Kingswinford
Kingswinford is a town of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands, situated west-southwest of central Dudley, bordering the South Staffordshire district. In 2011 the area had a population of 25,191, down from 25,808 at the 2001 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Kingswinford
- UK place.map_type
- West Midlands
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Dudley
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Midlands
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- UK place.population
- 25,191
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 wards)
- UK place.post_town
- KINGSWINFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- DY6
- UK place.postcode_area
- DY
Article
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Closest cities, towns and villages
- Places of interest
- Glass Museum
- Holbeche House
- The Cross Inn
- Townsend
- Local churches
- Transport
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspapers
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Notable people
- Sport
- Members of Parliament for the former Kingswinford constituency
- Questions asked in Parliament by Kingswinford MPs
- References
- External links
Kingswinford is a town of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands, situated west-southwest of central Dudley, bordering the South Staffordshire district. In 2011 the area had a population of 25,191, down from 25,808 at the 2001 Census.
The current economic focus of Kingswinford is education and housing for commuters. Positioned at the far western edge of the West Midlands Urban Area it borders on a rural area extending past the River Severn; but its position at the edge of the Black Country and its long standing in the area means it has had significant industrial influence in the past. This is illustrated by the influence in creating local workhouses, which shows a population of 15,000 plus in the 1831 census.