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Sandwell Leasing

Did You Know?

Today Sandwell is an important centre of engineering and iron foundries, producing a wide range of metal products. Chemicals and glassmaking are also important industries. Two motorways converge in the borough. Area 33 square miles (86 square km)

The borough is divided into 24 Wards and is represented by 72 ward councillors on the borough council. The borough was named after Sandwell Priory, the ruins of which are located in Sandwell Valley.

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the Black Country, which is made up of six towns - Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. Located in the West Midlands, It borders Birmingham city, Dudley borough, Walsall borough and Wolverhampton city.

Its no secret that Sandwell is home to West Bromwich Albion Football Club. But, did you know that Albion was one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888 and has played at the Hawthorns since 1900?!

The Rowley Hills in Sandwell are the highest landform in the Black Country with views across the region and beyond. The face of Blue Rock Quarry on the Rowley Hills boasts rocks formed over 300 million years ago. Today they appear as unusual globes that weather.

Smack bang in the heart of a residential area, just one mile from West Bromwich Town Centre, lies Sandwell Valley Country Park, an award-winning Green Flag park boasting 1700 acres of open countryside. This incredible park is home to woodlands, nature trails and picnic sites, lakes and pools so you’ll never be short of things to do. 

Home to a range of animals including goats, alpacas, chickens, donkeys, horses and pigs, Forge Mill Farm in Sandwell is a real treat for all the family. The farm has recently been relaunched with lots of new farm animals – many of them rare breeds – and new educational features to help teach visitors about animal welfare. Be sure to check out the Forge Mill Farm Trail and visit the farm shop full of local produce.

With a history dating back to 1270s, the Manor House Museum in Sandwell is one of the most important surviving medieval timber framed buildings in the Midlands. Discover 750 years of stories and learn about the notable residents that have lived here, with a lively programme of events and activities throughout the year.

Sandwell Hall was a mansion house in the county of West Midlands (originally in Staffordshire), England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of West Bromwich.

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough which was formed in 1974. The Borough comprises of 6 towns – Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich.

Between the last two censuses, the average (median) age of Sandwell increased by one year, from 36 to 37 years of age.

Metalworking, especially nail making, in the area dates from the Middle Ages, and coal was mined in the 13th century. Sandwell’s main industrial growth, based on local coal and ironstone reserves, followed the coming of the canals in the 18th century.