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Visiting Lye, West Midlands Walkfo Preview Lye or The Lye is an area in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands county, England. It was formerly a village within the parish of Oldswinford, historically situated within the boundaries of the county of Worcestershire. It used to be famous for the manufacture of nails, anvils, vices, chain, crucibles and firebricks. When you visit Lye, West Midlands, Walkfo brings Lye, West Midlands places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Lye, West Midlands Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lye, West Midlands
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With 75 audio plaques & Lye, West Midlands places for you to explore in the Lye, West Midlands area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Lye, West Midlands places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
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You can visit Lye, West Midlands places with Walkfo Lye, West Midlands to hear history at Lye, West Midlands’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lye, West Midlands has 75 places to visit in our interactive Lye, West Midlands 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 Lye, West Midlands, 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 Lye, West Midlands places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lye, West Midlands & the surrounding areas.
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Best Lye, West Midlands places to visit
Lye, West Midlands has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Lye, West Midlands’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Lye, West Midlands’s information audio spots:
Wychbury Obelisk Hagley Obelisk stands close to the summit of Wychbury Hill in Hagley, Worcestershire . Visible for miles around, and accessible from public footpaths, it was for a while connected with a murder victim discovered on the nearby Lyttelton estate .
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.
Dudley Town F.C. Dudley Town Football Club is one of the oldest non-league teams in the Midlands region, having been established in 1888. They are members of the Midland League Division One, although they have reached as high as the Premier Division of the Southern League. In 1976 they reached the first round proper of the FA Cup, when they took Football League Third Division team York City to a replay.
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.
The Lace Guild The Lace Guild is a registered charity, accredited museum and educational organisation based in the UK. Its aims are to provide information about the craft of lacemaking, its history and use.
Red House Cone The Red House Cone is a glass cone located in Wordsley in the West Midlands. It is a 90-foot (27 m) high conical brick structure with a diameter of 60 feet (18 m) It is the best preserved of only four such structures in the UK and is maintained as a museum by Dudley Council.
Visit Lye, West Midlands plaques
2 plaques hereLye, West Midlands has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Lye, West Midlands plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Lye, West Midlands using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Lye, West Midlands plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Lye, West Midlands audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Lye, West Midlands allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Lye, West Midlands’s 75 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Lye, West Midlands freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Lye, West Midlands Map App
Our visit Lye, West Midlands map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Lye, West Midlands & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Lye, West Midlands tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Lye, West Midlands centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Lye, West Midlands area at LONG:-2.116, LAT:52.459.
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Things to do & visit in Lye, West Midlands / surrounding areas
● Black Country Rangers F.C. ● Lye Town F.C. ● Stambermill Viaduct ● Wollescote ● Stourbridge Interchange ● Withymoor Village ● Pedmore ● Oldswinford ● Quarry Bank ● Tanhouse ● Stourbridge Town Hall ● Cradley Town F.C. ● Stourbridge ● St Thomas’ Church, Stourbridge ● Stourbridge Basin ● Corbett Hospital ● Colley Gate ● Cradley, West Midlands ● Daniel Batham and Son ● Delph Locks ● Lutley ● War Memorial Athletic Ground ● Battle of Stourbridge Heath ● Dudley Sports F.C. ● Wychbury Ring ● Wychbury Hill ● Mary Stevens Park ● Wychbury Obelisk ● Brierley Hill ● Brierley Hill Urban District
● Mushroom Green ● Round Oak Steel Terminal ● Earl of Dudley’s Railway ● Hawbush ● Merry Hill Shopping Centre ● Amblecote ● Hagley ● Norton, Stourbridge ● Hasbury ● Shropshire (Detached) ● Causeway United F.C. ● Halesowen Town F.C. ● Squirrels Estate ● Hayley Green, West Midlands ● Haden Hill ● Round Oak rail accident ● Doulton’s Claypit ● Round Oak Steelworks ● Pensnett Chase ● Saltwells Local Nature Reserve ● Black Country Radio ● Dudley Wood Stadium ● Netherton Reservoir ● Brewin’s Canal Section ● Cradley Heath ● Cradley Heath Baptist Church ● Pensnett Canal ● Stourbridge Extension Canal ● Woodside, Dudley ● Dudley Town F.C. ● Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve ● Church of St Andrew, Netherton ● The Lace Guild ● Wordsley ● Stourbridge Canal ● Wollaston, West Midlands ● Red House Cone ● Bromley, West Midlands ● Old Hill ● Hagley Park, Worcestershire ● Castle in Hagley Park ● Lye, West Midlands ● Old Swinford Hospital
Getting to / around Lye, West Midlands – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Lye, West Midlands using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Lye, West Midlands places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Lye, West Midlands Public Transport Stations
Lye, West Midlands Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Lye railway station
Stourbridge Junction railway station
Stourbridge Town railway station
Brettell Lane railway station
Cradley Heath railway station
Brierley Hill railway station
Brockmoor Halt railway station
Round Oak railway station
Bromley Halt railway station
Chapel Street Estate
A491 road
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Local Lye, West Midlands historians & Lye, West Midlands tour guides
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