Castle Hill Black Country Geosite

Castle Hill Black Country Geosite is a nature reserve in Dudley, England. Castle Hill Black Country Geosite is situated nearby to the quarter Priory Estate, as well as near the locality Tipton Green.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dudley Zoo and Workhouse.

Dudley Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Brian Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dudley Zoo & Castle is a 40-acre zoo within a 200-acre densely-wooded site located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, England.

Workhouse

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse was a total institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment.

Black Country Living Museum

Theme park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Black Country Living Museum is an open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It is located in the centre of the Black Country, 10 miles west of Birmingham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwell and West Bromwich.

Sandwell

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough that spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands, including Bearwood, Blackheath, Cradley Heath, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Tividale, Wednesbury, West Bromwich.

West Bromwich

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

West Bromwich, commonly known as West Brom, is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is 5 miles northwest of Birmingham.