Kingswinford, United Kingdom
Kingswinford is a town of 20,000 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Kingswinford
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 35 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Brierley Hill War Memorial, Holbeche House, Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve and Mary Stevens Park.
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About Kingswinford
Kingswinford is a town of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands County, England. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest of Dudley, bordering Staffordshire. In 2021, the Kingswinford built-up area had a population of 51,910.
From the Wikipedia article Kingswinford (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks10
Brierley Hill War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 2.3 mi
Memorial in Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Red House Glass Cone
Museum · 1.6 mi
Glass cone in Wordsley, West Midlands, England, UK
Broadfield House Glass Museum
Museum · 0.4 mi
Art, craft and social history museum in Kingswinford, West Midlands
Parks, trails and playgrounds19
Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve
Park · 1.7 mi
Park in Pensnett, United Kingdom
Baggeridge Country Park
Park · 2.6 mi
Country park in Staffordshire, England
Barrow Hill Local Nature Reserve
Park · 1.9 mi
Park in Pensnett, Dudley, West Midlands, England
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Restaurants and cafes35
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History
Kingswinford has historically been in Staffordshire. The larger Kingswinford manor mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 was located in the hundred of Seisdon in Staffordshire, with exclaves in Oldswinford in the ancient hundred of Clent in Worcestershire. Rural manors perpetuated noncontiguous holdings to allow diverse agriculture production and decrease risk of catastrophic crop failure due to natural disasters. The name Kingswinford relates to a ford for the King's swine (Kingswin(e)ford) – Latin Swinford Regis. The ancient parish of Kingswinford spanned Wordsley, Brierley Hill and Quarry Bank.
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The parishes of Kingswinford and Amblecote formed the Kingswinford Rural District in 1894, and gave its name to the Kingswinford Parliament constituency from 1885 until 1950. However, Amblecote became its own urban district in 1898, leaving Kingswinford one of a minority of single-parish rural districts in England. Kingswinford rural district was added to the Brierley Hill Urban District in 1934, which became part of the County Borough of Dudley in 1966, now the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. However, the rural part of the parish was removed to Kinver in 1933, becoming part of Seisdon Rural District in 1966 and since 1974 part of South Staffordshire. In 1951 the parish had a population of 27,757. On 1 April 1966 the parish was abolished and merged with Dudley, Stourbridge, Himley and Kinver, part also went to form Warley.
Recent house building, commencing in the 1950s and 1960s, has largely destroyed the original rural character of Kingswinford, the result being the complete absorption of the former village into the adjoining urban area.
Until its closure in 2012, Kingswinford was home to food retailer Julian Graves' head office and distribution centre.
From the History section of Kingswinford on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Kingswinford is a part of the West Midlands metropolitan county, West Midlands conurbation, and the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. It is situated on the extreme western edge of the conurbation, and to the north, east and south lie other suburban areas of the Black Country. However, the border to the west is green belt, which stretches for many miles through Staffordshire, Shropshire, beyond the Severn Valley and into Wales.
The Kingswinford DY6 postal district covers the entirety of Kingswinford and its suburban village of Wall Heath, as well as nearby rural areas such as Hinksford and Ashwood.
Education
Kingswinford serves 5–11 year olds with eight primary schools, one of which is a special school.
Bromley Hills, the Brier School and secondary school, the Crestwood School, sit together on a site located on Bromley Lane, Kingswinford. They are part of a project that involves a standard primary school and a special educational needs (SEN) school, and a secondary school, which work closely with each other. The area known as Campus 21 has benefitted from investment including the building of the Brier School (SEN 5–19) and a new sports hall.
Kingswinford Academy is located a five-minute walk from the main road that runs through Kingswinford, the A491 (Market Street).
From the Wikipedia article Kingswinford, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Kingswinford
Ben HealyIrish cyclistPhoto: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0- Rebecca HazlewoodBritish actress
- Raymond WestwoodEnglish footballer (1912-1982)
- George CooperEnglish association footballer born 1932
- Taylor PerryEnglish association football player
- William Robertson Coebusinessman, philanthropist, and racehorse owner/breeder (1869-1955)
- Phil BennettBritish racing driver
- Les Evans(1929-2007)
- Jimmy CochraneEnglish footballer, born 1935
- David GrayBritish sports journalist (1927-1983)
- Richard ScottEnglish footballer
- Derek PearsonEnglish cricketer (born 1937)
Born in Kingswinford, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship10
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Healthcare1
Map of Kingswinford
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Getting there and nearby towns
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Wombourne 3 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Dudley 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Wolverhampton 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Oldbury 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- West Bromwich 7 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Wednesbury 7 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
- Walsall 10 mi northeast, about 16 min by car
- Birmingham 11 mi east, about 18 min by car
- Stourport-on-Severn 12 mi southwest, about 19 min by car
- Pelsall 12 mi northeast, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Sea of poppies helps commemorate war memorial centenary (51669043932), Dudley Council from England, CC BY 2.0
- Redhouseglasscone, Nozza, Public domain
- Fens Pools Middle Pool 3, Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stourbridge Mary Stevens Park Bandstand, Brianboru100, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netherton Church of St Andrew, Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St James the Great's Church, Church Street, Lower Gornal (NHLE Code 1270306) (August 2025) (4), User:Hassocks5489, CC0
- Holbeche House 357708 37f6fbc8, Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Michael's Church, Himley, Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Dudley Arms, Himley, Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0
- StaffsWorcs Ashwood Marina, Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, midlandsmapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, midlandsmapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
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