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Goldthorn Park
Goldthorn Park is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It is situated 1½ miles south of the city centre within the Blakenhall ward. It mostly consists of private houses built from the 1930s onwards. History The area is historically located within the Manor of Sedgley. In 1935, the Earl of Dudley offered building plots for sale by auction; the advertisement gave the total area of the estate as and was expected when fully developed to provide over 2,000 houses. The original plan for the estate included bowling greens, croquet lawns and a golf course, but none of these developments were ever built. A proposal in 1962 to move Goldthorn Park from Sedgley Urban District to Wolverhampton was met with opposition from residents and Sedgley Council. A spokesman for the council said Goldthorn Park had "good severance" from Wolverhampton, was not its dormitory and had no special links with the town to justify the change. Another speaker while admitting Goldthorn Park geographical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Walsall to the east and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the West Midlands after Birmingham and Coventry. Historic counties of England, Historically in Staffordshire, Wolverhampton grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. During the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing; the economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector. The city is also home to the University of Wolverhampton. A town for most of its history, it gained city status in the United Kingdom, city status in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Baron Ward
John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward (6 March 1704 – 6 May 1774), known as John Ward until 1740 and as the 6th Baron Ward from 1740 to 1763, was a British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Life Ward was the son of William Ward and the grandson of the Hon. William Ward (d. 1714), second son of Humble Ward, 1st Baron Ward. His mother was Mary, daughter of the Hon. John Grey, younger son of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford. He inherited the Willingsworth estate and the rest of the manor of Sedgley on the death of his father in 1720, and the entailed portion of the Dudley estates on the death of his cousin William Ward, 5th Baron Ward in 1740. He was returned to Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1727, a seat he held until 1734. In 1740 he succeeded his second cousin as the sixth Baron Ward and entered the House of Lords. He was further honoured in 1763 when he was created 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley in the County of Worcester. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettingshall
Ettingshall is an area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It lies within two wards of Wolverhampton City Council: Ettingshall North and Ettingshall South and Spring Vale. The population of Ettingshall taken at the 2011 census was 13,482. History Historically part of Staffordshire, Ettingshall was mentioned as an ancient manor in the Domesday Book of 1086. The surrounding areas of Priestfield, Parkfield, Lanesfield and Millfields are believed to have been property of the manor. From the 18th century onwards, Ettingshall became heavily industrialised as a result of the Industrial Revolution. Until April 1979, an area of wasteland on the southside of Millfields Road was the location of the Bilston Steelworks and old Bilston quarries. Ettingshall Road was the location for Cables and Instruments, Dixon's Wallcoverings and Tools and Machines. Spring Road was the location of Tarmac Limited (head office closed 2013) and John Thompson Limited (closed 2004). Ettingshall wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn, West Midlands
Penn is an area divided between the The City of Wolverhampton, City of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire district. The population of the Wolverhampton Ward taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 12,718. Originally, it was a village in the Counties of the United Kingdom, historic county of Staffordshire. The area to the east of Penn Road (A449 road, A449) and around St Bartholomew's church is referred to as Upper Penn, historically also as Penn Over. The village within South Staffordshire, and around St Anne's church is Lower Penn or Penn Under. These historic usages tend to confirm that the name has long been considered to refer to the ridge to the east, which is ascended via Church Hill, Wakeley Hill or Mount Road. It is not clear exactly which areas fall within Penn. In 19th century censuses, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, Merry Hill, Bradmore, West Midlands, Bradmore were understood to form part of Penn, although these areas are generally understood to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitmore Reans
Whitmore Reans is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north-west of the city centre, in the city council's Park and St Peter's wards. History The name 'Whitmore' is said by toponymists to come from the Old English 'hwit' (white) and 'mor' (moor - which was used to describe a marshy area) - possibly a foggy area of marsh land, and 'Reans' is said to possibly mean a type of furrow created during ploughing, designed to drain the land. Another name used for the nearby area that West Park now stands on was the 'Hungry Leas' - ''hungry'' being used to describe land which was little or no use for agriculture. The 1842 Tithe map shows only Whitmore End House in the area. This was soon to change - Wolverhampton's population was rising rapidly in the mid-1800s - and so a 'new town' would be built to the north west of Wolverhampton. It was originally to be called 'New Hampton', as is known today from the street names Newhampton Roads east and west, but Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Hills Community School
Colton Hills Community School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form situated in the Goldthorn Park area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Admissions The school has over 1100 pupils on its roll, including sixth formers. It is situated halfway between Goldthorn Park and Penn. Park Hill is to the east, and the school is close to the LEA boundary with Dudley (Sedgley). Access is via the A4039, to the north, and is not far from the A449, to the west. History Grammar school Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School was on Newhampton Road East, run by Wolverhampton Education Committee, and was co-educational, when Wolverhampton was in Staffordshire. The building is now the Newhampton Centre of City of Wolverhampton College. It was known as the Higher Grade School from 1894 to 1921, and Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School from 1921 to 1945. From 1977, the building was used by Valley Park School until 1989. The school was commonly known as the 'Muni', and its motto was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to be done on a listed building w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a time of major Theology, theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the beginning of Protestantism. It is considered one of the events that signified the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern period in Europe. The Reformation is usually dated from Martin Luther's publication of the ''Ninety-five Theses'' in 1517, which gave birth to Lutheranism. Prior to Martin Luther and other Protestant Reformers, there were Proto-Protestantism, earlier reform movements within Western Christianity. The end of the Reformation era is disputed among modern scholars. In general, the Reformers argued that justification (theology), justification was sola fide, based on faith in Jesus alone and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedgley Park School, Wolverhampton
Sedgley Park School was a Roman Catholic Academy located on the northern outskirts of Sedgley, then part of Staffordshire. The school was founded by William Errington, at the request of Bishop Richard Challoner, on 25 March 1763. History Errington made three unsuccessful attempts, the first in Buckinghamshire, the second in Wales, and the third at Betley near Newcastle-under-Lyne, in Staffordshire, before he succeeded in founding a permanent school at Sedgley Park in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton. The object of the establishment of Sedgley Park was the education of the sons of middle and poorer class Catholics. On Lady-Day, 1763, he opened this school with twelve boys brought in covered wagon from Betley. The mansion, known as the Park Hall, was until 1757 the residence of John, Lord Ward, afterwards Viscount Dudley and Ward. Errington rented the house from Baron Ward. The foundation was at once attacked in Parliament, but Lord Dudley successfully defended himself. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himley Hall
Himley Hall is an early 17th-century country house situated in Staffordshire, England. It is situated in the South Staffordshire, south of the county in the small village of Himley, near to the town of Dudley and the city of Wolverhampton. Himley Hall is a Grade II* listed building. Its park and garden, which were extended in the 1770s by Capability Brown, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, are Grade II listed with the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. History In early days, it was a moated manor house, standing beside the medieval church. For over four centuries it served as a secondary home to the Baron Dudley, Lords of Dudley and their knights. Its occupants included Dud Dudley, whose 17th-century experiments in smelting iron ore with coal were carried out nearby. In 1645, Charles I of England, King Charles I encamped in the grounds on his way to defeat at the Battle of Naseby during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Belt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy, and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wilderness, wild, or agricultural landscape, land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenway (landscape), greenways or green wedges, which have a linear character and may run through an urban area instead of around it. In essence, a green belt is an invisible line designating a border around a certain area, preventing development of the area and allowing wildlife to return and be established. The more general term in the United States is green space or greenspace, which may be a very small area such as a park. Purposes In those countries which have them, the stated objectives of green belt policy are to: * Protect natural or semi-natural environments; * Improve air quality within urban area, urban areas; * Ensure that urban dwellers have access to the countryside, with consequent educational and recreational opportu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Midlands (county)
West Midlands is a Metropolitan county, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is almost surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham. The county is almost entirely urban, with an area of and a population of 2,953,816, making it the List of ceremonial counties of England, second most populous county in England after Greater London. After Birmingham (1,144,919) the largest settlements are the cities of Coventry (345,324) and Wolverhampton (263,700), Solihull (126,577), and Sutton Coldfield (109,899). Nearly all of the county's settlements belong to the West Midlands conurbation, West Midlands and Coventry and Bedworth urban area, Coventry built-up areas, though the 'Meriden Gap' between them is rural. For Local government in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
