Map sources for Bilston at grid reference SO9497

Bilston is a town in England's West Midlands. It is the south-eastern corner of the Metropolitan Borough and City of Wolverhampton. Two wards of Wolverhampton City Council cover the town: Bilston East and Bilston North. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, formed in 1974. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... Bilston East is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. ... Bilston North is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. ...

History

Bilston was first referred to in 985 as Bilsatena when Wolverhampton was granted to Wulfrun ^[1] then in 996 as Bilsetnatun in the grant charter of St. Mary's (now St Peter's) church in Wolverhampton. ^{[2] [3]} It is later mentioned in the Domesday Book as a village called Billestune, being a largely rural area until the nineteenth century. Bilsetnatun can be intrepreted as to mean the settlement (ton) of the folk (saetan) of the ridge (bill). A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Situated just two miles south-east of Wolverhampton, it was extensively developed for factories and coalmining. Many houses were constructed in the Bilston area. Between 1920 and 1966, the council replaced most of the nineteenth century terraced houses with rented modern houses and flats on developments like Stowlawn, The Lunt and Bunker's Hill. Bilston has had a market in the town centre for many years. Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

A 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. In 1966 the borough of Bilston was abolished, with most of its territory annexed to the county borough of Wolverhampton (see History of West Midlands). In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Most of the area now covered by the West Midlands was historically covered by other counties. ...

St. Leonard's, Bilston

Bilston's Town Hall is presently being refurbished. It had been derelict since the 1990s after Wolverhampton Council discontinued its use as Housing Offices. It is hoped that the Town Hall will be brought back into public use follwing the completion of its refurbishment. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1512x2016, 1003 KB) Summary Author: Fentonjoe, self-made Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1512x2016, 1003 KB) Summary Author: Fentonjoe, self-made Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

People

On June 6th 1862, Bilston was the birthplace of the poet Sir Henry Newbolt. Sir Henry John Newbolt (June 6, 1862 - April 19, 1938) was an English author and poet. ...

John Wilkinson (industrialist), "king of the ironmasters," built a blast furnace in Bilston in 1748. He lived and died in Bradley, West Midlands. His body was returned to his home town of Cumbria. John Iron-Mad Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) was a British industrialist who suggested the use of iron for many roles where other materials had previously been used. ... Bradley (Grid reference: SO953952) was originally a village in the Manor of Sedgley, England. ...

Hugh Walters (author) lived all his life in Bilston ^[4] Hugh Walters (June 15, 1910 - January 13, 1993)[1]) was a juvenile Science Fiction novelist from Bradley in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ...

Transport

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 to West Bromwich) 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. Bilston is served by Bilston Central, Loxdale and The Crescent tram stops. For the game, see: 1850 (board game) Year 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is a town in the English county of the West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London to Holyhead trunk road. ... The South Staffordshire Line is a railway line opened between Walsall (Staffordshire) and Stourbridge (Worcestershire) in 1850. ... For the legal principle, see Wednesbury unreasonableness. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Midland Metro tram 05 approaching West Bromwich tram stop The Midland Metro is a light-rail tram system in the West Midlands of England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... unga bunga This article is about the English city. ... Bilston Central tram stop is a tram stop in Bilston near Wolverhampton, England. ... The Crescent tram stop is a tram stop in Bilston near Wolverhampton, England. ... Luas stop at Harcourt in Dublin, Ireland A tram stop is a place designated for a tram to stop in order to have passengers board or leave it. ...

Another significant development in the Bilston area was the A463 Black Country Route. With more and more cars on the road, the roads around Bilston town centre became increasingly congested as the twentieth century progressed. It became so severe that, by the late 1960s, the government had drawn up plans for a new dual carriageway bypassing Bilston (and running from the A4123 near Coseley to Junction 10 of the M6 motorway at Walsall) which was scheduled to be completed by 1976. However, the plans collapsed and Bilston was condemned to increased congestion, for another decade at least. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. ... The Black Country Route is a road which exists in the West Midlands of England. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 4 in Great Britain starting north of the A4 and south/west of the A5. ... Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... New Art Gallery Walsall The traditionl market of Walsall, a Tesco nearby has had an adverse effect on the market traders, many believe Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

The plans for a new dual carriageway were revived in the early 1980s. This time the planners had decided on a slightly different route which would run much closer to Bilston town centre. The first phase of the road (to be known as Black County Route) was completed in 1986, though initially running around half a mile east of the A4123. It was extended in 1991 to Oxford Street in Bilston town centre. This expansion resulted in a number of buildings being demolished and some roads having to be re-routed while one road (Market Street) was completely obliterated. This new road changed the face of Bilston town centre forever. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During 1995, the final phase of the Black Country Route between Bilston town centre and Junction 10 of the M6 was completed. This new road has seen a major improvement in the traffic flow around Bilston town centre. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Neighbourhoods

• Bradley
• Woodcross
• The Lunt
• Stowlawn
• Portobello

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Bradley, West Midlands. ... Woodcross is a residential area of Bilston, West Midlands, England. ...

See also

• Bilston (UK Parliament constituency) 1918–1974

Bilston was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Bilston in the southeast of the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=charter&id=860 Charter S 860
2. ^ http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&id=1380&type=charter Charter S 1380
3. ^ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/wulfruna/wulfruna01.htm Lady Wulfruna
4. ^ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/BCMC/pages1/walters/walters.htm

Coordinates: 52.57079° N 2.08996° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

External links

• Poems of local people in the public realm of Bilston