Know about the location and situation
A small town of the Black Country area of the West Midlands of England, Willenhall is situated between Walsall and Wolverhampton and in the country of Staffordshire. Willenhall lies upon the River Tame. The northern border of Willenhall has always been adjoining green belt land, although Willenhall has expanded so much in the last 100 years that its northern border has been moved by about two miles. This is mostly due to housing developments in the Short Heath and New Invention areas. As a town it is historically famous for the manufacture of locks and keys. As early as 1770 Willenhall contained 148 skilled locksmiths and its coat of arms reflects the importance of this industry to its growth. Its motto is "Salus Populi Suprema Lex" - The welfare of the people is the highest law. There was a lot of coal mining in the Willenhall area until the 19th century when the industry came to a dramatic halt after a strike when the mines were flooded and lost forever.
Industries in Willenhall
As given in Wikipedia guide, Willenhall is famous for the manufacture of locks, and the Locksmith's House (formerly the Lock Museum), dating from Victorian times, demonstrates how one particular family of lock makers lived and worked at the very beginning of the 20th century. This small museum is managed by the Black Country Living Museum and is open for pre-arranged group visits, including educational programs for schools. The Locksmith's House is situated in New Road.
To make trading easier, the New Road was built before 1820, acting as an effective bypass for the main high street. Outside the town itself, settlements grew up around local industries. The area around Lane Head and Sandbeds had a thriving mining community and Portobello grew around the brick making industry. The main industry in Willenhall, for which it has become famous, is lock making. Lock making began in the area in Elizabethan times mainly in Wolverhampton, Willenhall and Bilston. Eventually it became concentrated in Willenhall, where lock making had begun as a 'cottage industry' with many families producing locks and parts for locks in sheds or outhouses at the rear of their homes. Because long hours bending over their work tended to produce workers with humps on their backs, the town became known locally as 'Humpshire'.
Property aspects of willenhall
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