Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a little town and electoral ward of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England. It is situated about 2.5 miles south of central Dudley and 2 miles to the north of Stourbridge. Brierley Hill was initially in Staffordshire, but is now a part of the West Midlands metropolitan county ever since its creation in 1974. A part of the Black Country, and in a heavily industrialised area of the Dudley Borough, it has a permanent population of around 14,000 people, based on the 2011 census. Mostly a product of the Industrial Revolution, Brierley Hill has a relatively current history, with the original written records of the town going back to the seventeenth century. Initially created as a settlement in the woodland of Pensnett Chase, it began expanding rapidly following the chase's enclosure in 1748, and was first shown on a map in 1785 after the mapping of the Stourbridge Canal. The town is mostly known for glass and steel production, although the industry has declined significantly since the 1970s. On the list of the biggest factories within the area was the Round Oak Steelworks, which was closed down and redeveloped during the 1980s to become the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is situated immediately east of Brierley Hill. One of the largest shopping centres in the UK, it was constructed between 1985 and 1989 on the grounds of Merry Hill Farm, the last operating urban farm within the West Midlands. Since 2008, Brierley Hill, including the close by Waterfront Business Park and Merry Hill Shopping Centre, has been officially named as the Strategic Town Centre of the Dudley Borough, with the purpose of creating a brand new town centre for the borough. For all of your property improvements, be certain that you employ reliable experts in Brierley Hill to ensure you get the very best quality service.
