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.
Willenhall's best nearby towns can be found at Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Harborne, Handsworth, Sutton Coldfield, and West Bromwich.
Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central are great places to visit near Willenhall if you like shopping centres.
Willenhall has some unmissable castles nearby like Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).
Birmingham, and Coventry are some of Willenhall best cities to visit near Willenhall.
Places near Willenhall feature a number of interesting canals including 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 some of Willenhall best country parks to visit near Willenhall.
The area around Willenhall features a number of interesting woodlands including Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
Willenhall has some unmissable parks nearby like Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Willenhall area like Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.
Bournville, and Lea Marston are great places to visit near Willenhall if you like villages.
Museums to visit near Willenhall include Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a great place to visit close to Willenhall if you like gardens.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Willenhall area like Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.
Willenhall has some unmissable lakes nearby like 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.
