Willenhall
Willenhall is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Willenhall postcode: WV13 1
There are great places to visit near Willenhall including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.
The area around Willenhall boasts some of the best towns including Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Solihull.
Willenhall's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
The area around Willenhall features a number of interesting castles including Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).
Don't miss Birmingham, and Coventry's cities if visiting the area around Willenhall.
Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal is a great place to visit close to Willenhall if you like canals.
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 Willenhall.
Lickey Hills Country Park is one of Willenhall's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Willenhall.
The area around Willenhall boasts some of the best parks including Cannon Hill Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, and Elmdon Park.
Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House are great places to visit near Willenhall if you like historic buildings.
Don't miss Bournville's villages if visiting the area around Willenhall.
The area around Willenhall boasts some of the best museums including Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
Places near Willenhall feature a number of interesting gardens including The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
The area around Willenhall features a number of interesting nature reserves including Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.
Willenhall's best nearby lakes can be found at Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.
There are a number of airports near to Willenhall including Birmingham Airport.
Willenhall History
There are some historic monuments around Willenhall:
Places to see near Willenhall
History of Willenhall
Willenhall was a small agricultural village throughout the Middle Ages. From Tudor times, the natural mineral wealth began to be exploited with ore being sent out to charcoal furnaces in nearby Cannock Chase. The iron product was then returned to be turned into small metal goods. 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. According to the Hearth Tax Returns in 1665, Willenhall comprised 136 households and 894 persons. The population did not increase dramatically until the 18th century when iron and coal began to be fully exploited. The town grew up around the Market Place and Stafford Street with many tiny streets crammed with houses, workshops and pubs. Evidence of the town’s growing prosperity is still visible today in the Dale House, once the home of the Hincks family, and 33 Market Place, the home of the Clemsons, both maltsters.
