Graiseley is both an inner-city area of

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, situated immediately to the south-west of the city centre, and the name of a

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City Council.

Place-name

The most likely origin of the Graiseley name is from the

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''grǣg'' (

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) and ''lēah'' (woodland clearing), meaning 'the lēah with the wolves'.

Graiseley ward

Graiseley ward is bounded by Penn Road (

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) to the east, Coalway Road and Church Road to the south, Bradmore Road and Merridale Road to the west and the ring road to the north. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 census was 12,284. Confusingly, the area of Graiseley straddles its namesake council ward and neighbouring

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ward. Graiseley is home to parks, shopping centres, and schools, along with sub-urban and inner city housing. Areas within the ward include: * part of Graiseley *

Penn Fields Penn Fields is an area to the south west of the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, within the Graiseley ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or ...

Merridale Merridale is an area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the south-west of the city centre, on the border of the city council's Graiseley and Park wards. Origins and history The place name, Merridale, can be traced ...

* Chapel Ash * and part of Bradmore. It borders the St Peter's,

, Penn, Merry Hill and

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wards. It forms part of the

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constituency.

Schools

The area is served by three state primary schools: Graiseley, Aston and Merridale. Penn Fields School is a special school located in the area and there is a Resource Area for Moderate Learning Difficulties at Graisely Primary School. The Junior School of The Royal School, Wolverhampton also lies in the ward.

Graiseley Brook

The Graiseley Brook is a small river that drains the area. It originally rose to the rear of the present Merridale School site and flowed across the

and

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areas to join the

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, part of the

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catchment. Much of the course is now culverted.

References

Areas of Wolverhampton Wards of Wolverhampton City Council {{WestMidlands-geo-stub