West Midlands (region)

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West Midlands
Image:EnglandWestMidlands.png
Admin HQ	Birmingham
Area  - Total	7th in England 13,004 km²
Population  - Total (2001)  - Density	5th in England 5,267,337 405/km²
NUTS 1:	UKG

The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. It is also known by its historical name of Mercia.

There is some confusion in the use of the term "West Midlands", as the name is also used for the much smaller West Midlands county, and is still used by various organisations within that area such as West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service.

The West Midlands Region is sometimes considered to spread as far as Cheshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, but these are not part of the official region.

The highest point in the region is Black Mountain, at 703 metres.

Administrative divisions

The core area is now an official government region which consists of the following geographic counties (shown in bold) and their local government areas:

Herefordshire (Ceremonial county)

• Herefordshire Unitary Authority

Shropshire (Ceremonial county)

• Shropshire
  • Bridgnorth
  • North Shropshire
  • Oswestry
  • Shrewsbury and Atcham
  • South Shropshire
• Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority

Staffordshire (Ceremonial county)

• Staffordshire
  • Cannock Chase
  • East Staffordshire
  • Lichfield
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • South Staffordshire
  • Stafford
  • Staffordshire Moorlands
  • Tamworth
• Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority

Warwickshire (Ceremonial county)

• Warwickshire
  • North Warwickshire
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth
  • Rugby
  • Stratford-on-Avon
  • Warwick

West Midlands (Metropolitan county)
Metropolitan boroughs:

• Birmingham
• Coventry
• Dudley
• Sandwell
• Solihull
• Walsall
• Wolverhampton

Worcestershire (Ceremonial county)

• Worcestershire
  • Bromsgrove
  • Malvern Hills
  • Redditch
  • Worcester
  • Wychavon
  • Wyre Forest

External links

• Advantage West Midlands - Regional Development Agency
• Government Office for the West Midlands
• West Midlands Regional Assembly

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Districts of the West Midlands	Image:Flag of England.svg
Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest
Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

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