Birmingham and the Black Country (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)

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Wednesfield wasn't always within Wolverhampton's boundaries - it had its own council until 1966 and some parts of Wednesfield are now in South Staffordshire.

Dudley, Dudd (1854) [1665], Bagnall, John N. (ed.), Dud Dudley's Metallum Martis: or, Iron made with pit-coale, sea-coale, &c: and with the same fuell to melt and fine imperfect mettals, and refine perfect mettals (reprinted.), London: Printed by T. M. for the author

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a b c Jukes, Joseph Beete (1859). The South Staffordshire coal-field. London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts. p. 181. wolverhampton has one claim to the bc that is through the old coal mines at willingsworth where there the school lies today. that is a slim claim so let wolvo stay put keep the bc for bc people

Clark, Urszula (2013), Language and Identity in Englishes, Routledge, pp.92–94, 140, ISBN 9781135904807

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To Luke, Bilston wasn't always under Wolverhampton, like Darlaston, Wednesbury and Willenhall it was a separate town that was taken over. Many people in Bilston like to see the town promoted as it own town- it is not just an area of Wolverhampton like Whitmore Reans, Penn Fields, Heath Town and Bushbury are. Just moved to Darlaston from Hereford and love it here. From an outsiders point of view, always thought BC consisted of Dudley, Wednesbury, Bilston Cradley, Coseley Wilenhall, but didn't think of Walsall and Woverhampton as part of the BC. anyone know the best pubs to go to in Darlaston?! Read the statement by 'the ole mon' (8th from top)his statement is true. The BC is a much bigger area than many people realize and has to do with the industry in the general area not individual towns and villages. Too many purists about these days! I was born and went to school in Oakham (the council house part) near Dudley. I believed the BC ended where you had to change buses at the boundary near the Baggies ground and included Wolverhampton. I now live near Manchester and insist I am from the BC when people here call me a Brummie Matt can i just point out that Whitmore-reans was built as a separate town and was incorprated into wolverhampton like Bilston.It was an area where many miners went to live as well as many other working class people from the foundries and factories.There was mining there too.Not all mining was legal.And within the last 10years there has been subsidence in the area from previous mine shafts.So like alot of things somethings have been lost in time.Like the fact that Walsall had mining in the 13th century !

Heath Town and Wednesfield were marginally outside whilst Bilston and Bradley were obviously inside. In the early 17th century, Dud Dudley, a natural son of the Baron of Dudley, experimented with making iron using coal rather than charcoal. [36] Two patents were granted for the process: one in 1621 to Lord Dudley and one in 1638 to Dud Dudley and three others. In his work Metallum Martis, published in 1665, he claimed to have "made Iron to profit with Pit-cole". However, considerable doubt has been cast on this claim by later writers. [36] [39]But it is also awesome - from smashing it in the industrial revolution to being home to some of the friendliest people on earth. We need you to help us beat our total in 2023! This year’s challenge takes place from April 28 th to May 1 st.