The Delves is a neighbourhood located in the south side of Walsall

Walsall

Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...

 between Palfrey and Yew Tree estate in Walsall

Walsall

Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...

 located on the outskirts of Walsall just before Sandwell.

Employment

The RAC

RAC plc

RAC Limited is a breakdown company in the United Kingdom supplying products and services for motorists. Initially formed as the "Associate Section" of the Royal Automobile Club, it was incorporated as R.A.C. Motoring Services Ltd. in 1978. It was then sold by the members of the Royal Automobile...

 head office, along with a retail park, and several businesses are located in the Delves. A new barber shop has recently opened on the site of a former video rental shop. This has created 4 new jobs making a great impact on the area's unemployment rate.

Places of interest

The Banks's Stadium is in this neighbourhood, which not only hosts Walsall

Walsall F.C.

Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...

's football matches, but also has a popular Sunday market.

Schools

The area has two primary schools, Whitehall Junior School (uniform green) and Delves Junior School (uniform blue). Both schools are separated by the Broadway.

There is also one secondary school; Joseph Leckie Community Technology College

Joseph Leckie Community Technology College

Joseph Leckie Community Technology College is a secondary school located in The Delves area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It is situated to the south of Walsall centre, near to the Bescot Stadium, home of Walsall F.C.....

.

Delves has the West Entrance of the University of Wolverhampton

University of Wolverhampton

The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...

's Walsall Campus. It is located directly adjacent to Whitehall Junior School.

Sport

The Delves, as well as hosting Walsall Football Club's matches, is home to Walsall Rugby Football Club, which is based on Delves Road.