Wednesfield
Sign in to saveWednesfield () is a town and historic village in the City of Wolverhampton, in the county of the West Midlands, England; it was historically within the county of Staffordshire. It is east-north-east of Wolverhampton city centre and about from Birmingham. Local areas include Ashmore Park and Wood End. There is a formal garden at Wednesfield Park.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Wednesfield
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- West Midlands
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.population
- 22,646
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census Wards)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO944998
- UK place.post_town
- WOLVERHAMPTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- WV
- UK place.postcode_district
- WV11
- UK place.dial_code
- 01902
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Wolverhampton North East
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Wolverhampton
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Midlands
- UK place.static_image_name
- Wednesfield_Tower_Blocks_(geograph_5635021).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- High-rises in Wednesfield, seen from Graiseley Lane.
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Wednesfield () is a town and historic village in the City of Wolverhampton, in the county of the West Midlands, England; it was historically within the county of Staffordshire. It is east-north-east of Wolverhampton city centre and about from Birmingham. Local areas include Ashmore Park and Wood End. There is a formal garden at Wednesfield Park.
==Toponymy== Its name comes from the Old English Wōdnesfeld, meaning "Woden's field", open land belonging to, or holy to, the high god of the Germanic Pantheon.