Wombourne
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Wombourne is a major village and civil parish located in the district of South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Wolverhampton and on the border with the West Midlands county.
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- Locality
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 13,511
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wombourne
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Wombourne village centre, St Benedict Biscop church, civic centre, the Vine pub and Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
- UK place.population
- 14,157
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- South Staffordshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.shire_county
- Staffordshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- UK place.post_town
- Wolverhampton
- UK place.postcode_district
- WV5
- UK place.postcode_area
- WV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01902
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SO873928
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Staffordshire
- Population
- 14157
- Image
- Wombourne Civic Offices.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01902
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- Commons category
- Wombourne
- postal code
- WV5
- OS grid reference
- SO873928
- P8168
- Anafi
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Etymology and usage
- History
- Origins
- The medieval village
- Industrial developments
- The Modern Village
- Amenities
- Walks and Local Countryside
- The Wom Brook Walk
- The South Staffordshire Railway Walk
- The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
- Surrounding area
- Governance
- Politics
- Transport
- Schools
- Sport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Wombourne is a major village and civil parish located in the district of South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Wolverhampton and on the border with the West Midlands county.
Wombourne has a parish council. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 13,691, which increased to 14,157 at the 2011 Census.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wombourne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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