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Walsall

Walsall
Walsall.jpg
From top left: Walsall waterfront project south; The New Art Gallery Walsall; Walsall waterfront project north; The new Manor Hospital
Walsall is located in West Midlands county
Walsall
Walsall
Walsall shown within the West Midlands
Population 67,594 (Built-Up Area)
269,323 (Borough)
OS grid reference SP0198
• London 124 mi (200 km)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WALSALL
Postcode district WS1 – WS10,
Dialling code 01922
Police West Midlands
Fire West Midlands
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West MidlandsCoordinates: 52°35′N 1°59′W / 52.58°N 1.98°W / 52.58; -1.98

Walsall (Listeni/ˈwɔːlsɔːl/ or /ˈwɒlsɔːl/) is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located 8 miles north-west of the City of Birmingham and 6 miles east of the City of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation, and part of the Black Country.

Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.


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