City of Wolverhampton
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough, City (2000)
Region:	West Midlands
Ceremonial County:	West Midlands
Historic County:	Staffordshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 281st 69.44 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wolverhampton
ONS code:	00CW
Distance from London:	131m
Demographics
Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density	Ranked 45th 236,600 3407 / km²
Ethnicity:	77.7% White 14.3% Asian 4.7% Black 2.7% Mixed 0.4% Chinese 0.2% Other[1]
Politics
Wolverhampton City Council http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Rob Marris, Pat McFadden, Ken Purchase

Wolverhampton is a city in the historic county of Staffordshire and metropolitan county of the West Midlands. In 2004, the local authority area had an estimated population of 239,100;^[2] the wider Urban Area had a population of 251,462,^[3] which makes it the 13th largest city in England. File links The following pages link to this file: Wolverhampton Categories: GFDL images ... A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... 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 (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List... Arms of Wolverhampton This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Labour Party is a political party 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. ... Robert Howard Marris (born 8 April 1955) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March 1965, Paisley) is the Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East. ... Kenneth Purchase (born 8 January 1939) is a British politician. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... This is a list of the largest cities and towns of England ordered by population. ...

The city is commonly recognised as being named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town in 985: its name coming from Anglo-Saxon Wulfrūnehēantūn = "Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm".^[4] Alternatively, the city may have earned its original name from a local Danish leader who was called Wulfere.^[5] Nevertheless, the name Wulfruna is commonly used in the city - for example, for the Wulfrun Centre or for Wulfrun Hall. This article contains information that has not been verified. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

The city's name is often abbreviated to "W'ton"^[6] or "Wolves".^[7] It is also known as "Wolvo" by many of the locals.^[8] The city council's motto is "Out of darkness, cometh light".^[9] People from Wolverhampton are known as Wulfrunians.

The city grew initially as a market town with specialism within the woollen trade. During and after the Industrial Revolution, the city became a major industrial centre, with mining (mostly coal, limestone and iron ore) as well as production of steel, japanning, locks, motorcycles and cars - including the first vehicle to hold the Land speed record at over 200mph. Today the major industries within the city are both engineering based (including a large aerospace industry) and within the service sector.^[10] The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). ... A Watt steam engine, the steam engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal (pronounced ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... The word lock came from Anglo-Saxon loca = a secure enclosure. Currently lock has several meanings: A lock (device) a mechanical fastening device which may be used on a door, vehicle, or container. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... Ralph DePalma in his Packard 905 Special at Daytona Beach in 1919, courtesy Florida Photographic Collection For the album Land Speed Record by the band Hüsker Dü, see Land Speed Record (album). ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The tertiary sector of industry (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three main industrial categories of a developed economy, the others being the secondary industry (manufacturing), and primary industry (extraction such as mining, agriculture and fishing). ...

History

Wolverhampton or rather the area between Tettenhall (NW) and Wednesfield (NE) is recorded as being the site of a decisive battle between the Saxons and Danes in 963.^[11] The Saxons claimed a decisive victory and the field of Woden is recognised by numerous place names in Wednesfield.^[12][13]

Statue of Lady Wulfruna on western side of St. Peter's Collegiate Church

A monastery existed in Wolverhampton in Saxon times, founded by Lady Wulfruna and consecrated in 994, for which Wulfruna granted land at Upper Arley in Worcestershire, Bilston, Willenhall, Wednesfield, Pelsall, Ogley Hay near Brownhills, Hilton near Wall, Hatherton, Kinvaston, Hilton near Wolverhampton, and Featherstone. This became the site for the new St. Peter's Church in 1425. A statue of Lady Wulfruna, sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler, can be seen on the stairs outside the church. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (480 × 640 pixels, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo taken from Geograph and taken by David Stowell File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (480 × 640 pixels, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo taken from Geograph and taken by David Stowell File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Monastery of St. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... Upper Arley (grid reference SO765805) is a village near Kidderminster in Worcestershire, England. ... Bilston is a town in Englands West Midlands. ... Map sources for Willenhall at grid reference SO9698 Willenhall is a small town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... Wednesfield (population about 35,000) is a town in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... Pelsall is an area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. ... Brownhills is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, the United Kingdom. ... Wall Church in C19 Wall is a small village in Staffordshire, England, just south of Lichfield. ... Featherstone is a small village on the border between Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire, England. ...

By the 13th century Wolverhampton had grown to become a thriving market town. The city was famous for its part in the woolen trade, a fact that can be seen by the inclusion of a woolpack on the city's coat of arms, and by the many small streets, especially in the city centre, called "Fold" (examples being Blossom's Fold, Farmers Fold, Townwell Fold and Victoria Fold), as well as Woolpack Street. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ...

From the 16th century onwards, Wolverhampton became home to a number of metal industries including lock and key making and iron and brass working. In 1512, Sir Stephen Jenyns, a former Lord Mayor of London, who was born in the city founded Wolverhampton Grammar School, one of the oldest active schools in Britain. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A single key A key is a device which is used to open a lock by turning. ... For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... “Brazen” redirects here. ... Sir Stephen Jenyns was the founder of Wolverhampton Grammar School in 1512AD. Category: ... Former Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11, 2006 Michael Berry Savory, Lord Mayor 2004–2005 The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. ... Wolverhampton Grammar School is an exclusive public school located in the city of Wolverhampton. ...

In January 1606, two farmers, Thomas Smart and John Holyhead of Rowley Regis, were hanged in High Green, now Queen Square, for sheltering some of the Gunpowder Plotters who had fled to the Midlands. The pair played no part in the original plot but nevertheless suffered the traitor's death of being hanged, drawn and quartered on butcher's blocks set up in the square a few days before the execution of Guy Fawkes and several other plotters in London. Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country. ... A contemporary sketch of the conspirators. ... To be hanged, drawn and quartered was the penalty once ordained in England for treason. ... Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), was a member of a group of English Roman Catholics who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I of England, to destroy Protestant rule by killing the Protestant...

In the 19th century the area to the south-east of the city became known as the Black Country because of the heavy industrial pollution which covered the area in black soot. In Victorian times, Wolverhampton grew to be a wealthy town mainly due to the huge amount of industry that occurred as a result of the abundance of coal and iron deposits in the area. The remains of this wealth can be seen in local houses such as Wightwick Manor and The Mount (both built for the Mander family, prominent varnish and paint manufacturers), and Tettenhall Towers. Many other houses of similar stature were built only to be demolished in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 19th century the city saw much immigration from Wales and Ireland; in the 20th and 21st centuries immigrants have come from places such as the South Asia the Caribbean and Africa. The Indian Punjabi community mainly arrived in Wolverhampton between 1945-1975. The Black Country is a loosely-defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton, around the South Staffordshire coalfield. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal (pronounced ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... Wightwick Manor is one of only a few surviving examples of a house built and furnished under the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement. ... The Mander family has held for over 200 years a prominent position in the Midland counties of England, both in the family business and public life. ... This article is about the country. ...

Wolverhampton was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1849 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ...

In 1866, a statue was erected in memory of Prince Albert, the unveiling of which brought Queen Victoria to Wolverhampton.[1] The unveiling of the statue was the first public appearance Queen Victoria had made since the funeral of her husband the Prince Consort. A 40 foot tall archway made of coal was constructed for the visit. The Queen was so pleased with the statue that she knighted the then mayor, an industrialist named John Morris. Market Square, originally named High Green, was renamed Queen Square in honour of the visit. The statue replaced a Russian cannon captured from Sevastopol during the Crimean War in 1855, and remains standing in Queen Square. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Queen Victoria redirects here. ... For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ... Location Map of Ukraine with Sevastopol highlighted. ... Combatants Allies: Second French Empire British Empire Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Bulgarian volunteers Casualties 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 17,500 British 2,194 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of disease ~134,000 killed, wounded and died of disease The Crimean War (1853–1856) was fought...

Location of the UK's first set of traffic lights at Princes Square: the poles are painted with black and white bands as they were originally.

England's first automatic traffic lights could be seen in Princes Square, Wolverhampton in 1927. The modern traffic lights at this location have the traditional striped poles to commemorate this fact. Image File history File links Wolverhampton_Princes_Square. ... Image File history File links Wolverhampton_Princes_Square. ... “Traffic Signal” redirects here. ...

The railways reached Wolverhampton in 1837, with the first station located at Wednesfield Heath, now Heath Town. This station was demolished in 1965, but the area exists as a nature reserve just off Powell Street. Wolverhampton Railway Works was established in 1849 for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway and became the Northern Division workshop of the Great Western Railway in 1854. Wednesfield Heath for Wolverhampton railway station was a station built on the Grand Junction Railway in 1837. ... Wolverhampton railway works was in the city of Wolverhampton in the county of Staffordshire in England. ... The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway opened on 12 November 1849. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...

Wolverhampton High Level station (the current main railway station) opened in 1852, but the original station was demolished in 1965 and then rebuilt. Wolverhampton Low Level station opened on the Great Western Railway in 1855. The site of the Low Level station, which closed to passengers in 1972 and completely in 1981, is currently undergoing redevelopment. Wolverhampton St George's (in the city centre) is now the northern terminus for the Midland Metro light rail system. Wolverhampton was one of the few towns to operate surface contact trams and the only town to use the Lorain Surface Contact System. Trolleybuses appeared in 1923 and in 1930 for a brief period, Wolverhampton was the world's largest trolleybus system. The last trolleybus ran in 1967, just as the railway line through the High Level station was converted to electric operation. Wolverhampton railway station in Wolverhampton, West Midlands is on the West Coast Main Line. ... Wolverhampton High Level was a railway station on Sun Street, in Wolverhampton, England. ... A Midland Metro tram at its terminus at Wolverhampton St. ... Midland Metro tram 05 approaching West Bromwich tram stop The Midland Metro is a light-rail or tram system in the West Midlands of England. ... Further information: electric bus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is an electric bus powered by two overhead wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles. ...

In 1918 David Lloyd George, the British Primeminister announced he was calling a General Election at "The Mount" in Tettenhall Wood. Lloyd George also made his "Homes fit for heroes" speech at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in the same year. It was on the idea of "Homes fit for heroes" that Lloyd George was to fight the 1918 "Coupon" General Election. David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman who was Prime Minister throughout the latter half of World War I and the first four years of the subsequent peace. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... Tettenhall Wood is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. ...

Wolverhampton was represented politically in Victorian times by the Liberal MP Charles Pelham Villiers, a noted free trade supporter, who was also the longest serving MP in parliamentary history. Lord Wolverhampton, Henry Hartley Fowler was MP for Wolverhampton at the turn of the century. Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander, a member of the Mander family, was Liberal MP for Wolverhampton East from 1929 to 1945, distinguished for his stance against Appeasement and as a supporter of the League of Nations; known as "the last of the Midland radicals". More recent members have included the Conservative mavericks Enoch Powell and Nicholas Budgen. Recently former Bilston councillor and MP for Wolverhampton South East, Dennis Turner entered the House of Lords as Lord Turner of Bilston. For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Charles Pelham Villiers (January 3, 1802–January 16, 1898) was a British politician and lawyer of the 19th century. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton (1830-1911), was born in Darlington. ... Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander KB (March 6, 1882–September 9, 1962), was a Midland industrialist and chairman of Mander Brothers Ltd. ... The Mander family has held for over 200 years a prominent position in the Midland counties of England, both in the family business and public life. ... Appeasement is a policy of accepting the imposed conditions of an aggressor in lieu of armed resistance, usually at the sacrifice of principles. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919–1920. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... John Enoch Powell, MBE (June 16, 1912 – February 8, 1998) was a British politician, linguist, writer, academic, soldier and poet. ... Nicholas William Budgen (November 3, 1937–October 26, 1998) was a British politician. ... Bilston is a town in Englands West Midlands. ... Wolverhampton South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dennis Turner (born 26 August 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

The United Kingdom government announced on December 18, 2000 that Wolverhampton would be granted city status, making it one of three "Millennium Cities".^[14] Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ...

Governance

The vast majority of Wolverhampton is governed locally by Wolverhampton City Council, although some small areas are governed by South Staffordshire District Council. South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ...

The area administered by the City Council is represented in the national United Kingdom parliament by three MPs representing Wolverhampton South West, Wolverhampton South East and Wolverhampton North East constituencies, with the areas administered by South Staffordshire District Council being represented by South Staffordshire constituency. The entire city is part of the West Midlands constituency of the European Parliament. Wolverhampton South West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wolverhampton South East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wolverhampton North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South Staffordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. ...

Since the abolition of West Midlands County Council in 1986, Wolverhampton City Council has been effectively a unitary authority. South Staffordshire District Council is a two-tier authority, with some services provided by Staffordshire County Council. The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...

Civic history

Wolverhampton gained the beginnings of modern local government in 1777, when the Wolverhampton Improvement Act was passed by Parliament. This allowed for the establishment of 125 Town Commissioners who undertook a variety of local improvement work such as punishing bear baiting, improving drainage, widening streets and by the end of the century street lighting had been provided in the at every street corner and over the doorway of every inn, and water supply had been improved by the sinking of ten new wells and the provision of a great water tank in the market place. Policing had been improved with the appointment of ten watchmen and attempts were also made to regulate the markets and inspect hazardous food.^[15][16]

Wolverhampton parliamentary borough was created by the Reform Act 1832, which included areas currently located with the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell such as Wren's Nest, New Invention and Gornal. It initially returned two Members of Parliament. Wolverhampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire. ... The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. ... Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... New Invention is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Wolverhampton was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1849 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and at the same time Wolverhampton Borough Police was formed. The town was then made a County Borough in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ... The West Midlands Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands 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. ... The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. ...

In 1933, the boundaries of the borough expanded, taking in areas from Cannock Rural District and Seisdon Rural District, with very little of the surrounding urban area being affected,^[17] with only Heath Town Urban District being abolished. Cannock was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Seisdon was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Heath Town is a district of Wolverhampton which sprung up in the late 19th century, with many terraced houses being built in the shadow of factories near the main road to Lichfield. ...

The bulk of the formerly independent urban districts of Bilston (a borough itself after 1933), Tettenhall and Wednesfield were added to the borough in 1966,^[18] along with part of the urban district of Coseley and small parts from Sedgley and Willenhall. At the same time Wolverhampton Borough Police was disestablished and the larger West Midlands Constabulary, which covered not only Wolverhampton but the County Boroughs of Walsall, Dudley, West Bromwich and Warley took over its duties and was headquartered in the city. In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Bilston is a town in Englands West Midlands. ... Tettenhall is a historic part of the city of Wolverhampton, England. ... Wednesfield (population about 35,000) is a town in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... Coseley is a town located within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands. ... Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England, but formerly in Staffordshire. ... Map sources for Willenhall at grid reference SO9698 Willenhall is a small town in the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... The West Midlands Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. ... , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands, England. ... The Public by Will Alsop. ... Warley was a county borough formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the towns of Oldbury and Rowley Regis. ...

Wolverhampton was one of only two County Boroughs (the other being Liverpool) to have no changes made to the boundary during the 1974 reorganisation of local government, the borough already having a population larger than the 250,000 required for education authorities. This contrasted with both the Redcliffe-Maud Report, and the initial White Paper for the 1974 reforms^[19] where large areas of the present South Staffordshire district were to be added to the borough. During the 1974 reforms it was placed within the West Midlands Metropolitan County. For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Local government in England as proposed by the report. ... South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ...

Wolverhampton was also a Royal Peculiar covering a large area. A Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier) is a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch, rather than a diocese. ...

Wards of the City Council

The following is a list of the 20 wards of Wolverhampton City Council: 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...