Walsall

Walsall
Clockwise from top: Walsall skyline, Art Gallery at Town Basin, Masjid-Al-Farouq Mosque in Caldmore, Town Centre, Arboretum, Council House and St Matthews Parish Church
Walsall
Location within the West Midlands
Population70,778 (2021 Census BUA Profile)[1]
OS grid referenceSP0198
• London124 mi (200 km)
Civil parish
  • Unparished
Metropolitan borough
  • Walsall
Shire county
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
List
  • Alumwell
  • Beechdale
  • Bescot
  • Birchills
  • Caldmore
  • Chuckery
  • New Mills
  • Paddock
  • Pleck
  • Rushall
  • The Delves
Post townWALSALL
Postcode districtWS1–WS6, WS8, WS9
Dialling code01922
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Walsall and Bloxwich

Walsall (/ˈwɔːlsɔːl/, or /ˈwɒlsɔːl/; locally /ˈwɔːsʊl/) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Lichfield.

Walsall was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands county in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594,[2] with the wider borough having a population of 269,323.[3] Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.

  1. ^ "Walsall (West Midlands, West Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "All UK Towns & Cities in Population Order (2011 Census)". LoveMyTown. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ "KS101EW – Usual resident population". 2011 census. nomis – official labour market statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2013.