Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a small town and electoral ward of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough within the West Midlands of England. It is around 2.5 miles to the south of central Dudley and 2 miles to the north of Stourbridge. Brierley Hill was historically in Staffordshire, but is now a part of the West Midlands metropolitan county ever since its establishment in 1974. A part of the Black Country, and within a heavily industrialised area of the Dudley Borough, it features a permanent resident population of around 13,935 inhabitants, in accordance with the 2011 census. Primarily produced by the Industrial Revolution, Brierley Hill features a relatively current history, with the original written records of the town dating back to the seventeenth century. First established as a settlement in the woodland of Pensnett Chase, it started expanding quickly after the chase's enclosure in 1748, and was first recorded on a map in 1785 following the mapping of the Stourbridge Canal. The town is primarily famous for glass and steel manufacturing, although the industry has declined considerably since the 1970s. On the list of the largest factories within the area was the Round Oak Steelworks, which was shut and renovated during the 1980s to become the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is located immediately east of Brierley Hill. One of the biggest shopping centres in the country, it was built between 1985 and 1989 on the grounds of Merry Hill Farm, the last operating urban farm inside the West Midlands. Since 2008, Brierley Hill, including the nearby Waterfront Business Park and Merry Hill Shopping Centre, has been officially named as the Strategic Town Centre of the Dudley Borough, with the aim to create a brand new town centre for the borough. For all of your home improvement work, ensure that you utilise reliable professionals in Brierley Hill to ensure that you get a fantastic quality service.