerhill Primary School - located in Central Avenue, Tibbington, on the merger of Locarno Primary School and Prince's End Primary School. Summerhill Primary School is a primary school in Tipton, West Midlands, England.
- Tividale Primary School - located in Dudley Road West, Tividale.
- Great Bridge Primary School - located in Mount Street, Great Bridge.
- Ocker Hill Primary School - located in Gospel Oak Road, Ocker Hill.
- Glebefields Primary School - located on the Glebefields Estate, Prince's End.
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School - located in Victoria Road, Tipton Green, and is Tipton's only Roman Catholic school.
- Wednesbury Oak Primary School - located off Wednesbury Oak Road. Wednesbury Oak Primary School is a primary school located in Tipton, West Midlands, England.
Religion
Tipton Family Church was established in November 1992. It is an evangelical Christian fellowship.
External links
- Tipton - 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article
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