Black Country

The Black Country is a loosely defined area of England's . It is mainly urban, covering most of the Dudley, , Walsall and metropolitan boroughs.
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  • Type: Area
  • Description: area of the West Midlands in England
  • Also known as: “The Black Country”, “ブラックカントリー”, “黒い国”, and “黒郷”

Places of Interest

Highlights: West Smethwick Park and Langley Green railway station.

Park
Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public park in the St Pauls ward of , England.

Railway station
Photo: Michael Westley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the Langley Green…

Historic building
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oldbury and Langley Green.

Town
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in the metropolitan borough…

Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of the town of …

Hamlet
is a residential area of in the of .

Black Country

Latitude
52.5° or 52° 30′ north
Longitude
-2° or 2° west
Elevation
522 feet (159 metres)
Open location code
9C4WG222+22
Geo­Names ID
2655512
Wiki­data ID
Q767049
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Black Country” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Black Country”
  • Bengali: “কালাস্তান”
  • Bengali: “ব্ল্যাক কান্ট্রি”
  • Catalan: “Black Country”
  • Chinese: “黑鄉”
  • Czech: “Black Country”
  • Dutch: “Black Country”
  • Finnish: “Black Country”
  • French: “Black Country”
  • German: “Black Country”
  • Hindi: “कृष्णदेश”
  • Hungarian: “Black Country”
  • Italian: “Black Country”
  • Japanese: “ブラック・カントリー”
  • Latin: “Black Country”
  • Latin: “Pagus Ater”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Black Country”
  • Persian: “سرزمین سیاه”
  • Polish: “Black Country”
  • Scots: “Black Kintra Inglis”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Black Country”
  • Slovak: “Black Country”
  • Spanish: “Black Country”
  • Swedish: “Black Country”
  • Urdu: “کالاستان”
  • Welsh: “Y Wlad Ddu”
  • Welsh: “Yr Ardal Ddu”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rood End and Tat Bank.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bromford Stop and Sandwell & Dudley railway station.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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