BeattiesBeatties was a small British department store group located primarily in the Midlands of England. In 2005, when it had 12 stores, the group was acquired by House of Fraser. On 14 January 2006, the Birmingham store closed, because a similar House of Fraser store, Rackhams, was not far away. In August 2007, the Telford store was rebranded, along with the Solihull and Sutton Coldfield stores. The group gradually rebranded all its branches under the House of Fraser name. In January 2010 the Dudley branch was closed.
SmethwickSmethwick (ˈsmɛðᵻk) is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It lies west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into then West Midlands County. In 2019, the ward of Smethwick had an estimated population of 15,246, while the wider built-up area subdivision has a population of 53,653. It was suggested that the name Smethwick meant "smiths' place of work", but a more recent interpretation has suggested the name means "the settlement on the smooth land".
WednesburyWednesbury (ˈwɛnzbəri) is a market town in Sandwell in the West Midlands County, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. At the 2011 Census the town had a population of 37,817. The substantial remains of a large ditch excavated in St Mary's Road in 2008, following the contours of the hill and predating the Early Medieval period, has been interpreted as part of a hilltop enclosure and possibly the Iron Age hillfort long suspected on the site.
Essington (Staffordshire)Essington is a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire, England, located near the city of Wolverhampton and towns of Walsall, Bloxwich, Cannock and Brewood. The villages of Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Coven, Penkridge and Featherstone are also nearby. The village forms part of the Staffordshire/West Midlands border. In 1870-1872 the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Essington as a township in the parish of Bushbury, with a post office and 187 houses.
Bewdleyvignette Bewdley ( prononciation) (Fr: Beaulieu) est une ville et une paroisse civile anglaise située dans le district de Wyre Forest, dans la région de Worcestershire. Sa population est de 9178 habitants (2001). Elle est bordée par le fleuve Severn. vignette|gauche| Bewdley et ses environs (Ordnance Survey) La majeure partie de la ville de Bewdley est située sur la rive ouest de la Severn, y compris la rue principale, Load street dont le nom provient de lode, un ancien mot pour ferry.
BilstonBilston is a town in Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands, England. It is close to the borders of Sandwell and Walsall. The nearest towns are Darlaston, Wednesbury, and Willenhall. Historically in Staffordshire, three wards of Wolverhampton City Council now 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.
BridgnorthBridgnorth est une ville du Shropshire en Angleterre, dans la vallée de la Severn. La ville est divisée en deux parties, la ville basse et la ville haute, nommées ainsi du fait de leur position par rapport au fleuve Severn qui sépare la ville haute sur la rive droite de la ville basse sur la rive gauche. Bridgnorth (Bridgenorth, littéralement pont nord) est nommée ainsi du fait d'un pont construit sur le fleuve Severn plus au nord qu'un pont plus ancien à Quatford. C'est le chef-lieu et la ville la plus peuplée du district de Bridgnorth.
CannockCannock est une ville située au nord de la ville de Birmingham dans le district de Cannock Chase. Cannock fait partie du comté du Staffordshire. Cannock abrite de nombreuses écuries et centres équestres, en particulier sur ses frontières les plus rurales. Cannock était appelle Chenetnte en 1086. Le climat de Cannock est de type tempéré avec des précipitations régulières toute l'année. Les étés sont chauds mais sans fortes chaleurs et les hivers froids mais rarement glaciaux.
RugeleyRugeley (ˈruːdʒli or ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, north-east of Hednesford and south-west of Uttoxeter. At the 2021 Census, the population was 24,386. Rugeley is twinned with Western Springs, Illinois and, in July 1962, both towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the mayor of Western Springs.
WillenhallLa ville de Willenhall, dans le comté des Midlands de l'Ouest (historiquement dans le comté de Staffordshire), se situe à mi-chemin entre Walsall et Wolverhampton dans le Nord du Black Country et fait partie du district métropolitain de Walsall, à la suite de la réorganisation des collectivités locales de 1966. La première mention de la colonie de Willenhall date du lorsque le traité a été signé par le roi Æthelbald de Mercie. Willenhall est alors dénommé Willenhalch qui en anglo-saxon signifie « la prairie de Willan ».
