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.
Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Solihull are great places to visit near Bilston if you like towns.
Shopping Centres to visit near Bilston include Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin) are great places to visit near Bilston if you like castles.
There are a several good cities in the Bilston area like Birmingham, and Coventry.
Canals to visit near Bilston include Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.
Don't miss 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's country parks if visiting the area around Bilston.
Places near Bilston feature a number of interesting woodlands including Lickey Hills Country Park.
The area around Bilston boasts some of the best parks including Cannon Hill Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, and Elmdon Park.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Bilston area like Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.
Bournville is a great place to visit close to Bilston if you like villages.
The area around Bilston boasts some of the best museums including Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
Gardens to visit near Bilston include The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve are some of Bilston best nature reserves to visit near Bilston.
The area around Bilston features a number of interesting lakes including Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.
Birmingham Airport is one of Bilston's best, nearby airports to visit in 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.
