Ettingshall is an area of
Wolverhampton
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,
West Midlands,
England
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. It lies within two
wards of
Wolverhampton City Council
City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Wolverhampton has had an elected local authority since 1848, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has be ...
: 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
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...
, Ettingshall was mentioned as an ancient manor in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
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
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. 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 was the location for the manufacture of the 240 ton boiler drum with a length of 122 feet in 1965. This was the heaviest load carried by
British Rail
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. It was transported to
Eggborough
Eggborough is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, close to the county borders with South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, East Riding.
The village is situated at the junction of the A19 road, A19 a ...
in
Yorkshire
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.
Geography
It is situated 1¼ miles to the south-east of the city centre and centred on the
A4039 and A4126 roads.
It is situated on the western edge of the former Borough of Bilston and began as an expansion of the Sedgley village of Ettingshall in the
Victorian era
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, becoming part of the new
Coseley
Coseley ( ) is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, Dudley district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is situated north of Dudley itself, on the border with Wolverhampton and Sandwell. It f ...
Urban District Council in 1897.
As the northern parts of the original Ettingshall extended across the border into Bilston, many new houses and factories were built and this area became known as "Ettingshall New Village", the Ettingshall that still exists in the present day.
In 1966, the bulk of the old Ettingshall village was absorbed into the borough of Wolverhampton, along with parts of Brierley village, while most of the rest of Coseley along
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a town and Ward (electoral subdivision), electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (county), West Midlands (originally in Staffordshire), England. It is located south of Dudley and north of Stourbr ...
and the bulk of neighbouring
Sedgley – was incorporated into an expanded Dudley borough.
Ettingshall's population grew in the early 2010s when
Persimmon Homes built the Ettingshall Place estate comprising 460 new homes, housing up to 2,200 people. In 2021, a
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
was created in Ettingshall Place comprising a
playground
A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people wi ...
,
basketball court
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end. Indoor basketball courts are almost always made of polished wood, usually maple, with -high rims on each basket. Outdoor ...
,
cricket practice pitch and
outdoor gym equipment.
A few references to the original village in Sedgley still exist, with the Ettingshall Park Estate below the eastern slopes of Sedgley Beacon, while two roads in Coseley, Upper Ettingshall Road and Ettingshall Road still remain, their names reflecting the upper and lower parts of the extensive village.
Until 2023 Ettingshall had a single ward on Wolverhampton Council. It is now represented within two wards: Ettingshall North, which borders
East Park,
Bilston North,
Blakenhall and
St Peter's wards, and neighbouring
Ettingshall South and Spring Vale ward. The new ward boundaries took effect at the May
2023 Council elections.
Both wards form part of the
Wolverhampton South East constituency.
Transport
The
West Midlands Metro tram
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way has two stops in the area:
The Royal
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(named after the long-closed Royal Wolverhampton Hospital) and
Priestfield.
The nearest railway station is
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 ...
, although the area was served by
Ettingshall Road on the
Stour Valley Line until the station closed in 1964.
The area is well served by buses with connections to
Sedgley,
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 ...
,
Willenhall
Willenhall is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, Walsall district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census of 49,587. It is ...
and
Bilston
Bilston is a market town in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands County, West Midlands, England. It is in the Black Country, south east of Wolverhampton city centre and close to the borders of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, Sandwell ...
.
References
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Areas of Wolverhampton
Wards of Wolverhampton City Council
Bilston