Newbridge, Wolverhampton
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Newbridge is a suburb of the city of Wolverhampton
, West Midlands
in England
. It is situated north-west of the city centre, on the A41
Tettenhall Road.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
and the River Smestow run through the suburb in a SW-NE direction.http://www.swcs.org.uk/images/SWCS-detailed%20-%204.jpg The settlement is named after the new bridge built to take the main London-Holyhead
road over the canal and river in 1772. On Yates's map of 1775, the name is given as two words, New Bridge, and the contracted form established itself in Victorian times. The new bridge had to be replaced by a more modern structure, built by Wolverhampton's County Borough
council in the 1930's.
It is home to Wolverhampton Girls High School, Spurgeon's Child Care and the new Wolverhampton Wanderers FC training ground. It is also the location of the headquarters of Beacon Radio.
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated north-west of the city centre, on the A41
A41 road
The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now largely been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton,...
Tettenhall Road.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a narrow navigable canal in the English Midlands, passing through the counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire....
and the River Smestow run through the suburb in a SW-NE direction.http://www.swcs.org.uk/images/SWCS-detailed%20-%204.jpg The settlement is named after the new bridge built to take the main London-Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
road over the canal and river in 1772. On Yates's map of 1775, the name is given as two words, New Bridge, and the contracted form established itself in Victorian times. The new bridge had to be replaced by a more modern structure, built by Wolverhampton's County Borough
County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
council in the 1930's.
It is home to Wolverhampton Girls High School, Spurgeon's Child Care and the new Wolverhampton Wanderers FC training ground. It is also the location of the headquarters of Beacon Radio.