Dudley

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Region: West Midlands
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Dudley, in the heart of the Black Country, is a district shaped by its industrial heritage and hilly landscapes. Dudley town itself is home to Dudley Castle and the Black Country Living Museum, which showcases the region’s past. The area includes Stourbridge, known for its glassmaking heritage and attractive suburban areas, and Halesowen, with parks and links to the Clent Hills. The Dudley Canal and limestone caverns add to the distinctive landscape, while green spaces and nature reserves balance the industrial past with natural scenery.

The local government for this district is: Dudley Borough Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Dudley, is a sub-page of this county page: West Midlands and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Dudley

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Dudley

Dudley is divided into 24 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Amblecote
  • Belle Vale
  • Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
  • Brockmoor & Pensnett
  • Castle & Priory
  • Coseley
  • Cradley North & Wollescote
  • Gornal
  • Halesowen North
  • Halesowen South
  • Hayley Green & Cradley South
  • Kingswinford North & Wall Heath
  • Kingswinford South
  • Lye & Stourbridge North
  • Netherton & Holly Hall
  • Norton
  • Pedmore & Stourbridge East
  • Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood
  • Sedgley
  • St. James's
  • St. Thomas's
  • Upper Gornal & Woodsetton
  • Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
  • Wordsley North

Dudley in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Dudley is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) West Midlands
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ West Midlands
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Dudley

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in West Midlands