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- Originally a municipal borough, it became a county borough in 1889, centred on the main town centre of Dudley, along with the suburbs of Netherton and Woodside.
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In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the county borough was abolished, and along with the former Halesowen and Stourbridge municipal boroughs, was formed into the present Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, which became a part of the metropolitan county of the West Midlands.
Dudley (/ ˈdʌdli / DUD-lee, locally [ˈdʊdləi̯]) [2] is a market town in the West Midlands, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Wolverhampton and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Birmingham. Historically part of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.
West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham.
4 days ago · Dudley, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, west-central England, at the western edge of the metropolitan county. The historic town of Dudley (the administrative centre) and surrounding areas at the centre of the borough are part of the historic county of Worcestershire, as.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The County Borough of Dudley was a local government district in the English Midlands from 1865 to 1974. Originally a municipal borough, it became a county borough in 1889, centred on the main town centre of Dudley, along with the suburbs of Netherton and Woodside.
Mar 14, 2021 · By Tim Lambert. Dudley in the Middle Ages. Dudley began as a Saxon village. It was originally called Dudda’s leah. The Saxon word leah meant a clearing in a forest. Dudley later became known as the capital of the Black Country. In the 11th century, a castle was built at Dudley.
In the early part of the century, there were a number of new developments in Dudley which were beneficial to the town. On the 1st July, 1903 Dudley Education Committee, for the county borough of Dudley, was formed to replace the School Board.
