Darlaston is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England.
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10 Facts About Darlaston
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Darlaston is situated between Wednesbury and Walsall in the valley of the River Tame in the angle where the three major head-streams of the river converge.
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Between the 12th and 15th centuries the de Darlaston family were the landowners, When the de Darlaston family died out, the manor was taken over by the Hayes family and was known as Great Croft.
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Darlaston's brother was James Rose, shown in the 1871 census as a latch, bolt and nut maker, employing 39 people, including 19 children.
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On 1 January 1895 Darlaston became an urban district, and the local board became Darlaston Urban District Council.
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In 1966, Darlaston became part of Walsall and in 1974, it became part of the metropolitan county of the West Midlands.
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Darlaston was subject to a number of bombing raids in World War II.
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Many Victorian terraced houses were demolished during the second half of the 20th century, and the Urban District Council of Darlaston built thousands of houses and flats to replace them with.
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From 1966 Darlaston was administered by Walsall borough and is in the WS10 postal district which includes neighbouring Wednesbury.
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Darlaston had its own windmill from as early as 1695, when it appears on a map of that date.
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