Pleck, in the borough of
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...
, neighbours
Palfrey
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and stretches from the bridge on Wednesbury Road to Junction 9 of the
M6 motorway
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. It consists of a large green space called Pleck Park and housing estates. Pleck is close to
Walsall Manor Hospital and
Bescot Stadium, home of Walsall F.C.
The population of this Walsall ward taken at the
2011 Census was 15,014.
The neighbourhood has a primary school. Most of the houses on the estate were built by the local authority during the 1950s.
The
Walsall-Wolverhampton Line runs alongside Pleck Park, and once included
Pleck railway station.
References
Areas of the West Midlands (county)
Walsall
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