Walsall

Walsall
Clockwise from top: Walsall skyline, Art Gallery at Town Basin, Masjid-Al-Farouq Mosque in Caldmore, Town Centre, Arboretum, Council House & St Matthews Parish Church
Walsall Location within the United Kingdom
Population	70,778 (2021 Census BUA Profile)[1]
OS grid reference	SP0198
• London	124 mi (200 km)
Civil parish	Unparished
Metropolitan borough	Walsall
Shire county	Staffordshire
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Areas of the town	List Alumwell Beechdale Bescot Birchills Caldmore Chuckery New Mills Paddock Pleck Rushall The Delves
Post town	WALSALL
Postcode district	WS1–WS6, WS8, WS9
Dialling code	01922
Police
Fire
Ambulance
UK Parliament	Walsall and Bloxwich
List of places United Kingdom 52°35′N 1°59′W / 52.58°N 1.98°W / 52.58; -1.98

Walsall (/ˈwɔːlsɔːl/ ^ⓘ, or /ˈwɒlsɔːl/; locally /ˈwɔːsʊl/) 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) northwest of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) southwest of 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,^[2] with the wider borough having a population of 269,323.^[3] Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge.