Sandwell
Sign in to saveSandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council defines the borough as the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. Rowley Regis includes the towns of Blackheath and Cradley Heath.
Key facts
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- Borough of Sandwell
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- Metropolitan borough
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- West Bromwich, the largest town in Sandwell
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- Coat of arms of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.png
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- Unity and Progress
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- Sandwell shown within the West Midlands and England
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- Sovereign state
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- United Kingdom
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- Constituent country
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- England
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- Region
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- West Midlands
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- Metropolitan county
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- West Midlands
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- Historic County
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- Staffordshire and Worcestershire
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Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council defines the borough as the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. Rowley Regis includes the towns of Blackheath and Cradley Heath.
Sandwell's Strategic Town Centre is designated as West Bromwich, the largest town in the borough, while Sandwell Council House (the headquarters of the local authority) is situated in Oldbury. In 2019 Sandwell was ranked 12th most deprived of England's 317 boroughs.