Episode 2585
Walsall
Sat, 2024-Jun-01 01:00 UTC
Length - 1:48
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Saturday, 1 June 2024 is Walsall.
Walsall ( , or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the borough of the same name in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) from Lichfield.
Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands County in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:00 UTC on Saturday, 1 June 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Walsall on Wikipedia.
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