Halesowen

Halesowen
Town
The Norman-era parish church of St. John the Baptist, Halesowen
Halesowen is located in West Midlands county
Halesowen
Halesowen
Location within the West Midlands
Population60,097 (2021)[a]
OS grid referenceSO9583
Metropolitan borough
Shire county
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALESOWEN
Postcode districtB62, B63
Dialling code0121
01384
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteHalesowen town centre BID
List of places
UK
England
West Midlands
52°27′01″N 2°03′03″W / 52.450164°N 2.050935°W / 52.450164; -2.050935

Halesowen (/hlzˈ.ɪn/ haylz-OH-in) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of the West Midlands, England.

Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around 7 miles (11 km) from Birmingham city centre, and 6 miles (10 km) from Dudley town centre. The population at the 2011 Census, was 58,135.[2] Halesowen is in the Halesowen parliamentary constituency.

  1. ^ "West Midlands (United Kingdom)". City Population - Country Statistics. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "City Population Portal" Retrieved 29 May 2017


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