Bradley, West Midlands Explained

Bradley, West Midlands should not be confused with Bradley, Staffordshire.

Official Name:Bradley
Country:England
Region:West Midlands
Static Image Name:Pot House Bridge - Bradley Arm Canal - geograph.org.uk - 1234654.jpg
Static Image Caption:Pot House Bridge, Bradley: the B4163 passes over the Wednesbury Oak Loop
Os Grid Reference:SO959952
Coordinates:52.5528°N -2.0752°W
Post Town:Bilston
Postcode Area:WV
Postcode District:WV14
Dial Code:01902
Constituency Westminster:Wolverhampton South East
Metropolitan Borough:Wolverhampton

Bradley is a suburban village in the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands County, England. It is located in the Bilston East ward.

History

Originally part of the ancient manor of Sedgley, from 1894 to 1966 it was part of Coseley Urban District Council until being transferred into the Wolverhampton County Borough as a suburb of Bilston, although a small section of it was transferred into the expanded West Bromwich borough (which in turn merged with Warley in 1974 to become Sandwell) which had also taken over the bulk of neighbouring Tipton and Wednesbury.

Bradley sprang up during the 19th century with several factories and farms surrounded by mostly terraced houses in which the factory and farm workers lived. But almost all of Bradley had been redeveloped by the early 1970s, the majority of homes in the area were council-owned.

The Wednesbury Oak Loop of the Birmingham Canal Navigations winds round the north of the village. This was originally part of the main line of the canal between Birmingham and Wolverhampton, planned by James Brindley and built between 1768 and 1772. This shows Bradley, the canal and many coal mine shafts and iron works. A separate canal, the Bradley Branch, terminated at Wednesbury Oak, to the south of Bradley.

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