Black Country industrial area

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geographical region historic industrial region

The Black Country industrial area is a historic region in the West Midlands of England known for its dense concentration of coal mines, ironworks, and factories that played a central role in the Industrial Revolution.

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Label Occurrences
Black Country industrial area canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
historic industrial region ⓘ
adjacentTo Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Bilston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Halesowen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oldbury NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rowley Regis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sandwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Smethwick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tipton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Walsall NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Bromwich NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolverhampton NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dialect Black Country dialect ⓘ
economicHistory decline of heavy industry in late 20th century ⓘ
early center of coal-based industrialization ⓘ
environmentalHistory severe historical air pollution ⓘ
hasCulturalAttraction industrial heritage tourism ⓘ
hasCulturalIdentity distinct working-class heritage ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Black Country Living Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure canals ⓘ
motorways ⓘ
railways ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor dense concentration of coal mines ⓘ
factories ⓘ
heavy industry ⓘ
ironworks ⓘ
role in the Industrial Revolution ⓘ
steelworks ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorIndustry coal mining ⓘ
iron production ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
steel production ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from smoke and soot of heavy industry ⓘ
partOf English Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Midlands conurbation NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType urban and industrial area ⓘ
timeZone Europe/London ⓘ
UTCOffset +0 ⓘ
UTCOffsetDST +1 ⓘ

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Birmingham Canal Navigations → regionServed → Black Country industrial area ⓘ