Dudley (Metropolitan Borough of) (Dudley (Town of))

United Kingdom / England / Netherton / Dudley (Town of)
 borough, draw only border
The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in and a constituent part of the metropolitan County of the West Midlands. It was created in 1974 after a merger of the Dudley County Borough with the municipal boroughs of Stourbridge and Halesowen. The borough borders Sandwell to the east, the city of Birmingham to the south east, Bromsgrove to the south in Worcestershire, South Staffordshire District to the west, and the city of Wolverhampton to the north.

Being a metropolitan borough, Dudley is effectively a unitary authority, except for public transportation, fire and police services, which are jointly run by the seven metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands county. Dudley Borough Council has its main offices in the town of Dudley (where the council house is located), along with additional offices in Stourbridge. The council is made up of 72 councillors representing 24 wards.

For Eurostat purposes, Dudley is a NUTS 3 region (code UKG36), and is one of seven boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region.

www.dudley.gov.uk/welcome/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Dudley
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   52°29'31"N   2°6'5"W

Comments

  • For detailed map of City limits used in drawing attached polygon see : http://online.dudley.gov.uk/about/dudleyudp/
  • For Forum thread on the appropriate basis on which to map boundaries of administrative areas in the UK see @ : http://wikimapia.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8629&p=187378#p187378
This article was last modified 13 years ago