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Clockwise from top: Walsall skyline, Art Gallery at Town Basin, Masjid-Al-Farouq Mosque in Caldmore, Town Centre, Arboretum, Council House & St Matthews Parish Church | |
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Population | 70,778 (2021 Census BUA Profile)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP0198 |
• London | 124 mi (200 km) |
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Post town | WALSALL |
Postcode district | WS1–WS6, WS8, WS9 |
Dialling code | 01922 |
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Walsall (/ˈwɔːlsɔːl/ ⓘ, or /ˈwɒlsɔːl/; locally /ˈwɔːsʊl/) is a market town and administrative centre of the borough of the same name in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Lichfield.
Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands County in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594,[2] with the wider borough having a population of 269,323.[3] Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.