Website: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Wolverhampton is the second largest City in the West Midlands region of England. Birmingham is its largest neighbour less than 20 miles away. The town was founded in 985 by Lady Wulfrun, and was granted City status by Queen Elizabeth in 2000.
Following the 2011 Census, the population of Wolverhampton is 249,500.
Although mainly an urban area, Wolverhampton's boundary is surrounded by the Staffordshire countryside. There is a major canal network that bisects the City, which was vital for its industrial heritage, and has now become a fantastic leisure facility. The City is well connected to London and Manchester by its railway station, and is also close the motorway network with the M54, M6 and M5, close to the City's boundary.
Wolverhampton became a major industrial area, during the industrial revolution and contained many industries including coal mining, steelworks, car and motorcycle manufacturing. The first vehicle to break the 200mph land speed record was built within Wolverhampton.
Today the City's major industries remain within engineering, with the major facilities concentrating on aerospace, with companies such as HS Marstons, Goodrich, Timken and Turner Powertrain.
The City is home to the University of Wolverhampton, which houses approximately 23,000 students. The university has eight academic schools with 380 undergraduate and post graduate courses. Wolverhampton also contains the City of Wolverhampton College, which offers over 600 courses (both full and part time) to its 4,500 students.
Contact person:
Cherry Shine
tel: 01902 552005
mail: cherry.shine@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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