Woods Bank[1] is an area of Darlaston in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county in England.[2] It is located to the southwest of Darlaston town centre and close to the Black Country New Road as well as the nearby village of Moxley.[3] It is primarily a residential estate and is close to the town of Bilston, bordering the boroughs of Sandwell and Wolverhampton.[4]
| Woods Bank | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
 Lodge Road in Woods Bank, Darlaston | |
  Woods Bank Location within the West Midlands | |
| OS grid reference | SO973960 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEDNESBURY |
| Postcode district | WS10 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The number of houses in the Wood Green area increased by up to 87% between 1841 and 1871, and a sanitary report of 1875 describes a dwelling there as of one lower and one upper room, with no ventilation or back door. The area was described as "a distinct location of poor ironworkers".[5]
References
edit- ^ Food & Sanitation. M. Henry. 1895.
- ^ Saddlery and Harness. 1896.
- ^ Guttridge, Richard (26 January 2023). "The schools that have been told to improve according to Ofsted". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Ede, John F. (1962). History of Wednesbury. Wednesbury Corporation.
- ^ Jones, Rachael (2 January 2021). "Darlaston: Growth of A Staffordshire Industrial Town During the Nineteenth Century". Family & Community History. 24 (1): 43–65. doi:10.1080/14631180.2021.1925426. ISSN 1463-1180.