Difference between revisions of "West Midlands (region)"
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For statistical purposes, the Midlands is considered to constitute this region and the [[East Midlands]] combined. | For statistical purposes, the Midlands is considered to constitute this region and the [[East Midlands]] combined. | ||
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Revision as of 10:40, December 5, 2024
West Midlands is one of the nine statistical regions that make up England, located mainly in the centre and west of the country. It loosely comprises the combined area of the traditional counties Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. By far, the largest settlement in the statistical region is Birmingham, Warwickshire, with other major cities in the region being the other Warwickshire city of Coventry, as well as Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The West Midlands is also home to the historic cathedral cities Hereford, Lichfield and Worcester.
For statistical purposes, the Midlands is considered to constitute this region and the East Midlands combined.
Geography
The heart of the region, where the traditional counties Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire meet, is heavily urbanised.
Definition
The statistical region West Midlands is comprised of the combined areas of 14 local authorities:
- Birmingham City Council
- Coventry City Council
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Shropshire Council
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Staffordshire County Council
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Walsall Council
- Warwickshire County Council
- City of Wolverhampton Council
- Worcestershire County Council