Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton
City and Metropolitan borough
Clockwise from top: city skyline, the Queen's Building, Molineux Stadium, cottages on Birmingham Canal, Wightwick Manor, St Peter's Collegiate Church, the open air market square, and Queen Street
Coat of arms
Nicknames:  Wolftown Wolf Town Wolves Wolvo
Motto:  Out of darkness cometh light
Wolverhampton shown within the West Midlands county
Coordinates: 52°35′N 2°08′W / 52.583°N 2.133°W / 52.583; -2.133
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	West Midlands
Ceremonial county	West Midlands
Historic County	Staffordshire
Founded	985
City	2000
Metropolitan borough	1 April 1974
Founded by	Lady Wulfruna
Named for	Lady Wulfruna
Admin. HQ	Wolverhampton Civic Centre
Suburbs of the city (Within 2 miles)	List Aldersley All Saints Blakenhall Bradmore Chapel Ash Claregate Compton Deansfield Dunstall Hill East Park Ettingshall Fallings Park Gorsebrook Graiseley Heath Town Horseley Fields Merridale Monmore Green Newbridge Old Fallings Park Village Scotlands Springfield Stow Heath Tettenhall (village) Tettenhall Wood Wednesfield (town) Whitmore Reans
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Governing body	City of Wolverhampton Council
• Mayor	Michael Hardacre (L)[1]
Area
• Total	26.81 sq mi (69.44 km2)
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Population  (2021)
• Total	263,700
• Density	8,820/sq mi (3,407/km2)
Demonym	Wulfrunian[2]
Ethnicity (2021) [3]
• Ethnic groups	List 60.6% White 21.2% Asian 9.3% Black 5.3% Mixed 3.6% other
Religion (2021) [3]
• Religion	List 43.8% Christianity 27.8% no religion 12% Sikhism 5.5% Islam 5.5% not stated 3.7% Hinduism 1.2% other 0.3% Buddhism 0.1% Judaism
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	WV
Area code	01902
ISO 3166-2	GB-WLV
ONS code	00CW (ONS) E08000031 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SO915985
NUTS 3	UKG39
Website	wolverhampton.gov.uk

Wolverhampton (/ˌwʊlvərˈhæmptən/ ^ⓘ WUUL-vər-HAMP-tən) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles 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.

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 service sector. The city is also home to the University of Wolverhampton. A town for most of its history, it gained city status in 2000. The M6 motorway runs just outside Wolverhampton's east and northeast borders, while the M54 motorway starts to the north and links the city with Telford. For railway travel, the city is served by Wolverhampton station, while the western terminus of the West Midlands Metro network is also located in the city.

Wolverhampton has produced many notable musicians and artists and is known in the sports world as the home of Premier League football team Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, which plays at Molineux Stadium. Due to the heavy influx of Indian immigrants who settled in the city from the 1930s to 1970s, its identity has often been influenced by its Sikh community, and it is currently home to the largest percentage of Sikhs in England and Wales; it also hosts a higher percentage of Hindus and Muslims than the national average.