Where did your ancestors live - Midlands - Wolverhampton
Below is some genealogy information and websites about the history and social geography of Wolverhampton.
North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West, Midlands, London, East Anglia
Description: Located in the area of West Midlands, it was historically part of Staffordshire. Wolverhampton was traditionally part of the textile industry but the industrial revolution changed that, turning focus on coal-mining, limestone quarrying, iron-ore mining, steel japanning and locks. A lot of the new population driving this growth was from Wales and Ireland. In 1801 the population of Wolverhampton was 20,710. In 1837, Wolverhampton was connected to the rail network. As a result, some railways works were founded such as the Wolverhampton Railway Works. The towns wealth prompted wealth industrialist to build homes there with Wightwick Manor, The Mount and Tettenhall Towers being a few examples. Later the town became involved in the motor industry. In 1901 the population of the town was 94,107. In 1974 Wolverhampton became part of the West Midlands. This was abolished in 1986. Wolverhampton has been a unitary authority since then, essentially a county unto itself.
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