Travel to Walsall Map
Walsall tourist guide map of landmarks & destinations by Walkfo
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When travelling to Walsall, Walkfo’s has created a travel guide & Walsall overview of Walsall’s hotels & accommodation, Walsall’s weather through the seasons & travel destinations / landmarks in Walsall. Experience a unique Walsall when you travel with Walkfo as your tour guide to Walsall map.
Walsall history
Early settlement
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The name Walsall is derived from “Walh halh”, meaning “valley of the Welsh”, referring to the British who first lived in the area . It is believed that a manor was held here by William FitzAnsculf, who held numerous manors in the Midlands . The town was visited by Queen Elizabeth I, when it was known as ‘Walshale’ Queen Mary’s Grammar School was founded in 1554 .
Industrial Revolution
Walsall was a village of 2,000 people in the 16th century to a town of over 86,000 in approximately 200 years . The town manufactured a wide range of products including saddles, chains, buckles and plated ware . In 1824, the Walsal Corporation received an Act of Parliament to improve the town by providing lighting and a gasworks .
First World War
Over 2000 men from Walsall were killed in fighting during the First World War . The town’s cenotaph is located on the site of a bomb which was dropped by Zeppelin ‘L 21’ The town also has a memorial to two local VC recipients, John Henry Carless and Frederick Gibbs .
20th-century developments
Walsall’s first cinema opened in the town centre in 1908 . Slum clearances began after the end of World War I, with thousands of 19th-century buildings being demolished as the 20th century wore on . The Saddlers Centre, a modern shopping mall, opened in 1980, being refurbished within a decade . The Memorial Gardens opened in 1952 in honour of the town’s fallen combatants of the two world wars .
21st century
The town’s new art gallery opened at Town Wharf in early 2000 . Crown Wharf retail park opened nearby, accommodating retailers including Next and TK Maxx . New private and social housing has been built on the site of most of the demolished properties .
Redevelopment and local government reorganisation
Walsall underwent modernisation in the 1970s with a new town centre being built at the expense of some medieval properties . The Saddlers’ Centre, a modern shopping complex, was opened in the town centre in 1980 . The Savoy Cinema was a landmark on Park Street for more than half a century after its opening on 3 October 1938 .
Walsall map & travel guide with history & landmarks to explore
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