Bilston

Bilston
Clockwise from top: Bilston High Street, Town Hall, Market Square, West Midlands Metro Line at Central tram stop and St Leonard's Church
Bilston is located in West Midlands county
Bilston
Bilston
Location within the West Midlands
Population25,576 (2011.Wards)[1][2]
OS grid referenceSO951964
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
Post townBILSTON
Postcode districtWV14
Dialling code01902
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°33′58″N 2°04′22″W / 52.56605°N 2.07281°W / 52.56605; -2.07281

Bilston is a market town in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. It is close to the borders of Sandwell and Walsall. The nearest towns are Darlaston, Wednesbury, and Willenhall. Historically in Staffordshire, four wards of Wolverhampton City Council now cover the town. These are Bilston South and Bilston North, which almost entirely comprise parts of the historic Borough of Bilston and Ettingshall North and Ettingshall South and Spring Vale, which comprise a part of Bilston and other parts of Wolverhampton. The town had a population 34,639 at the 2021 Census.

  1. ^ "Bilston East Ward, Wolverhampton MBC population 2011". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Bilston North Ward, Wolverhampton MBC population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.