| Gornal | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The village of Gornal Wood | |
  Gornal Location within the West Midlands | |
| Population | 12,992 (ward)[1] [note 1] |
| OS grid reference | SO915917 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUDLEY |
| Postcode district | DY3 |
| Dialling code | 01902 01384 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Gornal is a village and electoral ward [note 2][3] in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands of England. It encompasses the three historical villages of Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal, and Gornal Wood. Gornal was historically part of Staffordshire, prior to the creation of the West Midlands County in 1974. Gornal is 11 miles from Birmingham.
The three Gornal villages[4] were originally a part of the ancient manor of Sedgley until 1894, when the area became part of Sedgley Urban District. In 1966, along with most of the rest of Sedgley, it was merged into the County Borough of Dudley.[5] Since 1974, it has been part of the larger Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.
Gornal stone, a variety of limestone, originates in Gornal.[citation needed]
Himley Hall and Park and Baggeridge Country Park are notable nearby visitor attractions.
- ^ "Gornal (Ward) – Population Density". Neighbourhood Statistics. ONS. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Upper Gornal and Woodsetton (Ward) – Population Density". Neighbourhood Statistics. ONS. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Borough Wards". Dudley Councillors Online. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ The Gornals, Ned Williams, Uralia Press, 2014. ISBN 189852811X
- ^ "Sedgley UD through time". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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