Coseley

Coseley was originally a village in the ancient manor of Sedgley. In 1897, it broke away from the parish of Sedgley and became Coseley Urban District. At this stage most of the Coseley area was occupied by industrial and agricultural land.

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Coseley Urban District Council built several thousand council houses and flats over a 40-year period from the mid 1920s which changed the face of the area. 1966 saw the Urban District Council become part of Dudley County Borough, and is now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. However, the Brierley (pron. "Brearley" not to be confused with Brierley Hill), Bradley and Ettingshall areas were incorporated into Wolverhampton County Borough instead, while a smaller area bordering Wednesbury lies in the present-day Sandwell Metropolitan Borough.

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Coseley is part of the Bilston WV14 postal district.

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Manor: A manor is the house and land of a medieval lord....

Sedgley: Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England. It was originally a series of villages: Sedgley, Cotwall End, Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal, Gospel End, Gornalwood, Woodsetton,...

1897: 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar)....