Amblecote

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Amblecote
Amblecote in bloom
Amblecote Location within the West Midlands
Population	13,393 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid reference	SO8985
Metropolitan borough	Dudley
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRIERLEY HILL
Postcode district	DY5
Post town	STOURBRIDGE
Postcode district	DY8
Dialling code	01384
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stourbridge
List of places UK England West Midlands 52°28′N 2°10′W / 52.46°N 02.16°W / 52.46; -02.16

Amblecote is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies immediately north of the historic town of Stourbridge on the southwestern edge of the West Midlands conurbation. Historically, Amblecote was in the parish of Oldswinford, but unlike the rest of the parish (which was in Worcestershire) it was in Staffordshire, and as such was administered separately.

Formerly an urban district in its own right, Amblecote was divided between the boroughs of Dudley and Stourbridge in 1966,^[2] with the area to the east of the railway line becoming part of Brierley Hill and the remainder part of Stourbridge. This is reflected in the area's postcodes, being split between the DY5 and DY8 postal districts.It borders Audnam,Quarry Bank and Wollaston .

In 1974, under the Local Government Act, the entirety of Amblecote became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the new West Midlands county.