14 Facts About Willenhall

Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480.

Urban district of Willenhall was partitioned in 1966 between the county boroughs of Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Northern border of Willenhall has always been adjoining open land, although the extent of Willenhall's expansion has meant in the last 100 years its northern border has been moved by about two miles.

Willenhall was a small agricultural village throughout the Middle Ages.

Nails were a common product and by the end of 17th century Willenhall had a healthy hand trade, making grid irons, curry combs, bolts, latches and coffin handles.

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Willenhall suffered its very own great fire in 1659, when most of the town centre was devastated.

Entertainment industry in Willenhall was boosted in 1914 by the opening of the town's first cinema, the Coliseum.

The majority of Willenhall became part of Walsall Metropolitan Borough in 1966.

Willenhall is famous for the manufacture of locks, and the Locksmith's House, dating from Victorian times, demonstrates how one particular family of lockmakers lived and worked at the very beginning of the 20th century.

Willenhall is poorly served by other modes of public transport.

Willenhall is currently not served by the West Midlands Metro light rail network, but one of the numerous expansion plans for the system is the 5 W's Route, which would link Willenhall with Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Wednesbury and Walsall and via Darlaston, Bentley, Reedswood, Birchills, New Cross Hospital, Walsall Manor Hospital and Heath Town.

Willenhall is about 10 minutes drive away from Junction 10 of the M6.

Willenhall is located in between Wolverhampton and Walsall, near to Bilston, Darlaston, Bloxwich and Wednesfield.

Willenhall has its own rugby union football club, formed by some employees of Rubery Owen in 1966.