The remainder of the urban district was transferred into an expanded Dudley borough in 1966.[2][3] Modern-day Woodsetton now forms part of the electoral ward of Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. It is divided between the DY1 and DY3 postal districts.
Of historical significance, Woodsetton is the birthplace of industrial pioneer Abraham Darby,[4] who developed the process of smelting iron ore using coke.
The main road through Woodsetton is the non-primary A457 running between Sedgley and Birmingham. Woodsetton is served by bus routes 81 and 229 connecting the area to Wolverhampton, Sedgley, Dudley and Bilston on a daily basis.
Holden's Brewery, founded in 1915 by Edwin Holden, is based in Woodsetton on a site in George Street adjoining one of its pubs, the Park Inn.
Woodsetton was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[5] The tornado later moved over Dudley town centre, causing moderate damage.
Education
The Bramford Primary School, which opened in the 1950s, provides primary education for the Woodsetton area. The school was expanded in 2004 to include a new sports hall and several classrooms. For secondary education, the area is served by Beacon Hill Academy, just east of Sedgley.
Woodsetton is also the location of the Woodsetton School, a special school catered to primary-aged children with learning difficulties.[6]
References
^"Dudley Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^Collins, Paul (2005). Dudley Living Memories. The Francis Frith Collection. p. 14. ISBN978-1-907639-78-4.
^"Sedgley UD through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
^"Who was Abraham Darby?". Britain Unlimited. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
woodsetton, dudley, woodsetton, area, dudley, metropolitan, borough, west, midlands, england, roughly, miles, northwest, dudley, town, centre, formerly, sedgley, urban, district, part, woodsetton, which, included, dudley, castle, transferred, into, dudley, cou. Woodsetton is an area of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England roughly 2 0 miles 3 km northwest of Dudley Town Centre Formerly in the Sedgley Urban District a part of Woodsetton which included Dudley Castle was transferred into the Dudley County Borough in 1926 to allow for the building of the Priory Estate This reorganisation also saw this part of the area transferred from Staffordshire to Worcestershire WoodsettonWoodsettonLocation within the West MidlandsPopulation13 793 2011 Ward Upper Gornal and Woodsetton 1 OS grid referenceSO9392Metropolitan boroughDudleyMetropolitan countyWest MidlandsRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDUDLEYPostcode districtDY1 DY3Dialling code01902PoliceWest MidlandsFireWest MidlandsAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentDudley NorthList of places UK England West Midlands 52 31 59 N 2 05 42 W 52 533 N 2 095 W 52 533 2 095The remainder of the urban district was transferred into an expanded Dudley borough in 1966 2 3 Modern day Woodsetton now forms part of the electoral ward of Upper Gornal and Woodsetton It is divided between the DY1 and DY3 postal districts Of historical significance Woodsetton is the birthplace of industrial pioneer Abraham Darby 4 who developed the process of smelting iron ore using coke The main road through Woodsetton is the non primary A457 running between Sedgley and Birmingham Woodsetton is served by bus routes 81 and 229 connecting the area to Wolverhampton Sedgley Dudley and Bilston on a daily basis Holden s Brewery founded in 1915 by Edwin Holden is based in Woodsetton on a site in George Street adjoining one of its pubs the Park Inn Woodsetton was struck by an F1 T2 tornado on 23 November 1981 as part of the record breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day 5 The tornado later moved over Dudley town centre causing moderate damage Education EditThe Bramford Primary School which opened in the 1950s provides primary education for the Woodsetton area The school was expanded in 2004 to include a new sports hall and several classrooms For secondary education the area is served by Beacon Hill Academy just east of Sedgley Woodsetton is also the location of the Woodsetton School a special school catered to primary aged children with learning difficulties 6 References Edit Dudley Ward population 2011 Retrieved 18 December 2015 Collins Paul 2005 Dudley Living Memories The Francis Frith Collection p 14 ISBN 978 1 907639 78 4 Sedgley UD through time Vision of Britain Retrieved 19 February 2012 Who was Abraham Darby Britain Unlimited Retrieved 19 February 2012 European Severe Weather Database About Us Woodsetton School This West Midlands location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woodsetton Dudley amp oldid 1067303400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
