Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton
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Clockwise from top: St Peter's Collegiate Church, The Chubb Building, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the i10 building as part of the Interchange Project.
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| Nickname(s): W'ton, Wolves, Wolvo, Wolftown | ||||||
| Motto: "Out of darkness cometh light" | ||||||
 Wolverhampton shown within the West Midlands county |
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| Coordinates: 52°35′N 2°08′W / 52.583°N 2.133°WCoordinates: 52°35′N 2°08′W / 52.583°N 2.133°W | ||||||
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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| Constituent country |
 England
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| Region |
 West Midlands
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| Ceremonial county |
West Midlands
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| Historic County |
 Staffordshire
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| Founded | 985 | |||||
| City | 2000 | |||||
| Metropolitan borough | 1 April 1974 | |||||
| Founded by | Lady Wulfruna | |||||
| Admin HQ | Wolverhampton Civic Centre | |||||
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| • Type | Metropolitan borough | |||||
| • Governing body | City of Wolverhampton Council | |||||
| • Mayor | Michael Heap | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • Total | 69.44 km2 (26.81 sq mi) | |||||
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) | |||||
| Population (mid 2014 estimate) | ||||||
| • Total | 254,400 (59th) | |||||
| • Density | 3,407/km2 (8,820/sq mi) | |||||
| • Ethnicity (2011 census) |
68% White (64.5% White British) 17.5% South Asian 6.9% Black 2.5% Chinese or other 5.1% Mixed Race |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |||||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |||||
| Postcode | WV | |||||
| Area code(s) | 01902 | |||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WLV | |||||
| ONS code | 00CW (ONS) E08000031 (GSS) |
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| OS grid reference | SO915985 | |||||
| NUTS 3 | UKG39 | |||||
| Website | www |
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Wolverhampton (
i/ˌwʊlvərˈhæmptən/) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 249,470. The demonym for people from the city is "Wulfrunian".
Historically part of Staffordshire, the city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon Wulfrūnehēantūn ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Prior to the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of Heantune or Hamtun, the prefix Wulfrun or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. Alternatively, the city may have earned its original name from Wulfereēantūn ("Wulfhere's high or principal enclosure or farm") after the Mercian King, who tradition tells us established an abbey in 659, though no evidence of an abbey has been found. The variation Wolveren Hampton is seen in medieval records, e.g. in 1381.
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