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Brownhills

UK Place
Demography
Population12637 ((2001 Census))
Administration
Metropolitan boroughWalsall
Metropolitan countyWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townWALSALL
Postcode districtWS8 WS
Dialling code01543
UK ParliamentAldridge-Brownhills

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Brownhills is a town in the West Midlands, England. Located on the edge of Cannock Chase near the large artificial lake Chasewater, it is 6 mi (9.7 km) north-east of Walsall and a similar distance south-west of Lichfield. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall and the Aldridge-Brownhills parliamentary constituency and neighbours the ancient villages of Pelsall and Stonnall. Before boundary changes in 1974, it was in the county of Staffordshire.

The town lies on the ancient Watling Street, but is not recorded before the 17th century, although Ogley Hay, which in modern times is a district of the town, is recorded as a settlement in the Domesday Book. Brownhills quickly grew around the coal mining industry, especially after it became linked to the canal and railway networks in the mid-19th century, and by the end of the century had grown from a hamlet of only 300 inhabitants to a town with a population of over , of whom the vast majority were employed in the coal industry. Mining remained the town's principal industry until the 1950s, but the subsequent closure of the area's pits led to a severe economic decline which has continued until the present day. The local authority has instituted a regeneration programme which it is hoped will revive the town's fortunes, providing better transport and leisure facilities.

Brownhills Video

Me, being tied up in the Sixth Form Common Room at Brownhills CTC.
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Little Shop of Horrors - Finale (Don't Feed The Plants) from Brownhills CTC
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Little Shop of Horrors - Now (It's Just the Gas) from Brownhills CTC
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Police and trading Standards Raid Brownhills market (Walsall) for pirate DVDs. And threaten to seize my phone.
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Little Shop of Horrors - Sominex/ Somewhere that's Green Rep from Brownhills CTC
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This is to all the miners of brownhills and surrounding areas,and to those who lost their life's in the Grove mining disaster bless every one of them.The statue of The Miner that stands in the Town of Brownhills stands 30 ft (9.1m) high to commemorate coal mining in the Brownhills area
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Little Shop of Horrors - Closed For Renovation from Brownhills CTC
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Little Shop of Horrors - Skid Row from Brownhills CTC
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Little Shop of Horrors - Call Back In The Morning from Brownhills CTC
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At Wagon Brownhills, 300 jobs lost Friday 19-12-08, Machinery started moving out 21-12-08 Video 22-12-08
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Olivia's charity is awarded £10000 - expressandstar.com Tweet this news
expressandstar.com--A charity set up in memory of a -Brownhills- schoolgirl who died from a rare infection has been awarded £10000 to fund projects for families of disabled children. The family of Olivia Meredith, aged nine, launched the Livvy's Smi - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:26:39 GMT+00:00
Brownhills double death: Health and Safety bosses to probe gas fire leak - Birmingham Mail Tweet this news
Birmingham Mail--THE deaths of a Midland father and son in a tragedy apparently caused by a gas fire leak could be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive. The pair, named locally as Leonard and Carl Ross, aged in their 80s and ... - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:17:59 GMT+00:00
Mansell Wins Landmark Housing Project In Brownhills - Build.co.uk Tweet this news
Build.co.uk--The canal side development will set the standard for future homes in the area, providing 47 two-bed apartments. Four ground floor properties have been specifically designed to accommodate people with a disability. Landscaping and a gated car - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:26:09 GMT+00:00
Brownhills scheme secures HCA grant - Insider Media Tweet this news
Insider Media--Nine bungalows will be built in -Brownhills- after a £588000 grant was secured from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). The development will be completed in partnership with Walsall Council and housing provider Accord Group. Building w - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:23:31 GMT+00:00
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Brownhills road crash - Sunday Mercury Tweet this news
Sunday Mercury--The crash, between a motorcycle and a car, happened at Lichfield Road, in -Brownhills-, shortly after 1pm on Monday. The motorcyclist suffered a fractured leg and wrist and was treated for a pelvic injury before he was airlifted to Queen E - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:40:05 GMT+00:00
Treasure hunters rue their £3.2m find after row over reward ends friendship - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--He found it on farmer Fred Johnson's land at -Brownhills- in the West Midlands. The £3.28million find transformed the men's lives after they shared the reward equally. Archaeologists said they were "in awe" of the - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:57 GMT+00:00
Aftershock: The Blast That Shook Psycho Platoon - ProPublica Tweet this news
ProPublica--Surrounded by the gentle -brown hills- of Napa Valley, the sprawling campus of Spanish-style buildings has towering redwoods and lush green lawns. Fred Gusman, a nationally prominent expert in PTSD who recently retired from the Department of V - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:16:28 GMT+00:00
100s queue for Staffordshire Hoard tickets - expressandstar.com Tweet this news
expressandstar.com--The tickets, which were up for grabs for the first time on Monday, caused a stir in the city from residents wanting a chance to see the Anglo-Saxon treasures, discovered near -Brownhills-. More than 1800 people have obtained the passes - Date : Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:05:33 GMT+00:00
Walsall housing development secures £500000 Government cash injection - 24dash (press release) Tweet this news
24dash (press release)--Nine bungalows will be built in -Brownhills- by the Group, in partnership with Walsall Council, after it secured a £588000 grant from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Building work is expected to start on the homes in Sever - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:04:13 GMT+00:00
New Vic show goes on after cash boost - Stoke & Staffordshire Tweet this news
Stoke & Staffordshire--COMMUNITY ROLE: -Brownhills- School pupils watch a performance of All Our Daughters, part of the 'Borderlines' community project, last year. By phil corrigan [email protected] FUNDING for work carried o - Date : Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:23:00 GMT+00:00

Demographics at a glance
2001 UK census Brownhills Ward Walsall District England
Total population 12,637 253,499 49,138,831
Foreign born 2.2% 8.3% 9.2%
White 97.4% 56.4% 90.9%
Asian 1.2% 10.4% 4.6%
Black 0.5% 0.5% 2.3%
Christian 79.6% 72.1% 71.7%
Muslim 0.6% 5.4% 3.1%
Hindu 0.2% 1.6% 1.1%
No religion 12.5% 10.0% 14.6%
Over 65 years old 13.1% 15.0% 15.0%
Unemployed 3.8% 4.4% 3.4%



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