Kingswinford is a town of the
Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England. It was created in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972, through a merger of the existing Dudley County Borough with the municipal boroughs of Stour ...
in the English
West Midlands
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Etymology
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, situated west-southwest of central
Dudley
Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...
. In 2011 the area had a population of 25,191, down from 25,808 at the 2001 Census.
The current economic focus of Kingswinford is education and housing for commuters. Positioned at the far western edge of the
West Midlands Urban Area
The West Midlands conurbation is the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the towns of Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge and Halesowen in the English West Midlands ...
it borders on a rural area extending past the
River Severn
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; but its position at the edge of the
Black Country
The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands county, England covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre. It became industrialised during its ro ...
and its long standing in the area means it has had significant industrial influence in the past. This is illustrated by the influence in creating local workhouses, which shows a population of 15,000 plus in the 1831 census.
History
Historically
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in Staffordshire, Kingswinford is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
; its name relates to a ford for the King's swine (Kingswin(e)ford) –
Latin
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Swinford Regis. The ancient parish of Kingswinford spanned
Wordsley
Wordsley is a suburban area of Stourbridge in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and falls into the Stourbridge (DY8) postcode and address area, being just north of the River Stour. Wordsley is part of t ...
,
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a pop ...
and
Quarry Bank
Quarry Bank is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, covered by the Brierley Hill DY5 postal district. Locally, the name is often pronounced, "Quarry Bonk" (in the Black Country dialect).
History
Originally ...
. The parishes of Kingswinford and
Amblecote
Amblecote is an urban village and one of the most affluent areas in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies immediately north of the historic town of Stourbridge, extending about one and a half miles from it, an ...
formed the Kingswinford
rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...
in 1894, and gave its name to the
Kingswinford Parliament constituency from 1885 until 1950. However, Amblecote became its own
urban district
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* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
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* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...
in 1898, leaving Kingswinford one of a minority of single-parish rural districts in England. It was added to the
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a pop ...
urban district in 1935, which became part of the
County Borough of Dudley
The County Borough of Dudley was a local government district in the English Midlands from 1865 to 1974. Originally a municipal borough, it became a county borough in 1889, centred on the main town centre of Dudley, along with the suburbs of Ne ...
in 1966, now the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. However, the rural part of the parish was added to
Kinver
Kinver is a large village in the District of South Staffordshire in Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the We ...
in 1935, becoming part of
Seisdon district in 1966 and since 1974 part of
South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of the West Midlands county, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south. It contains notable settlements ...
.
Recent house building, commencing in the 1950s and 1960s, has largely destroyed the original rural character of Kingswinford, the result being the complete absorption of the former village into the adjoining urban area.
Until its closure in 2012, Kingswinford was home to food retailer
Julian Graves
Julian Graves was a health food retailer, with 189 stores operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, selling health foods, a limited range of kitchenware, baking ingredients and a variety of confectionery items. NBTY (which also owns Holland ...
'
head office
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and distribution centre.
Geography
Kingswinford is a part of the West Midlands
metropolitan county
The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level administrative division of England. There are six metropolitan counties, which each cover large urban areas, with populations between 1 and 3 million. They were created in 1974 and are each di ...
,
West Midlands conurbation
The West Midlands conurbation is the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the towns of Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge and Halesowen in the English West Midlands ...
, and the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. It is situated on the extreme western edge of the conurbation, and to the north, east and south lie other suburban areas of the
Black Country
The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands county, England covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre. It became industrialised during its ro ...
. However, the border to the west is
green belt
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, which stretches for many miles through
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, Shropshire, beyond the
Severn Valley
The Severn Valley is a rural area of the West Midlands region of England, through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates, starting at its northernmost point in Bridgnorth, Shropshire and runni ...
and into
Wales
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.
The Kingswinford DY6 postal district covers the entirety of Kingswinford and its suburban village of
Wall Heath
Wall Heath is a suburban village in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England. It is located on the A449 road, approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Kingswinford (of which it is considered a suburb), 5 miles west of Dudley ...
, as well as nearby rural areas such as Hinksford and
Ashwood.
Closest cities, towns and villages
Places of interest
Glass Museum
Broadfield House Glass Museum, on Compton Drive, was housed in a
Grade II listed building
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set in its own grounds, and formed part of the historic Stourbridge Glass Quarter. It had a notable collection of British glass, much of it made locally, from historic 18th century pieces to contemporary works from Britain's leading glass artists. Plans to retain the collection at Broadfield House were shattered and the museum eventually closed in September 2015, to make way for a new glass museum in nearby Wordsley.
Holbeche House
Near Kingswinford is
Holbeche House
Holbeche House (also, in some texts, Holbeach or Holbeache) is a mansion located approximately north of Kingswinford, now in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley but historically in Staffordshire.Aikin, L. p.244 Some members of the Gunpowder P ...
, a small country house which has now been turned into a
nursing home
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. It was here in 1605 that most of the men who had attempted to blow up Parliament with
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...
were cornered, and a bloody gunfight ensued, resulting in the deaths of at least four of the
conspirators, including their leader
Robert Catesby
Robert Catesby (c. 1572 – 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated in Oxford. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and ...
. Bullet holes can still be seen in the house's walls, but it is not open to the public.
Many of the streets of the Charterfields housing development, built during the 1970s, adopted the names of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, such as Catesby Drive (
Robert Catesby
Robert Catesby (c. 1572 – 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated in Oxford. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and ...
), Digby Road (Sir
Everard Digby
Sir Everard Digby (c. 1578 – 30 January 1606) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Although he was raised in a Protestant household, and married a Protestant, Digby and his w ...
), Keyes Drive (
Robert Keyes
Robert Keyes (1565 -1606) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament ...
), Tresham Road (
Francis Tresham
Francis Tresham ( 1567 – 23 December 1605), eldest son of
Thomas Tresham and Muriel Throckmorton, was a member of the group of English provincial Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to assassinate King Jame ...
), Ambrose Crescent (
Ambrose Rokewood
Ambrose Rookwood (c. 1578 – 31 January 1606) was a member of the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to replace the Protestantism in the United Kingdom#Protestant influence on politics, Protestant King James VI and I, James I with a Cath ...
), Monteagle Drive (
Lord Monteagle – William Parker) and Rokewood Close (
Ambrose Rokewood
Ambrose Rookwood (c. 1578 – 31 January 1606) was a member of the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to replace the Protestantism in the United Kingdom#Protestant influence on politics, Protestant King James VI and I, James I with a Cath ...
).
The Cross Inn
Located in the heart of Kingswinford on the corner of Moss Grove and the High Street lies The Cross Inn. For over 200 years the inn has been proudly showing off its historic architecture, and was listed Grade II in the 1970s. First recorded in the 1750 parish map, it was owned in the early 19th century by Diana Briscoe of Summerhill House and the inn has been mentioned throughout time in local newspapers. The pub was brought from a previous owner by
Weatherspoons who refurbished it at a cost of £2.57 million in 2019 and continue to run it at present accommodating most of the little night life around the area.
Townsend
There is an area at the end of Kingswinford which has been known as Townsend dating back to 19th century maps of the area. It was centred on Townsend House, the family seat of the Badley family from the 17th until the early 20th century. The
Georgian
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house was demolished in the 1950s to build a shopping precinct. John Badley of Townsend (1678–1768) was an ancestor of
John Badley,
F.R.C.S. and
John Haden Badley
John Haden Badley (21 February 1865 – 6 March 1967) was an English author, educator, and founder of Bedales School, which claims to have become the first coeducational public boarding school in England in 1893.
Life
Born in Dudley, Worces ...
the
centenarian
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educator and founder of
Bedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school in the village of Steep, near the market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conven ...
.
Local churches
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
of St. Mar
dates back to the 11th century, although much of the main body of the building is from the 17th century. It contains a notable
Normans, Norman carving of
St. Michael slaying the
dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
. The church is also home to a well-regarded two manual Nicholson and Lord
pipe organ
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. It remained the church of the huge parish of Kingswinford until it was closed because of mining activities in 1831, when a new parish church was built, Holy Trinity Church in
Wordsley
Wordsley is a suburban area of Stourbridge in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and falls into the Stourbridge (DY8) postcode and address area, being just north of the River Stour. Wordsley is part of t ...
. It reopened in 1846, initially as a
chapel of ease
A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.
Often a chapel of ea ...
, before regaining
parochial Parochial is an adjective which may refer to:
* Parishes, in religion
** Parish churches, also called parochial churches
* Parochial schools, primary or secondary schools affiliated to a religious organisation
* Parochialism
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status (with a smaller parish). It is the parish church for the Kingswinford Team of
Anglican
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churches. The building is now a
Grade II listed building
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. The churchyard contains
Commonwealth war graves
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of four service personnel of
World War I
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and six of
World War II
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.
In addition to the parish church, Kingswinford is also home to several churches of other denominations, including:
*Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church
*Arise Church UK
*Crestwood Church
*Kingswinford Methodist Church
*Kingswinford Christian Fellowship
Transport
Kingswinford is well served by buses that connect it to
Dudley
Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...
,
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...
,
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...
,
Merry Hill and
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a pop ...
. There has never been an official rail connection in Kingswinford, but there were halts on the now-disused
Wombourne Branch Line. The nearest stations were the
Gornal Halt,
Himley
Himley is a small village and civil parish in the English ceremonial county of Staffordshire, situated 4 miles west of Dudley and 5 miles southwest of Wolverhampton. At the time of the 2011 Census, Himley had a population of 802.It is most n ...
, and
Pensnett Halt. It was linked by rail to Oxley, and the colliery at Baggeridge.
The halts and stations closed to passengers in 1932, and the entire line from Wolverhampton to Kingswinford was closed to freight traffic in the 1960s, although the stub near Pensnett Halt served the nearby
Pensnett Trading Estate
Pensnett is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, south-west of central Dudley. Pensnett has been a part of Dudley since 1966, when the Brierley Hill Urban District, of which it was a part, was absorbed into t ...
until 1994, when the entire stub to Kingswinford Junction was closed. Portions of the track remain in situ, however, as well as the platforms as far as Pensnett Halt. Gornal Halt has since been replaced by residential development, and Himley station now forms part of the
South Staffordshire Railway Walk
The South Staffordshire Railway Walk is located in Staffordshire, England. It runs for five and a half miles (about 8.85 km) from Castlecroft to Wall Heath. It is a local nature reserve.
History
As the name suggests South Staffordshire ...
.
Today, the nearest active railway stations are in Wolverhampton and Stourbridge. When 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 Birmi ...
extension from
Wednesbury
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of ...
to Brierley Hill is completed, its nearest stops to Kingswinford will be Brierley Hill and Merry Hill.
In 2019, PMOL announced plans to reopen the South Staffordshire Line from Stourbridge to Merry Hill with the possibility of reopening the Wombourne Branch Line to Pensnett, a mile away. Plans had previously been forestalled by the discovery of an ancient ant colony in the area designated for development.
Education
Primary schools
Kingswinford serves 5–11 year olds with eight primary schools, one of which is a special school.
* Blanford Mere Primary School
* Bromley Hills Primary School
* Crestwood Park Primary School
* Dawley Brook Primary School
* Dingle Community Primary School
* Glynne Primary School
* St Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School
* The Brier School (Special School)
Bromley Hills, The Brier School and secondary school, The Crestwood School, sit together on a site located on Bromley Lane, Kingswinford. They are part of a project that involves a standard Primary School and a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school, and a secondary school, which work closely with each other. The area known as Campus 21 has benefitted from investment including the building of The Brier School (SEN 5–19) and a new sports hall.
Secondary schools
The area has three major secondary schools:
*
Kingswinford Academy is located a five-minute walk from the main road that runs through Kingswinford, the A491 (Market Street).
*
Summerhill School is located some half-mile away and has recently undergone major building works. Perhaps reflecting the area's emotion, it was rebuilt in 2003 with a brand new 21st century design replacing the original 1950s buildings. This project was one of the first large scale PFI projects (the deal was worth around £27 million) and is considered to be a showcase for the local authority's education provision. A remaining building from the old school that was built in 1993 was the subject of local debate since its closure in 2003, with
Dudley Metropolitan Borough
The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England. It was created in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972, through a merger of the existing Dudley County Borough with the municipal boroughs of Stourb ...
council intent upon using it to house the borough's archives. This caused conflict following the proposal of an alternative scheme (The C.I.C Kingswinford) put forward by a local young entrepreneur (John Hackett) to use the building as an
arts centre
An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum. An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues fo ...
that was rejected by the council. The council planned to move the archives service to this building in 2007, but the scheme was cancelled in 2008 after it was found to be uneconomical. The building was damaged, but not destroyed, in an arson attack on 5 November 2008, carried out by 2 current students at the time. It sat derelict for a while before being finally demolished.
*
The Crestwood School
The Crestwood School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Kingswinford, West Midlands, England. It is an 11-18 comprehensive school with over 900 students.
History Early years
The school was started during the 1930s as B ...
is located on another hectic road through Kingswinford that joins the A491 (Market Street) to the
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a pop ...
area, often used, to residents' dismay, as a fast way to Merry Hill Shopping Centre. The Crestwood School has recently also undergone major building works, which has seen the moving of the Brier school upon land between Crestwood (As known to locals) and Bromley Hills Primary School. This has also been seen as an inconvenience to local residents as it has brought extra traffic to an already busy road, especially at school run times.
Notable people
Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley (baptised 17 September 1567 – 23 June 1643) was a major landowner, mainly in Staffordshire and Worcestershire, and briefly a Member of the House of Commons of England. Through his intemperate behaviour he won wi ...
, owned the manor of Kingswinford and was largely responsible for developing the mining industry in the area.
George Saxby Penfold
George Saxby Penfold (176913 October 1846) was a Church of England clergyman, Rector of several parishes and active as a visiting preacher. In 1825 the University of Oxford awarded him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. A pluralist, for much of h ...
was Rector of Kingswinford from December 1831 until his death in 1846, but held other livings as well.
"Penfold, George Saxby"
theclergydatabase.org.uk, accessed 10 December 2020
William Robertson Coe
William Robertson Coe (June 8, 1869 – March 15, 1955) was an insurance, railroad and business executive, a major owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses, as well as a collector of Americana and an important philanthropist for the academic di ...
, insurance, railroad and business executive, emigrated to the US.
Frederick Augustus Coe Frederick Augustus Coe (April 14, 1838 – December 5, 1929) was a cashier in a local iron works in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England, though later became an iron works manager. Frederick's wife Margaret Robertson (December 16, 1839-December 31, ...
, Iron works manager
Members of Parliament for the former Kingswinford constituency
Questions asked in Parliament by Kingswinford MPs
Mr Alexander Hill 24 November 1885 – 1 October 1900
Mr William Webb 1 October 1900 – 14 June 1905
Mr Charles Sitch 14 December 1918 – 27 October 1931
Mr Alan Todd 27 October 1931 – 14 November 1935
Mr Arthur Henderson 14 November 1935 – 23 February 1950
References
External links
Kingswinford Information Site
BBC Investigation into Captain Lazonby-Threpwell
Dudley Borough Council
BBC News Crocodile Report
Ralphs Surf Shack – The Alternative Guide to Kingswinford
The Pig King of Kingswinford
Your Dudley
Two-Headed Pheasant Mystery
Wordsley Team Parish
Calvary Church, Kingswinford
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Areas of Dudley