Canalside Warehouse, Pleck - Walsall Canal - geograph

Pleck, in the borough of

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

, neighbours

Palfrey A palfrey is a type of horse that was highly valued as a riding horse in the Middle Ages. It was a lighter-weight horse, usually a smooth gaited one that could amble, suitable for riding over long distances. Palfreys were not a specific breed ...

and stretches from the bridge on Wednesbury Road to Junction 9 of the

M6 motorway The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at ...

. It consists of a large green space called Pleck Park and housing estates. Pleck is close to

Walsall Manor Hospital Walsall Manor Hospital is an acute general hospital in Walsall, West Midlands managed by the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. History The hospital has its origins in an infirmary built for the Central Union Workhouse in 1896; the car park is on t ...

and

Bescot Stadium Bescot Stadium, also known as the Poundland Bescot Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a association football, football stadium in Walsall, England, and the current home ground of Walsall F.C., Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989–90, ...

, home of Walsall F.C. The population of this Walsall ward taken at the 2011 Census was 15,014. The neighbourhood has a primary school. Most of the houses on the estate were built by the local authority during the 1950s. The Walsall-Wolverhampton Line runs alongside Pleck Park, and once included Pleck railway station.

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