Township (England)In England, a township (Latin: villa) is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church. A township may or may not be coterminous with a chapelry, manor, or any other minor area of local administration.
Cradley, West MidlandsCradley () is a village in the Black Country and Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of the West Midlands, England, near Halesowen and the banks of the River Stour. Colley Gate is the name of the short road in the centre of Cradley. It was part of the ancient parish of Halesowen, but unlike much of the rest of that parish, which was an exclave of Shropshire, Cradley was always in Worcestershire, until the creation of the West Midlands county in 1974.
Metropolitan Borough of DudleyThe 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 Stourbridge and Halesowen. The borough's main settlement is Dudley but it also includes the outlying towns of Brierley Hill, Halesowen, Kingswinford, Lye, Netherton, Sedgley, and Stourbridge.
West Midlands (county)West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and projects into Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham. The county has an area of 902 km (348 sq mi) and is almost entirely urban, with an estimated population of 3,036,605 in 2024; this made it the 2nd most populous county in England after Greater London.Warley, West MidlandsWarley is a residential area of Oldbury in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands County, England. Historically in both Worcestershire and Shropshire, the name has been used for both a civil parish (1884–1908) and a county borough/civil parish (1966–1974). Warley has been the name of a UK Parliament constituency since 1997.
WorcestershireCounty of EnglandNon-metropolitan and ceremonial county in EnglandWorcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county to the north, Warwickshire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south, and Herefordshire to the west. The city of Worcester is the largest settlement.
WolverhamptonCity in the West Midlands, EnglandCity and metropolitan borough in EnglandWolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Located around 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Birmingham, it forms the north-western part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Willenhall and Walsall to the east, and the towns of Sedgley and Dudley to the south.
CodsallCodsall is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 13 miles east-southeast of Telford. It forms part of the boundary of the Staffordshire-West Midlands County border, along with Perton, the village is almost contiguous with Wolverhampton with very small amounts of greenbelt still separating the two settlements.
ShropshireCounty in EnglandCeremonial county in EnglandShropshire (; abbreviated Salop) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales. It is bordered by Cheshire to the north-east, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south, and the Welsh principal areas of Powys and Wrexham to the west and north-west respectively. The largest settlement is Telford, while Shrewsbury is the county town.HalesowenHalesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around 7 miles (11 km) from Birmingham city centre, and 6 miles (10 km) from Dudley town centre. The population of the Halesowen built-up area at the 2021 census, was 60,110. Halesowen is in the Halesowen parliamentary constituency.
Earl of ShrewsburyEarl of Shrewsbury () is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England. The second earldom dates to 1442. The holder of the Earldom of Shrewsbury also holds the title of Earl of Waterford (1446) in the Peerage of Ireland and Earl Talbot (1784) in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, which for centuries were the principal unit of secular and religious administration in most of England and Wales. Civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.