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Cradley Heath Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cradley Heath

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Cradley Heath history

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Cradley Heath was originally an area of heathland in the Staffordshire parish of Rowley Regis. The residents had grazing rights, subject to an annual payment to the Lord of the Manor. As on other commons in the Black Country, cottages were built encroaching on the heath. From the introduction of machine-based nail-making around 1830, the area developed two prolific industries – chainmaking and nailmaking.

Cradley Heath geography / climate

Cradley Heath is located in the south of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, approximately 8 miles west of Birmingham. It is situated in a low-lying area of the Black Country, south of the limestone ridge that runs through the area. River Stour and Mousesweet Brook act as the boundary between Sandwell and Dudley.

Neighbourhoods

Old Hill Timbertree Newtown Newtown Newtown haden Hill Lomie Town. Newtown Haden Hill had been hit hard by floods in recent years.

You can visit Cradley Heath places with Walkfo Cradley Heath to hear history at Cradley Heath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Cradley Heath has 72 places to visit in our interactive Cradley Heath 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 Cradley Heath, 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 Cradley Heath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Cradley Heath & the surrounding areas.

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72 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Cradley Heath places to visit

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

The Leasowes The Leasowes is a 57-hectare (around 141 acre) estate in Halesowen, historically in Shropshire, England . The name means “rough pasture land” The estate is now listed Grade I on English Heritage’s Register of Parks and Gardens .

Mushroom Green Mushroom Green is a hamlet in the Dudley Wood/Netherton area of Dudley, UK . It is known for its traditional chain making shop .

Shropshire (Detached) Between the late 11th century and 1844, Shropshire (Salop) had a large exclave within the present-day Black Country and surrounding area . This territory was gained from neighbouring Worcestershire, and the exclave’s border corresponded with the medieval Manor of Hala . Hala was part of Brimstree hundred, and totally detached from the rest of the county . The exceptions were Cradley, Lutley and Warley Wigorn, which were still aligned with the original county .

Round Oak Steelworks Round Oak Steelworks was an important steel production plant in Brierley Hill, West Midlands (formerly Staffordshire), England. It was founded in 1857 by Lord Ward, who later became, in 1860, The 1st Earl of Dudley, as an outlet for pig iron made in the nearby blast furnaces. During the Industrial Revolution, the majority of iron-making in the world was carried out within 32 kilometres of Round Oak.

Saltwells Local Nature Reserve Saltwells Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands. The reserve, created in 1981, covers 247 acres and includes part of Netherton Hill within its boundaries.

Church of St Andrew, Netherton The Church of St Andrew, Netherton is an Anglican parish church. It is situated in Netherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The building was designed by Thomas Lee and it opened in 1830.

Kates Hill Kates Hill, or Kate’s Hill, is a residential area in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The area is known for its hillsides and hillsides.

St John’s Church, Dudley The Church of St John the Evangelist, also known as St John’s, opened in 1840 and closed in 2002 on safety grounds. It was Grade II listed by English Heritage on 21 May 2009. The church reopened in 2016.

Turners Hill, West Midlands The hill is in the Rowley Hills range, situated in Rowley Regis, near the boundary with Dudley. There are good views of the hill from the M5 Motorway between Junctions 1 and 2.

Rowley Regis Hospital Rowley Regis Community Hospital is a hospital in West Midlands. It is managed by the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

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