Bradley, West Midlands

Bradley was originally a village in the Manor of Sedgley, England. It is unexpectedly pronounced as "Brade-ley". Nowadays it is situated in the Bilston East ward of Wolverhampton City Council.

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Manor - Sedgley - England - Bilston East - Ward - Wolverhampton

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From 1894 to 1966 it was part of Coseley Urban District Council until being transferred into the Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough as a suburb of Bilston. Bradley sprung up during the 19th century with several factories and farms surrounded by mostly terraced houses in which the factory and farm workers lived. But almost all of Bradley had been redeveloped by the early 1970s, the majority of homes in the area were council-owned.

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1894 - 1966 - Coseley - Urban District - Wolverhampton - Metropolitan Borough - Bilston - 1970s - Council-owned

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The Bradley Arm of the Birmingham Canal Navigations winds round the north of the village. This was originally part of the main line of the canal between Birmingham and Wolverhampton, planned by James Brindley and built between 1768 and 1772. This {{GBvoss|e=395826|n=295252|cty=32|txt=map from about 1888}} shows Bradley, the canal and many coal mine shafts and iron works.

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Birmingham Canal Navigations - James Brindley

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