Black Country

E110670

historical region industrial region

The Black Country is an industrial region in the West Midlands of England historically known for coal mining, ironworking, and heavy manufacturing.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ industrial region ⓘ
borderedBy	Birmingham ⓘ
contains	Bilston ⓘ Brierley Hill ⓘ Dudley ⓘ Halesowen ⓘ Oldbury ⓘ Rowley Regis ⓘ Sandwell ⓘ Smethwick ⓘ Stourbridge ⓘ Tipton ⓘ Walsall ⓘ Sandwell ⓘ surface form: West Bromwich Wolverhampton ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
countrySubdivision	West Midlands ⓘ surface form: Metropolitan County of West Midlands
geology	iron ore deposits ⓘ rich coal seams ⓘ
hasCulturalIdentity	distinct regional identity within the West Midlands ⓘ
hasDialect	Black Country dialect ⓘ
hasEconomicHistoryPeriod	Industrial Revolution ⓘ
hasEconomicTransition	shift from heavy industry to services and light manufacturing ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark ⓘ
hasLandmark	Black Country Living Museum ⓘ Dudley Canal Tunnel ⓘ surface form: Dudley Canal Dudley Castle ⓘ
hasTransportFeature	dense canal network ⓘ early railway development ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor	chain making ⓘ coal mining ⓘ glassmaking ⓘ heavy manufacturing ⓘ ironworking ⓘ lock making ⓘ metalworking ⓘ nail making ⓘ steel production ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ
namedAfter	pollution from heavy industry ⓘ smoke and soot from coal-based industry ⓘ
partOf	West Midlands ⓘ surface form: West Midlands conurbation
timeZone	Europe/London ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	UNESCO Global Geoparks ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Global Geopark
wasMajorCentreFor	early industrialisation in Britain ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Midlands → containsPart → Black Country ⓘ

West Bromwich Albion F.C. → notableDerby → Black Country ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Country derby

West Bromwich Albion F.C. → traditionalSupportBase → Black Country ⓘ

Wolverhampton → locatedInUrbanArea → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley → locatedIn → Black Country ⓘ

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. → notableDerby → Black Country ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Country derby

Sandwell → partOf → Black Country ⓘ

Walsall → locatedIn → Black Country ⓘ

Black Country dialect → region → Black Country ⓘ

Black Country dialect → hasAlternativeName → Black Country ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Country English

Stourbridge → locatedIn → Black Country ⓘ

Birmingham Canal Navigations → locatedIn → Black Country ⓘ

South Staffordshire Railway → servedRegion → Black Country ⓘ

West Midlands rail network → servesRegion → Black Country ⓘ

Birmingham–Kidderminster line → regionServed → Black Country ⓘ

M6 Toll → regionServed → Black Country ⓘ

Metropolitan Borough of Dudley → partOf → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley Castle → touristRegion → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley Zoo → touristRegion → Black Country ⓘ

Black Country Living Museum → locatedIn → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley Canal Tunnel → region → Black Country ⓘ

Wrens Nest National Nature Reserve → region → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley College of Technology → regionServed → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley Town F.C. → region → Black Country ⓘ

Dudley Town F.C. → hasFanBaseArea → Black Country ⓘ

Wolves → region → Black Country ⓘ

subject surface form: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.