Mountains & hills · West Midlands
Brierley Hill
Also known as: Church Hill
In or near Hagley.
Brierley Hill — Named summit at 158 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Lye · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Brierley Hill, the nearest railway station is Lye, which is 2.3 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is DY5 3EX.
About
Brierley Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Church Hill. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 158 m.". Coordinates: 52.4796°, -2.1248°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (originally in Staffordshire), England. It is located three miles (five kilometres) south of Dudley and one mile (1.5 kilometres) north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it had a population of 13,935 at the 2011 census. It is best known for glass and steel manufacturing, although the industry has declined considerably since the 1970s. One of the largest factories in the area was the Round Oak Steelworks, which closed down and was redeveloped in the 1980s to become the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. Since 2008, Brierley Hill has been designated as the Strategic Town Centre of the Dudley Borough.
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Background
History
Largely a product of the Industrial Revolution, Brierley Hill has a relatively recent history, with the first written records of the town dating back to the 17th century. A National School was opened in the town in 1835 and a market area had developed along the High Street. with the closure of the Round Oak Steelworks in December 1982 resulting in a further 1,300 redundancies. The steelworks site, along with the adjacent Merry Hill Farm, were subsequently designated as an Enterprise Zone and were redeveloped to create the Merry Hill Shopping Centre and The Waterfront business park. In recent years, proposals have been drawn up by the local authority to regenerate Brierley Hill, with the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4796, -2.1248
- District
- Dudley
- Parish
- Dudley, unparished area
- Postcode
- DY5 3EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stourbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Lye — 2.3 km
Sources
- osm: n12523930127 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Brierley Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Brierley Hill Market - geograph.org.uk - 1275896.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Brierley Hill War Memorial
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brierley Hill?
- Brierley Hill is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY5 3EX), in the parish of Dudley, unparished area.
- What is Brierley Hill?
- Brierley Hill — Named summit at 158 m.
- How do I get to Brierley Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Lye, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DY5 3EX.
- Is Brierley Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Brierley Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brierley Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Lye, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DY5 3EX.