Swan Village is an area of

West Bromwich West Bromwich ( ) is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is north-west of Birmingham. West Bromwich is part of the area known as the Black Country, in terms of geography, ...

, England. The population taken at the 2011 census can be found in the West Bromwich listing. It is now divided by the Black Country New Road and was the site of the Swan Village Gas Works. Nearby was the junction of the

Ridgacre Branch The Ridgacre Branch is a canal branch of the Wednesbury Old Canal, part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, in the West Midlands, England. It opened in 1828, to serve collieries and iron works, and was disused by the 1960s. Except for its b ...

with the

Wednesbury Old Canal Wednesbury Old Canal is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) in West Midlands (county), England. It opened in 1769, and although parts of it were abandoned in 1955 and 1960, the section between Pudding Green Junction and Ryder's Green ...

, both now disused. The Great Bridge line closed in 1964 as a result of the Beeching cuts with Swan Village station eventually facing closure in 1972.www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk - Swan Village Station
/ref> A level crossing was situated at one end of the former station, and Black Lake tram stop on the

West Midlands Metro The West Midlands Metro (originally named Midland Metro) is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England. Opened on 30 May 1999, it currently consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between the cities of Birmin ...

route is situated on the other side of this crossing.

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Areas of the West Midlands (county) West Bromwich {{WestMidlands-geo-stub