Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill
St Michael's Church, Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is located in West Midlands county
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill
Location within the West Midlands
Population13,935 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceSO915868
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrierley Hill/Kingswinford
Postcode districtDY5 / DY6
Dialling code01384
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°28′46″N 2°07′28″W / 52.4795°N 2.1245°W / 52.4795; -2.1245

Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Dudley and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a population of 13,935 at the 2011 census.[1] It is best known for glass and steel manufacturing, although the industry has declined considerably since the 1970s. One of the largest factories in the area was the Round Oak Steelworks, which closed down and was redeveloped in the 1980s to become the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. Brierley Hill was originally in Staffordshire.

Since 2008, Brierley Hill has been designated as the Strategic Town Centre of the Dudley Borough.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Brierley Hill (Ward) - Population Density". Neighbourhood Statistics. ONS. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Local Development Framework - Brierley Hill AAP". Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Introduction". Brierley Hill Area Action Plan. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.