Portobello is an area in Willenhall on the
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...
side of the border, in the
West Midlands,
England
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. It is situated to the east of Wolverhampton city centre and to the north of
Bilston
Bilston is a market town in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands County, West Midlands, England. It is in the Black Country, south east of Wolverhampton city centre and close to the borders of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, Sandwell ...
, in the
Bilston North ward
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of the city council. It was formerly part of
Willenhall
Willenhall is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, Walsall district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census of 49,587. It is ...
Urban District before Willenhall was split between Walsall and Wolverhampton.
While the railway line through Portobello remains open, the nearest station is Wolverhampton. When
Willenhall Bilston Street railway station reopens – expected 2025 – that station will then become Portobello's nearest. The most prominent bus route is
National Express West Midlands
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service 529 which stops at Portobello Island, linking Wolverhampton and Walsall.
Diamond Bus West Midlands service 326 links to Bilston & Bloxwich, 303 to Bilston & Willenhall, and Carolean Coaches services 23 and 23A to Bilston, Willenhall & Wednesbury.
Tall blocks of flats and shops in the area were at one point demolished. In 2018, the area began redevelopment, and an
Aldi
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supermarket opposite the new housing development opened in December 2019.
Areas of Wolverhampton
Wednesfield
Bilston
Willenhall
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