Bilston
Bilston is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Bilston postcode: WV14 6
There are great places to visit near Bilston including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.
Towns to visit near Bilston include Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Handsworth, Harborne, Sutton Coldfield, and West Bromwich.
There are a number of shopping centres near Bilston including Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
Bilston's best nearby castles can be found at Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).
Cities to visit near Bilston include Birmingham, and Coventry.
There are a several good canals in the area around Bilston like Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.
Lickey Hills Country Park, Woodgate Valley Country Park, Sutton Park, Kingsbury Water Park, Sandwell Valley Country Park, Coombe Country Park, and Coombe Abbey Country Park are great places to visit near Bilston if you like country parks.
The area around Bilston features a number of interesting woodlands including Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
There are a several good parks in the Bilston area like Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
Bilston has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.
There are a several good villages in the Bilston area like Bournville, and Lea Marston.
There are a number of museums near Bilston including Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
Bilston is near some unmissable gardens like The Birmingham Botanical Gardens,
Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve are great places to visit near Bilston if you like nature reserves.
Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes are some of Bilston best lakes to visit near Bilston.
Don't miss Birmingham Airport's airports if visiting the area around Bilston.
Bilston History
There are some historic monuments around Bilston:
Places to see near Bilston
History of Bilston
Bilston Urban District Council was formed in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 covering the ancient parish of Bilston. The urban district was granted a Royal Charter in 1933, becoming a municipal borough and the First Charter Mayor was Alderman Herbert Beach.
