You may view the information for ALL the towns and villages
in South Staffordshire (the page may be very large)
or You can view your
preferred location from the list on the left.
The Brownhills miner, sculpted by John McKenna
- Photo:
Frank Smith
CCL
This old ‘new’ town only
developed in the 18th century and
rapidly grew around the coal industry, which
gave impetus for the arrival of the railway
and a canal network. It was home to one of
Britain’s first road signposts, or
‘fingerpost’.
