Godifu, who died in about 1067, is possibly buried at the abbey. Commercial radio stations that provide music and local news include Wyvern (radio) broadcasting on 96.7 FM , BBC Hereford & Worcester broadcasting on 104 FM and 94.7 FM. An inquisition after his death further established the value and importance of the borough, with mentions to the town's growing coal industry. There are several special schools within Dudley, to cater for students with special educational needs. The factory made 2300 pianos a year, and 575 employees worked there. incorrectly give the name of the swineherd as Eoves, but it should be Eof, as explained as long ago as 1920 by O.G. [98] St. Thomas' church dates from the 12th century,[99] and was rebuilt in the 1815 after the original building was declared 'unsafe'. [90], The library service also operates eight branch libraries and four self-service 'Library Links', along with four other main libraries situated throughout Dudley Borough, including Netherton Library, which moved buildings to the Savoy centre in 2012. [94] Approximately one mile west of the town centre, Burton Road Hospital was built in the mid-19th century as a workhouse, before becoming a hospital in 1859. Evesham is linked to Bengeworth by Workman Bridge and Hampton by Abbey Bridge, or New Bridge the first completely structural concrete bridge in the country. Casualties of this change included Dudley's girls and boys grammar schools, which merged with the nearby Park Secondary School to form The Dudley School (which in turn became Castle High upon a merger with The Blue Coat School in 1989, and now comprises the St James Academy). Henty. There are two Methodist Churches in Dudley: Central Church is at Cross Street near the town centre and there is another church at Dixon's Green. Midland Red used to operate bus services in the town, mostly from its own bus depot, which opened in 1929. [34] The Valley (formerly Evesham Country Park), is a large retail and leisure park located out of town with a diversity of stores, restaurants and cafés. Book A Table. The Plaza Cinema remained open until October 1990. Dudley Baptist Church is on Priory Road in the centre of town. Closure of Dudley police station was announced in 2017 as part of cost-cutting measures, though a small number of officers are set to remain in the town centre from a shared base with the local council. Evesham Vale Running Club hold the Evesham Vale 10K Race event very year. Further education is provided by Evesham College, part of the Warwickshire College Group following the merger with [17] [96] The police station had originally opened in 1939 to replace a 19th-century structure on Priory Street, which now forms part of the civic centre. Manning was born on 15 July 1808 at his grandfather's home, Copped Hall, Totteridge, Hertfordshire.He was the third and youngest son of William Manning, a West India merchant, who served as a director and (1812–1813) as a governor of the Bank of England and also sat in Parliament for 30 years, representing in the Tory interest Plympton Earle, Lymington, Evesham and Penryn consecutively. It is believed that the Battle of Evesham was the first time that the St George's flag was used to officially represent England. and Mike Wood, [10], Of historical significance, the town was attacked by King Stephen in 1138, after a failed siege of the castle following the Baron's decision to support Empress Matilda's claim to the throne during The Anarchy. Dudley Council has refused to reduce or remove parking charges citing "loss of revenue". [18] Abraham Darby was descended from Dud Dudley's sister, Jane, and was the first person to produce iron commercially using coke instead of charcoal at his works in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire in 1709. However, on the same night a landmine was dropped in the Oakham area of the town and demolished a section of council houses in City Road, resulting in the deaths of 10 people and injuring many others. play at the Evolve campus of Dudley College, in the town centre. The nearest local airport is Wolverhampton Airport, which is about 10 miles (16 km) to the west of the town. After its closure in 1964, the building was in use as a bingo hall until 2009, when it was purchased by Dudley Council with a view for demolition. Originally a market town, Dudley was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution and grew into an industrial centre in the 19th century with its iron, coal, and limestone industries before their decline and the relocation of its commercial centre to the nearby Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the 1980s. [66] The town lends its name to the "Dudley locust", (also 'Dudley Bug'), a trilobite with the scientific name Calymene blumenbachii that was found in these limestone pits in 1749 by Charles Lyttleton. Until 2011, the JB's nightclub was situated on Castle Hill, after relocating from an earlier site in the 1990s. [74] It also included other local centres such as Sedgley and Gornal. Sycamore Green Primary School shut down in July 2006 as a result of falling pupil numbers. As of January 2017 the site remains undeveloped. [10] The first Newcomen steam engine, used to pump water from the mines of the Lord Dudley's estates, was installed at the Conygree coal works a mile east of Dudley Castle in 1712,[19] though this is challenged by Wolverhampton, which also claims to have been the location of the first working Newcomen engine.[20]. Eofes, therefore, would be the natural Genitive of a man's proper name, Eof. Booking open for inside from 17th May. Woodview Place is surrounded by fields, paddocks and woods, as well as the 122 acre country park through which the river Blythe flows. and min. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. [80], The Woodsetton School near Sedgley caters to pupils from ages 4–11. [23] Most of this land had been held by the Lords of Dudley, and contained within the Dudley registration district and parliamentary borough. Later the extensive development of council housing during the early 20th century relocated the occupants of local slum housing. Bus services in Evesham are operated by a number of operators including Diamond Bus, Stagecoach in Warwickshire and First Worcestershire providing links to Worcester, Redditch and various rural communities. On 19 November 1940 a Luftwaffe bomb demolished a public house in the town centre and damaged several nearby buildings including St Thomas's Church and the new Co-Operative department store, but there were no fatalities. A decline in the second half of the 20th century resulted in the closing of Evesham's Smithfield Market while the Central Market stopped being used for produce auctions. South Worcestershire College (previously known as Evesham and Malvern Hills College)[39] which caters mainly for students studying at the NVQ and BTEC level or undertaking practical vocational courses. Law enforcement in Dudley is carried out by the West Midlands Police, with the borough's sole police station located in Brierley Hill. [21], Evesham Borough Council, which was based at Evesham Town Hall, administered the town until 1974 when Wychavon District Council became the local authority. Dudley is served by a number of local newspapers. The Odeon Cinema was converted into a Kingdom Hall for Jehovah's Witnesses in 1976. BBC Radio WM, Free Radio (formerly Beacon Radio),[111] Heart West Midlands, Greatest Hits West Midlands, and Smooth Radio 105.7 are some of the local radio stations that can be received in Dudley, also serving the wider West Midlands. Dudley Zoo is built into the castle grounds, and houses a large collection of endangered species, and also the largest collection of Tecton buildings in the world. The depot was closed in 1993 and demolished a year later to make way for the Castle Gate roundabout, at the eastern end of the town's new southern by-pass. Dudley's population grew dramatically during the 18th and 19th centuries because of the increase in industry, with the main industries including coal and limestone mining. [97] West Midlands Ambulance Service provides emergency medical care, with the ambulance station also on Burton Road, near to the fire station. [12] A major landmark is the statue of Eof by the sculptor John McKenna that was funded by the townsfolk and unveiled in the market place in June 2008. Fire and rescue services are provided by the West Midlands Fire Service, with the fire station situated on Burton Road on land previously occupied by Burton Road Hospital. They played at Round Oak Sports Ground in Brierley Hill for the next 11 years, and then spent a season ground-sharing at Halesowen Town, before resigning from the Southern League due to financial difficulties. [15][16], Dudley had become an incredibly[citation needed] impoverished place during the 16th and 17th centuries, but the advent of the Industrial Revolution began to reverse this trend. The oldest, the Guest Hospital, was initially created as a charity hospital by the Earl of Dudley in 1849 to accommodate blinded miners. Dudley Priory was a Cluniac priory founded circa 1160 by the Lord of Dudley, Gervase de Paganel, and controlled several churches in the surrounding area. The town centre, situated within a meander of the river, is regularly subject to flooding. For other uses, see. There are many canals in and around Dudley, the main one being the Dudley Canal – most of which passes beneath the town in the Dudley Tunnel and is accessible only by boat because there is no towpath. Schools in Evesham follow the three-tier education model of first school (ages 5â10), middle school (ages 10â13), and high school (ages 13â18) adopted by Wychavon District Council 1974 and completed by 1977. Although there were no injuries at the event, eight people were arrested and there were several instances of criminal damage. The council is chaired by a mayor, and has a Town Clerk who acts as chief officer.[23]. In 2003, plans were unveiled for the construction of a new mosque (which become known as the "Super Mosque" locally) in Hall Street, a site that had been leased by Dudley Council to the Dudley Muslim Association, in exchange for a site impacted by a proposed bypass. [31] According to the census, 2.4% were unemployed and 9.4% were economically inactive. [12] Working iron and mining for coal was in practice as early as the 13th century. A University of the Third Age was established in 2003 and in 2010 had 600 members.[42]. In addition, the 2001 Urban Subdivision included Brierley Hill, which the local authority considers a separate town. The first mention of Dudley's status as a borough dates from the mid-13th century, when Roger de Somery, then Baron of Dudley, approved of the establishment of a market in nearby Wolverhampton. [18] During the reign of King Stephen, William de Beauchamp erected an adulterine castle at Bengeworth, whose occupants vied for control of the town and abbey. In 1836 the Dudley Poor Law Union was formed, consisting of Dudley itself, and the parishes of Sedgley, Tipton, and Rowley Regis. The team were originally called the Cradley Heath Heathens, due to the proximity of their home track at Dudley Wood Stadium to the Cradley Heath/Dudley boundary. The development of the Merry Hill Shopping Centre between 1985 and 1990 also saw the loss of most of the town centre's leading name stores, which relocated to take advantage of the tax incentives offered by Merry Hill's status as an Enterprise Zone. The town was founded around an 8th-century abbey, one of the largest in Europe, which was destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, with only Abbot Lichfield's Bell Tower remaining. Round, Windows of peace and friendship, Lochaber Life, 26 August 2009 Digital Edition, 14 Painting(s) by or after Percy Shakespeare at the Art UK site, University of St Andrews, Scotland, 2005, Charles Alfred Coulson, Midland Arts Centre and Highbury Theatre founder; OBITUARY.." The Free Library. The current (as of the 2019 general election) MPs elected from these seats to the House of Commons are [24] Following the Battle of Lewes a year earlier, where Simon de Montfort had gained control of parliament, the Battle of Evesham in August 1265 was the second of two main battles of the Second Barons' War. [113] There are also three small shopping centres situated off the High Street: the Churchill Shopping Centre, the Trident Shopping Centre, and the Fountain Arcade. [55], Medieval Evesham, and the Earl of Evesham, inspired a novel Winning His Spurs by historical fiction author G. A. JD Wetherspoon plans to open beer gardens, roof top gardens and patios at 394 of its pubs in England from next month when lockdown rules ease further. [63], Dudley covers an area of the South Staffordshire Coalfield, which contributed heavily to its growth and industrialisation during the 18th century Industrial Revolution. The stadium was demolished in the mid-1990s to make way for housing development, with the club disbanding shortly afterwards, before it re-formed with the name Dudley Heathens in 2010. [170], This article is about the town in England. [100] Both sites are now Grade II* listed.[101][102]. The Peterborough United Database", "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain win gold in men's four", "Rob Austin loses BTCC place as team withdraws", English Heritage Battlefield Report: Evesham 1265, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evesham&oldid=1022813707, Articles with dead external links from November 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Average max. St James's Church at Eve Hill had a church school from the mid-19th century, but this was closed during the 1970s and was used as a community centre for several years before being transferred to the Black Country Museum in 1989. Diamond Bus service 247 to Redditch is the remaining section of once hourly Midland Red service 146 to Birmingham. and Dudley Sports F.C. Dudley is a large industrialised market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of Wolverhampton and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north-west of Birmingham.Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and in 2011 had a population of 79,379. All of the town's grammar schools were changed to comprehensives in 1975. Catholics in the town are served by a church dedicated to Our Blessed Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury situated in St Joseph Street near the bus station. The centre is managed by the Evesham Arts Association, a registered charity. Events hosted include drama, stand-up comedy, brass bands, orchestras, pantomime to ballet. The museums in Dudley celebrate the geological and industrial heritage of the town and the surrounding Black Country region, and its role in the Industrial Revolution. Asaph.[39]. [57] Local folklore is provided for by the Legend of Evesham surrounding the life of Eof, an 8th-century swineherd credited with the founding of the town, and St Egwin the Bishop of Worcester who founded the abbey and who whose feet had been fettered and the key thrown in the River Avon. Solihull College and University Centre caters for those going on to further and higher education, and, looking at the bigger education picture, there are five Universities within 13 miles of Solihull. [37] Dudley Town Hall (an events venue) opened on St James's Road in 1928; it stands next to council offices which were converted from the old Police Station in 1939, after the construction of a new building on nearby New Street. temperatures in °C, Average max. [51] After long public opposition the building was leased to campaigners in December 2016, with the intent to restore it to theatre use;[52] however the lease was revoked by the council in February 2018, citing a lack of progress.[53]. The nearest motorway is the M5, with the closest junction situated in Oldbury, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of the town. [67], In the 1830s, Scottish geologist Sir Roderick Murchison visited the Wren's Nest to collect fossils as part of his research. For some time after leaving Dudley Sports Centre, there were hopes that it could be made safe for Dudley Town to return, but these plans never materialised and the site was instead redeveloped as a business and leisure complex which has been developing since 2000. These were the only fatal air raids on Dudley. [30] 20.1% of the population were under the age of 16 and 7.7% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of the civil parish was 38.2. College may sometimes be used in the UK or in Commonwealth countries as part of the name of a secondary or high school (for example, Dubai College). This in modern English is nearly always denoted by 's placed at the end of the word; the apostrophe showing that a vowel has dropped out of the termination. [56] The nearest station to the town within the Dudley borough is Coseley. There are trains every 45–55 minutes to London Paddington that take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes and trains to Birmingham take around 90 minutes (changing at Worcester). The nearest regular intercity services run from the Sandwell & Dudley in Oldbury, which was rebuilt in 1984 to serve the two boroughs. The Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Club is the local rugby team, which play at their grounds in Wall Heath.[165]. [116], Dudley residents and traders have asked for the removal of the parking charges in Dudley, which they see as a barrier to people coming into the town, whereas Merry Hill Centre has always had free parking). Retail and food outlets are provided for in the traditional high street and the Riverside Shopping Centre, and Four Pools Lane Retail Park. Ferguson suggests that the original form of the name might have been Eofa, but such a name would correspond to the 'weak' nouns which made their Genitive by adding not âes but âan; in which case the name of the town would have been Eofanham, as is shown in the case of Offenham, the Ham of Offa or Uffa. Models for teeth whitening prodcut . This line was electrified in 1904 and remained open until 30 September 1939, when it too was replaced by Midland Red buses. It was taken over by local chainmaker Joseph Guest in 1871, and converted for general hospital use. [34] In 1853 the Town Commissioners were superseded by the Board of Health, before the town was eventually incorporated into a municipal borough in 1865. The team plays in Wolverhampton and Birmingham due to the lack of a speedway track within the Dudley borough. The former fire station site on Tower Street now forms part of a campus of Dudley College. [166] It was built on the Russells Hall Estate during the 1960s, but relocated to the former Highfields Primary School site in Coseley in March 2008. 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[62], An 11 km (6.8 mi) extension of the West Midlands Metro line, running from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill via Dudley, will re-instate a tram service through the town centre and will open in 2023. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. Female hair models needed to show off a range of popular evening styles and hair jewellery. The proposals were criticised by then MP for Dudley North, Ian Austin[42], The 13th-century ruins of Dudley Castle overlook the town; it is a Grade I listed structure. Models will be asked to apply the product . [40] 69.9% of residents described their health as "good", similar to the average of 69.1% for the wider district. [75] In the days after the event, twenty offences were pursued by police,[76] including those of acts vandalism on cars, local homes, restaurants, and a Hindu temple.[75]. [citation needed]. [48], Evesham Arts Centre was built in 1979 and is staffed and operated by volunteers. Two surviving buildings with links to the abbey are the Middle Littleton Tythe Barn and the Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre, which is housed in the old almonry of the abbey and also displays artifacts from excavations there. The longest of these roads are the B4176 (which runs to Wombourne, Bridgnorth and Telford) and the A461 (which passes through Wednesbury and Walsall, finally reaching Lichfield).
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