Area of Darlaston in West Midlands, England Suburb in England
| Woods Bank | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
 Lodge Road in Woods Bank, Darlaston | |
  Woods BankLocation within the West Midlands | |
| OS grid reference | SO973960 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEDNESBURY |
| Postcode district | WS10 |
| Dialling code | 0121 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Woods Bank is an area of Darlaston in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands county in England. It is located to the southwest of Darlaston town centre and close to the Black Country New Road as well as the nearby village of Moxley. It is primarily a residential estate and is close to the town of Bilston, bordering the boroughs of Sandwell and Wolverhampton.
The number of houses in the Woods Bank area increased by up to 87% between 1841 and 1871, and a sanitary report of 1875 describes a dwelling there as of one lower and one upper room, with no ventilation or back door. The area was described as "a distinct location of poor ironworkers".
References
- Food & Sanitation. M. Henry. 1895.
- Saddlery and Harness. 1896.
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- Ede, John F. (1962). History of Wednesbury. Wednesbury Corporation.
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