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Towns near Ocker Hill
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Swan Village
(1 Mile)*
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Tipton
(1 Mile)*
Little is known of Tipton's earliest history, the area was once part of the Royal Forest of Cannock, and records survive of land ownership in Norman times. By the 12th century there was a church (St. John's) and a moated manor house. |
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Wednesbury
(1 Mile)*
Wednesbury is one of the oldest parts of Sandwell. The 'bury' part of the name indicates there may have been an Iron Age fort or 'beorg' on Church Hill as long ago as 200BC. |
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West Bromwich
(2 Miles)*
West Bromwich is the borough's largest town and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. At the time Bromwich - 'the little village on the heath of broom' - was among the possessions of William Fitz-Ansculf, Baron of Dudley. |
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Oldbury
(2 Miles)*
Oldbury is at the centre of Sandwell, both geographically and as the site of the borough's Council House. The town dates from the 13th century, and for most of its history it was part of the parish of Halesowen in Worcestershire. |
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Darlaston
(2 Miles)*
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Coseley
(2 Miles)*
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Bilston
(3 Miles)*
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Dudley
(3 Miles)*
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Rowley Regis
(3 Miles)*
The secret of Rowley Regis' success is its firm foundations. The Romans first came to the area 2,000 years ago, attracted by the hard rock of the Rowley Hills; the legacy of quarrying is still part of the local landscape. |
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Sedgley
(3 Miles)*
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Sandwell
(4 Miles)*
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Lower Gornal
(4 Miles)*
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Great Barr
(4 Miles)*
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Old Hill
(4 Miles)*
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