The Metropolitan borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It was created in 1974, and is made up of the towns of Dudley (where the council has its headquarters), Stourbridge, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Amblecote, Sedgley and Coseley. Image:EnglandDudley. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest level of local government in England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is about Dudley, England, for other places by the same name, see Dudley (disambiguation) Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... Arms of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Sylvia Lloyd Heal (born 20 July 1942) is a British politician. ... Ian Phares Pearson (born 5 April 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Lynda Waltho is the Labour MP for Stourbridge. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This is about Dudley, England, for other places by the same name, see Dudley (disambiguation) Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Stourbridge at grid reference SO8883 Stourbridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, which in 1991 had a population of 54,661. ... The town of Halesowen was until the thirteenth century known as Halas, but it was then gifted to a Welsh prince called Owen and became known has Halas-Owen, but in modern times it has always been called Halesowen. ... Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands, England. ... Amblecote and the neighbouring village of Wordsley were two villages in Staffordshire near the River Stour which formed the border with the county of Worcestershire. ... Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. ...

A part of the West Midlands metropolitan county since 1974, the area was traditionally part of the historic counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire. The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the Midlands of England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced wuster-shur, wuster-sheer or wuster-shyer; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

The town of Dudley was originally a county borough in an island of Worcestershire surrounded by the county of Staffordshire, and the council areas of Sedgley, Rowley Regis, Brierley Hill and Tipton. But in 1966 the borough was expanded to include Sedgley, Brierley Hill and most of Coseley, and was transferred to the county of Staffordshire as all the other councils were in that county. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country. ... Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands, England. ... Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

The present borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Dudley, along with the boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... This is about Dudley, England, for other places by the same name, see Dudley (disambiguation) Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... The town of Halesowen was until the thirteenth century known as Halas, but it was then gifted to a Welsh prince called Owen and became known has Halas-Owen, but in modern times it has always been called Halesowen. ... Map sources for Stourbridge at grid reference SO8883 Stourbridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, which in 1991 had a population of 54,661. ...

The council has 72 councillors, representing 24 wards.

Localities

Localities within the borough include:

• Amblecote
• Brierley Hill, Bromley, Buckpool
• Coseley, Cradley
• Dudley
• Gornalwood
• Halesowen, Hawbush, Hurst Green, Hurst Hill
• Kingswinford
• Lye
• Merry Hill
• Netherton
• Old Swinford
• Quarry Bank
• Sedgley, Stourbridge
• The Straits
• Wall Heath, Withymoor, Wollaston, Wollescote, Wordsley, Wren’s Nest

Amblecote and the neighbouring village of Wordsley were two villages in Staffordshire near the River Stour which formed the border with the county of Worcestershire. ... Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands, England. ... Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. ... Cradley is a small village in the Black Country of Worcestershire, near Halesowen and the banks of the river Stour. ... This is about Dudley, England, for other places by the same name, see Dudley (disambiguation) Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Gornalwood is a village in the town of Sedgley. ... The town of Halesowen was until the thirteenth century known as Halas, but it was then gifted to a Welsh prince called Owen and became known has Halas-Owen, but in modern times it has always been called Halesowen. ... Hawbush is a council estate which was built by Brierley Hill Urban District Council in the 1930s. ... Please note that this article is about Hurst Green in East Sussex and not Hurst Green in Surrey. ... Kingswinford is a village in the West Midlands (county) but previously in Staffordshire. ... The Merry Hill Shopping Centre, located in Brierly Hill, is one of the West Midlands most popular places to shop. ... Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Stourbridge at grid reference SO8883 Stourbridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, which in 1991 had a population of 54,661. ... There are two places called Wollaston in England: Wollaston, Northamptonshire Wollaston, Shropshire This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Genera Donacobius Campylorhynchus Odontorchilus Salpinctes Catherpes Hylorchilus Cinnycerthia Thryomanes Ferminia Troglodytes Cistothorus Uropsila Thryorchilus Henicorhina Microcerculus Cyphorhinus The true wrens are members of a New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae containing 55 species. ...