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Coseley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Coseley

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Coseley history

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Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. In 1867, it joined with Brierley and Ettingshall to break away from the parish. In 1895, it became Coseleys Urban District and was known for its Carboniferous fossils. Bean Cars opened a factory in 1919, with another being in operation in central Dudley. It was a key supplier for British Motor Corporation, British Leyland, Austin Rover, Rover Group.

Civic History

Coseley was originally an urban district in Staffordshire, but unsuccessfully bid for borough status in 1937 . In 1966, the south of the district became part of the Dudley County Borough, and since 1974, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands . Some of the first council estates to be built during the 1920s and 1930s included Ward Grove at Lanesfield, Hartland Avenue at Hurst Hill, Norton Crescent at Wallbrook and the Batmanshill Road estate near Princes End .

Coseley geography / climate

Roseville – central area of Coseley, situated on the main Birmingham New Road. Foxyards Estate – a housing estate in the south of the borough – was mostly developed in the mid-1960s. Wallbrook – situated in the east of the town – near Dudley’s boundary with Sandwell. Lanesfield, Woodcross, and Ettingshall were all part of COSEley until 1966, when being incorporated into the borough of Wolverhampton.

You can visit Coseley places with Walkfo Coseley to hear history at Coseley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Coseley has 94 places to visit in our interactive Coseley map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Coseley, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Coseley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Coseley & the surrounding areas.

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94 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Coseley places to visit

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Coseley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Coseley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Coseley’s information audio spots:

Odeon Cinema, Bilston The Odeon Cinema (originally Wood’s Picture Palace) is a former cinema in Bilston, West Midlands England . Built in 1921, it was a cinema until 1964 .

The Greyhound and Punchbowl The Greyhound and Punchbowl Inn, formerly Stoke Heath Manor House, is a public house in Bilston, West Midlands . It was formerly a manor house before it was licensed around 1774-1820 .

St Matthew’s Church, Wolverhampton St Matthew’s Church, Wolverhampton is a parish church in the Church of England . It was built in the 1930s and is located in Wolverhamptonshire . It is located on the outskirts of the city and is situated on the south coast of Wolverampton .

St Martin’s Church, Parkfields St Martin of Tours’ Church, Wolverhampton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England . The church was built in the 1930s .

Bradley, West Midlands Bradley is in Bilston East ward of the City of Wolverhampton . Originally part of the ancient manor of Sedgley, originally part of Coseley Urban District Council . Bradley sprang up during the 19th century with several factories and farms surrounded by mostly terraced houses .

Horseley Ironworks Horseley Ironworks (sometimes spelled Horsley) was a major ironworks in the Tipton area in Staffordshire, now the West Midlands, England.

Bustleholme F.C. Bustleholme Football Club is a football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. They are currently members of the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One and play at York Road in Rowley Regis.

Princes End Princes End is an area of Tipton, West Midlands, near the border with Coseley. It was heavily developed during the 19th century with the construction of factories. The population of the Sandwell ward taken at the 2011 census was 12,981.

Old Park Farm Old Park Farm is a residential area of Dudley, West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire and Staffordshire) It was developed in the early 1950s by Dudley County Borough council as a council housing estate. Sycamore Green Primary School served the estate for some 50 years until its closure in 2006.

Black Country Geopark The Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark is a geopark in the Black Country, a part of the West Midlands region of England. Having previously been an ‘aspiring Geoparks’, it was awarded UNESCO World GeopARK status on 10 July 2020.

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