Walsall
Walsall is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Walsall postcode: WS1 1
There are great places to visit near Walsall 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 Walsall if you like towns.
Walsall's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin) are great places to visit near Walsall if you like castles.
Don't miss Birmingham, and Coventry's cities if visiting the area around Walsall.
Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal is one of Walsall's best, nearby canals to visit in Walsall.
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 some of Walsall best country parks to visit near Walsall.
Lickey Hills Country Park is one of Walsall's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Walsall.
Cannon Hill Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, and Elmdon Park are some of Walsall best parks to visit near Walsall.
Walsall 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.
The area close to Walsall boasts some of the best villages including Bournville.
Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World are great places to visit near Walsall if you like museums.
Walsall is near some unmissable gardens like The Birmingham Botanical Gardens,
Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve are some of Walsall best nature reserves to visit near Walsall.
There are a several good lakes in the Walsall area like Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.
The area close to Walsall boasts some of the best airports including Birmingham Airport.
Walsall History
There are some historic monuments around Walsall:
Areas of Walsall
Like most towns and cities Walsall is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Walsall.
Many of the areas of Walsall have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near Walsall
History of Walsall
The name Walsall is thought to have derived from the words “Walh halh”, meaning “valley of the Welsh speakers” (referring to the Brythons). Walsall is first referenced as ‘Walesho’ in a document dated 1002. Possibly as a result of a clerical error, it is not referred to in the Domesday Book, while the settlements of Aldridge, Bescot, Shelfield, Pelsall, Bloxwich, Great Barr and Rushall within the Metropolitan Borough are. However, it is believed that a manor was held here by William FitzAnsculf, who held numerous manors in the Midlands. By the first part of the 13th century, Walsall was a small market town, with the weekly market being introduced in 1220 and held on Tuesdays. The mayor of Walsall was created as a political position in the 14th century.
