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Walsall

In West Midlands of England, Walsall (/ˈwɔːlsɔːl/ or /ˈwɒlsɔːl/) is a market town. The administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is Walsall. Bescot having been served by the Grand Junction Railway since 1838, 48 years after the town was reached by canals, Walsall received a railway line in 1847.

Consisted of Bloxwich and Walsall, the County Borough of Walsall in 1966 was expanded to incorporate most of Darlaston and Willenhall, as well as parts of Bilston and Wednesbury. The home of the English saddle manufacturing industry is Walsall, hence the nickname "the Saddlers" of Football Club at Walsall.

There are services west to Willenhall, Wolverhampton; to Birmingham, south-east; east to Aldridge and Sutton Coldfield; and north to Brownhills, Cannock, and Bloxwich, with many of the latter as services from the Bus Station at St Paul's leave Walsall in directions. From 1930, Walsall Aerodrome operated until 1956. Within 30 minutes drive, Birmingham Airport is the nearest airport to Walsall. In 2000, New Art Gallery Walsall opened.

Worth £65 million Walsall College, redevelopment of Manor Hospital in Walsall worth £174 million, worth more than £25 million St. Matthew's Quarter and the development of Waterfront South worth £60 million include projects due in 2009 and 2010 for completion. Meaning "valley of the Welsh speakers" (referring to the Brythons), the name Walsall is thought to have derived from "Walh halh".

In the north-west of the centre near Wolverhampton Street, early 2000 saw the opening of The New Art Gallery Walsall, along with the Retail Park of Crown Wharf shortly afterwards. With a total resident population of 170,994, the Census of 2001 gives the Urban Subdivision of Walsall as the West Midlands fourth most populous. The Queen's handbags, saddles for the Royal family and leathergoods for the Prince of Wales are manufactured by Walsall.

Part of the Gorway Road's Walsall Campus, which includes a village of students, Walsall is home to the University of Wolverhampton's Sports and Art Campus and School of Education. When Walsall Swifts F.C. and Walsall Town F.C. merged, Walsall F.C., Walsall's football club, the Saddlers, in 1888 was founded. Walsall Cricket Club, won Birmingham League Premier Division in 2006, is a cricket club that Walsall has.