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Places to see in ( Bilston - UK )

Places to see in ( Bilston - UK )

Bilston is a town in the English county of West Midlands, situated in the southeastern corner of the City of Wolverhampton. Historically in Staffordshire, three wards of Wolverhampton City Council cover the town: Bilston East and Bilston North, which almost entirely comprise parts of the historic Borough of Bilston, and Ettingshall which comprises a part of Bilston and parts of Wolverhampton.

Bilston was first referred to in AD 985 as Bilsatena when Wolverhampton was granted to Wulfrun then in 996 as Bilsetnatun in the grant charter of St. Mary's Church (now St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton). It is later mentioned in the Domesday Book as a village called Billestune, being a largely rural area until the 19th century. Bilsetnatun can be interpreted as meaning the settlement (ton) of the folk (saetan) of the ridge (bill).

Situated two miles southeast of Wolverhampton, it was extensively developed for factories and coal mining. Many houses were constructed in the Bilston area. Between 1920 and 1966, the council replaced most of the 19th-century terraced houses with rented modern houses and flats on developments like Stowlawn, the Lunt and Bunker's Hill. By 1964 there were more than 6,000 council houses there. Bilston has had a market in the town centre for many years.

Bilston Urban District Council was formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 covering the ancient parish of Bilston. The urban district was granted a Royal Charter in 1933, becoming a municipal borough and the First Charter Mayor was Alderman Herbert Beach.

From 1850 to 1972 there was a railway station in Bilston town centre, but passenger services were then withdrawn and the line via Bilston (from Wolverhampton Low Level to Birmingham Snow Hill) had been almost completely abandoned within a decade. The final stub of the railway, connecting a town centre scrapyard with the South Staffordshire Line at Wednesbury, closed in 1992, only to be re-opened seven years later as the first phase of the Midland Metro tram line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham. There was also a further railway station within the town: Bilston West on the Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line.

At the Bilston end of the Black Country Route can be seen the group of wooden statues designed by Robert Koenig and called Steel Columns. This sculpture was made from 15 lengths of sweet chestnut which stretch up to 6 metres in height. The male and female figures depicted are based on those found in old Victorian photographs of Bilston.

Bilston Town Hall, dating from 1872, has now been refurbished and re-opened. It had been derelict for more than a decade after Wolverhampton Council discontinued its use as housing offices, but now operates as a venue for events, conferences, performances and occasions. Bilston lost its passenger railway station in 1972, although goods trains continued to pass through the site of the station for a further decade. The town's new bus station opened in October 1991, interlinking with the town's Midland Metro station, which opened in May 1999.

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Earlswood Lakes // Solihull // West Midlands // Reservoirs // Nature Reserve

A Nice Walk Around 3 Reservoirs. Lots of fishermen & Dog walkers and a pleasant atmosphere.

90 minute walk around the perimeter.

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Postcode For Your Sat Nav is B94 5JH
Recorded 6th September 2015

Victoria Park Smethwick Funfair 2019

A short video from the attractions on offer at Victoria Park, Smethwick for the Easter Funfair 2019.

Brewood in 2000.mpg

Millennium in Brewood, the village and its' people at play., even in the rain!

Barnsley FC Funfair March 2019

This was filmed on Saturday one of the last days it was on.

TAME BRIDGE TO YORKIES GARAGE WEDNESBURY TO COLLECT MY BMW PART 2

On route from Tame Bridge Railway station where I was collected by Darren who works for Dave York at Yorkies Garage Wednesbury to collect my BMW Thursday September 2nd 2010