Wall Heath
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KINGSWINFORD |
| Postcode district | DY6 |
| Dialling code | 01384 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Wall Heath is a village in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England. It is located on the A449 road, approximately 5 miles west of Dudley Town Centre and 9 miles north of Kidderminster.
Wall Heath is situated on the edge of the West Midlands conurbation, bordering Staffordshire to the west.
It was formerly a part of the Kingswinford Rural District until its merger with the Brierley Hill Urban District in 1934. Since 1966 it has been a part of the Dudley County Borough, now the metropolitan borough.
There are approximately 5,000 inhabitants in the village.
The village contains numerous outlets providing varied services; including a Co-op supermarket, Boots Local Pharmacy, a podiatrist and a private dental surgery. There are three public houses, two Indian restaurants, two Chinese take-aways, a Chinese restaurant, a pizza delivery/take-away, two Fish & Chip Shops and a catering company. There was, until recently, a small public library, which was closed by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for economic reasons. The local authority states that the money from the closure of Wall Heath Library and four other Dudley libraries will be used for a £2.3 million scheme to update services in the borough. The nearest Library is the Kingswinford Library. The other libraries in the borough which fell victim of the council policy were Quarry Bank, Amblecote, Dudley Wood and Woodside.
There are two allotments in the village and three public parks located in the village. One is accessible from Albion Street and two are accessible from High Street.
Located in Wall Heath is Holbeche House, which is where the flight of the gunpowder plotters ended. The building is now a private care home for the elderly. There is also a Dudley MBC shelter, The Gables, located in the village.
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