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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Town in West Midlands, England}}&lt;br /&gt;
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| official_name            = Wednesfield&lt;br /&gt;
| country                  = England&lt;br /&gt;
| map_type                 = West Midlands&lt;br /&gt;
| region                   = West Midlands&lt;br /&gt;
| population               = 22,646&lt;br /&gt;
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]] Wards)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&amp;amp;b=13689844&amp;amp;c=Wednesfield&amp;amp;d=14&amp;amp;e=62&amp;amp;g=6368962&amp;amp;i=1001x1003x1032x1004&amp;amp;m=0&amp;amp;r=1&amp;amp;s=1450624463854&amp;amp;enc=1|title=Wednesfield North ward, Wolverhampton MBC population 2011|access-date=20 December 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&amp;amp;b=13689845&amp;amp;c=Wednesfield&amp;amp;d=14&amp;amp;e=62&amp;amp;g=6368563&amp;amp;i=1001x1003x1032x1004&amp;amp;m=0&amp;amp;r=1&amp;amp;s=1450624661886&amp;amp;enc=1|title=Wednesfield South Ward, Wolverhampton MBC population 2011|access-date=20 December 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| os_grid_reference        = SO944998&lt;br /&gt;
| coordinates              = {{coord|52.5998|-2.0827|display=inline,title}}&lt;br /&gt;
| post_town                = Wolverhampton&lt;br /&gt;
| postcode_area            = WV&lt;br /&gt;
| postcode_district        = WV11&lt;br /&gt;
| dial_code                = 01902&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency_westminster = [[Wolverhampton North East]]&lt;br /&gt;
| civil_parish             =&lt;br /&gt;
| metropolitan_borough     = [[The City of Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]]&lt;br /&gt;
| metropolitan_county      = [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]&lt;br /&gt;
| static_image_name        = Wednesfield_Tower_Blocks_(geograph_5635021).jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| static_image_caption     = [[High-rise]]s in Wednesfield, seen from Graiseley Lane.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Wednesfield&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a town and historic village in the [[City of Wolverhampton]], West Midlands, England, It is {{convert|2|mi|km|1}} east-northeast of Wolverhampton city centre and about {{convert|10|mi|km}} from [[Birmingham]] and is part of the [[West Midlands conurbation]]. It was historically within the county of [[Staffordshire]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Its name comes from the [[Old English]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Wōdnesfeld&amp;#039;&amp;#039; meaning &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Woden]]&amp;#039;s Field&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, open land belonging to, or holy to, the high god of the [[Germanic mythology|Germanic Pantheon]].&lt;br /&gt;
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The place name &amp;quot;Wednesfield&amp;quot; is pronounced by the local populace as &amp;quot;Wedgefield&amp;quot; (as recorded in 1883).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Hope |first1=Robert Charles |title=A glossary of dialectal place-nomenclature, to which is appended A list of family surnames pronounced differently from what the spelling suggests |date=1883 |publisher=Simpkin, Marshall |location=London |page=72 |edition=Second |url=https://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft/page/72/mode/2up?q=wednesfield |access-date=5 July 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Local areas include [[Ashmore Park]] and [[Wood End, Wolverhampton|Wood End]].  There is also a formal garden at Wednesfield Park.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesfield lies at {{coord|52.5998|-2.0827|region:GB_type:city|format=dms|display=inline}} (52.5998°, −2.0827°), and is located to the northeast of Wolverhampton city centre on the northern fringe of the [[West Midlands conurbation]].  It was historically part of the county of [[Staffordshire]], and since 1974 has been part of the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] [[metropolitan county]].&lt;br /&gt;
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The south of the town lies over coal measures whilst the town centre has [[dolerite]] deposits and the area to the north lies over [[mudstone]] and [[sandstone]]. The town lies on generally flat land between 130m and 140m above sea level, rising to around 170m in the north.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wv05characterarea&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E81CAAE2-E608-424E-8D38-000746DDD597/0/areawv05v2.pdf |title=Wednesfield North &amp;amp; Fallings Park Character Area (WV05) | publisher=Wolverhampton City Council | access-date = 18 March 2009 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wv07characterarea&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wv09characterarea&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DE4BB9DA-20AA-4CA5-9DD1-C87F6FCA2DAC/0/areawv09v2.pdf |title=Ashmore Park Character Area (WV09) | publisher=Wolverhampton City Council | access-date = 18 March 2009 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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There are no navigable rivers within the town, although the original course of the [[River Tame, West Midlands|River Tame]] crossed the south-east of the town.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wv07characterarea&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Governance==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Wednesfield Urban District Council.JPG|thumb|left|The [[coat of arms]] of the former Wednesfield Urban District Council.]]Following the [[Poor Law Amendment Act 1834]], Wednesfield formed part of the Wolverhampton [[Poor Law Union]], an inter-parish unit established to provide [[social security]].  This replaced an earlier arrangement where the Parish had operated a [[workhouse]] on Old Heath Road since 1723. In 1863 the [[local board of health|Wednesfield Local Board of Health]] was established.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nineteenth&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; With reference to the [[Local Government Act 1858]], it was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the township, and replaced an earlier Sanitary Committee that was established in 1856.  The Local Board was only in existence for three years before being split into two, one for Wednesfield itself, and one for [[Heath Town|Wednesfield Heath]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nineteenth&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the [[Local Government Act 1894]], the rump of the parish (minus Wednesfield Heath and part of what became [[Short Heath, Willenhall|Short Heath]] Urban District) became an [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] within the [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of [[Staffordshire]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nineteenth&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Wednesfield UD||33,048||1,018&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Wolverhampton CB||32,798||812&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Walsall CB||215||36&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Cannock RD||35||170&lt;br /&gt;
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!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;|Source: Vision of Britain&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adminchanges&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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With the exception of a loss of 24 [[acres]] (with a census population of 224) to the [[County Borough]] of [[Wolverhampton]] in 1933, the Urban District remained intact until 1966, when due to the provisions of the [[Local Government Act 1958]], most of the Wednesfield Urban District was merged into Wolverhampton County Borough, though some parts were incorporated into [[Metropolitan Borough of Walsall|Walsall County Borough]] and others into [[Cannock]] [[Rural District]], now part of [[South Staffordshire]] district.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;adminchanges&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10026957&amp;amp;c_id=10001043 |title=Relationships / unit history of Wednesfield |publisher=Vision of Britain | access-date = 20 February 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the early 1950s, when Wednesfield was still independent from its larger neighbour, Wolverhampton council developed two overspill estates – [[Ashmore Park]] and Long Knowle – in Wednesfield to rehouse families from slums in the town.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/A-History-of-Council-Housing-in-Wolverhampton/5#the-1950s---slum-clearance-and-overspill-housing|title=Geograph:: A History of Council Housing in Wolverhampton|website=www.geograph.org.uk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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For electoral purposes, Wednesfield is represented by the [[Ward (politics)|wards]] of [[Wednesfield North]], [[Wednesfield South]] and [[Fallings Park]], which together make up the Wednesfield and Fallings Park LANA (Local Area and Neighbourhood Arrangements).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;lanadata&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It is part of the [[Wolverhampton North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton North East constituency]] and is represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by [[Jane Stevenson (politician)|Jane Stevenson]] (a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]) following her election on [[2019 United Kingdom general election|12 December 2019]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web | title = Alphabetical List of Members of Parliament | url = http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm#P | publisher = Office of Public Sector Information | access-date = 20 February 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822004605/http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm#P &amp;lt;!-- Bot retrieved archive --&amp;gt; |archive-date = 22 August 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
On 5 August 910 the allied forces of [[Mercia]] and [[Wessex]] defeated an army of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]n [[Vikings]] in the [[Battle of Tettenhall]] (sometimes called the Battle of Wednesfield or Wōdnesfeld).&lt;br /&gt;
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Wednesfield was formerly well known for making all kinds of traps, from [[mousetrap]]s, to [[mantrap (snare)|mantrap]]s and locks. Many of the factories that dominated the area have been cleared to make way for houses and other buildings.&lt;br /&gt;
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| colspan=&amp;quot;19&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Historical population of Wednesfield&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1801&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1811&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1821&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1831&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1841&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1851&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1861&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1871&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1881&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1891&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1901&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1911&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1921&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1931&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1939&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1951&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 1961&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;&amp;quot; | 2001&lt;br /&gt;
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| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 1,088&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 1,248&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 1,468&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 1,879&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 3,168&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 4,858&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 8,553&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 8,998&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 10,801&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 14,538&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 4,883&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 6,488&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 7,446&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 9,330&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 14,894&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 17,418&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 33,048&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background: #FFFFFF; color: black;&amp;quot; | 33,555&lt;br /&gt;
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| colspan=&amp;quot;19&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;|Township 1801–1891&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nineteenth&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Wednesfield/nineteenth.htm |title=Wednesfield History: Nineteenth Century |publisher=Wolverhampton History &amp;amp; Heritage Society |access-date=20 February 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{•}} Urban District 1901–1961&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://vision.edina.ac.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&amp;amp;data_cube=N_TPop&amp;amp;u_id=10026957&amp;amp;c_id=10001043&amp;amp;add=N |title=Wednesfield Urban District population |publisher=Vision of Britain |access-date=24 July 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{•}} LANA 2001&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;lanadata&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ADD9A30F-EC16-4484-B611-8D9F94A436D2/0/wednesfield_fallings_park_lana_profile.pdf |title=Wednesfield &amp;amp; The Scotlands LANA census data |publisher=Wolverhampton City Council |access-date=19 February 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Religion==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[St Thomas, Wednesfield|Church of St Thomas]] is located in the town centre.  It was originally consecrated in August 1750, as a [[chapel of ease]] of [[St. Peter&amp;#039;s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton|St. Peter&amp;#039;s Collegiate Church]], Wolverhampton and known as the Chapel of St. Thomas in Wednesfield.  It became a separate parish in 1849. It was almost completely destroyed by fire on 18 January 1902, as a result of which the tower is the only remaining part of the original building. The church was reconstructed in similar style to the original and continues in active use as a place of worship.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;whhschurch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/listed/StThomas.htm |title=St.Thomas&amp;#039;s Church |publisher=Wolverhampton History and Heritage Society |access-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830121716/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/listed/StThomas.htm |archive-date=30 August 2009 |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Guru Nanak]] [[Gurdwara]] was opened in 1984 and is also located in the town centre, and caters for the local [[Sikhism|Sikh]] community, many of whom are descendants of those who immigrated to the area in the 1950s and onwards. A part of the Gurdwara suffered fire damage in 2002 so the committee decided to demolish the original building and the rebuild was ready by 2004. It has [[Elevator|lifts]] for the elderly.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sikhism&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.wolverhamptonarchives.dial.pipex.com/local_faiths_sikhism.htm |title=Religious faith in Wolverhampton: Sikhism |publisher=Wolverhampton Archives |access-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120041309/http://www.wolverhamptonarchives.dial.pipex.com/local_faiths_sikhism.htm |archive-date=20 January 2009 |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
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|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK Census]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Wednesfield&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Wolverhampton]] (borough)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Full-time||39.4%||37.5%&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Part-time||12.7%||11.3%&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Unemployed||3.9%||5.3%&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Other Active||7.2%||8.0%&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background: #99CCCC; color: #000080&amp;quot; |Inactive||37.0%||37.8%&lt;br /&gt;
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Wednesfield Village or &amp;#039;the village&amp;#039; as it is still referred to by many residents provides a range of shopping, office and community facilities for residents in the north east of [[Wolverhampton]] and some adjoining parts of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Walsall]], along with services for the major industrial areas to the south of the town and [[New Cross Hospital]].  Just to the west of the town centre, there is a large [[Sainsbury&amp;#039;s]] supermarket and the [[Bentley Bridge Retail Park]].  There is also a retail [[market (place)|market]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;udp2003&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Bentley Bridge consistes of both leisure and retail components. The leisure component is in the form of a [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex]] cinema and [[bowling]] alley together with fast food outlets, a [[pub]], numerous restaurants, whilst there is 14,700m² of retail space which includes a fitness gym.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;udp2003&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The proximity to Wolverhampton city centre has been a major constraint on retail economic growth within the town. Wednesfield is part of a network of lower order [[Black Country]] town centres, providing principally convenience shopping facilities for a local catchment area and it is surrounded by centres with a similar role including [[Bilston]] to the south, [[Willenhall]] to the south east and [[Bloxwich]] to the east.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;udp2003&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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However, since 2009 the Bentley Bridge Retail Park has thrived with empty units being filled by national retailers. In September 2011 retailer [[TK Maxx]] announced plans to close its city centre store in Wolverhampton and relocate to Bentley Bridge.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Wolverhampton&amp;#039;s TK Maxx store to close |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/09/13/tk-maxx-wolverhampton-store-to-close/ |access-date=13 September 2011 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Whilst the retail park thrives, local independent traders on the high street continue to suffer due to economic circumstances.&lt;br /&gt;
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The area to the south of the former railway line is characterised by industrial development, mostly with small units although there is some larger development such a steel processing and distribution plant.  Historically, the main industries were coal mining and [[Animal trapping|trap]] making, although mining ceased in the area in the early twentieth century.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wv07characterarea&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D34ACA3E-A165-4089-9542-1E71BC0235F6/0/areawv07v2.pdf |title=Wednesfield South Character Area (WV07) | publisher=Wolverhampton City Council | access-date = 16 March 2009 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transport==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Wyrley and Essington Canal]] running through the town was opened in 1797.  It was constructed to allow coal traffic to travel between mines near [[Great Wyrley]] and [[Wolverhampton]], and was constructed following the contours of the land. This meant that the centre of the town was surrounded on three sides by the canal, and that almost all of the pre-existing roads required hump-backed bridges, and despite the improvement in communications and the potential for transporting goods via the canal, it is recorded that some local residents felt that it actually obstructed the development of the town, rather than assisting it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;eighteenth&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Wednesfield/eighteenth.htm |title=Wednesfield History: Eighteenth Century |publisher=Wolverhampton History &amp;amp; Heritage Society |access-date=20 February 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; A second canal through the town, the [[Bentley Canal]], opened in 1843 between Wednesfield Junction, near the modern [[New Cross Hospital]], and [[Walsall]].  The canal was abandoned in the 1960s,&amp;lt;ref name=hadfield&amp;gt;{{cite book |last= Hadfield|first= Charles |title= The Canals of the West Midlands|edition= Third|year= 1985|publisher= David &amp;amp; Charles|isbn= 0-7153-8644-1|orig-year= 1966}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and only a short section at Wednesfield Junction is extant.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Wednesfield 1921.jpg|left|thumb|Map of Wednesfield in 1921.]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Wednesfield railway station]] on the [[Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway]] was opened in 1872, connecting the town with [[Wolverhampton railway station|Wolverhampton High Level]] and [[Walsall railway station|Walsall]].  It was operated by the [[Midland Railway]], and was located on Neachells Lane to the south of the town centre.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wednesfieldstation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/wednesfield.php |title=Wednesfield railway station |publisher=Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands |access-date=24 February 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It closed to passenger traffic in 1931, although it remained open for goods traffic until the 1980s.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;lostrailways&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |last= Moors|first= Terry|title= Lost Railways of Birmingham and the West Midlands|edition= First|year= 2008|publisher= Countryside Books|isbn= 978-1-84674-109-8|orig-year= 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Much of the trackbed was reused for the [[A4124 road|A4124]] Wednesfield Way, which bypasses the town centre and opened in 1999.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;udp2003&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The first railway within the township was the [[Grand Junction Railway]], where [[Wednesfield Heath railway station]] (opened in 1837) was the primary station for [[Wolverhampton]], and was located on Station Road, [[Heath Town]].  The station was replaced by Wolverhampton High Level in the city centre, and closed to passengers in 1873 whilst remaining open for goods traffic until 1965.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wednesfieldheathstation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/wednesfield_heath.php |title=Wednesfield Heath railway station |publisher=Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands |access-date=9 March 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The siting of this station at Heath Town has been cited as a reason for the separation of Wednesfield and Heath Town.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;eighteenth&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Public transport in Wednesfield is coordinated by [[Transport for West Midlands]]. Most bus services within the town are operated by [[National Express West Midlands]], with services from the town centre to destinations including Wolverhampton city centre, [[Bilston]], [[Bloxwich]], [[Walsall]] and [[Willenhall]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;busmap&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/web/FILES/Wednesfield.pdf |title=Where to board your bus in Wednesfield |publisher=Network West Midlands|access-date=9 March 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 59 bus route which runs from Wolverhampton city centre to Ashmore Park via New Cross Hospital and Wednesfield High Street is the most frequent in the city. The 71 bus route by Chaserider provides an hourly link to Essington, Great Wyrley and Cannock. [[Diamond West Midlands]] (Let&amp;#039;s Go from 25th April 2022) 65 provides an hourly service between Wolverhampton and Fordhouses via New Cross Hospital and Bushbury Crematorium.  National Express West Midlands service 9 (from 29 August 2021) operates between Walsall, Pelsall, Bloxwich and Wolverhampton on a regular basis.&lt;br /&gt;
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An extension of the [[West Midlands Metro]] through Wednesfield is planned, on the &amp;quot;5Ws&amp;quot; route from Wolverhampton to [[Wednesbury]] via Willenhall and [[Walsall]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;udp2003&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/54D8EE53-A86B-4B68-BC10-1304AEFCD7AF/0/ch17wednesfield.pdf |title=Wolverhampton UDP 2003 – Chapter 17: Wednesfield Village Centre |publisher=Wolverhampton City Council|access-date=9 March 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notable people==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Tom Aspaul]] – Singer, songwriter and producer&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Earl |first1=Daniel |title=Unsigned Wolverhampton singer Tom Aspaul writes for Kylie |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2017/08/25/unsigned-wolverhampton-singer-tom-aspaul-writes-for-kylie/ |website=Express &amp;amp; Star |access-date=26 December 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ruth Badger]] – Businesswoman and runner-up on the [[The Apprentice (UK series two)|second series]] of [[The Apprentice (British TV series)|The Apprentice]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Martin Cooper (rugby player)|Martin Cooper]] – [[England national rugby union team|England rugby union]] player&lt;br /&gt;
* [[John Cosnett]] – Darts player&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Wayne Jones (darts player)|Wayne Jones]] – Darts player&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jonathan Pedley]] − Master of Wine&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hayley Price]] – Olympic gymnast&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Roy Rickhuss]] − Trade union leader&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kevin Rowland]] – Musician and frontman of [[Dexys Midnight Runners]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Dion Sanderson]] – Footballer for [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tessa Sanderson]] – Athlete and Olympic gold medallist&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kristian Thomas]] – Olympic gymnast&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mary Whitehouse]] – TV/radio clean-up campaigner, was a teacher at Lichfield Road School in the town in 1932–40.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.wv11.co.uk/ WV11.co.uk – A local community news and events resource]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.wednesfield.com/ Wednesfield Site]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.wednesfieldteam.org.uk/ St Thomas&amp;#039; Church Wednesfield website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Wednesfield/index.html GENUKI Wednesfield History]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/community_living/neighbourhood/centres/wednesfield_cc.htm Wednesfield Community Centre]&lt;br /&gt;
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|Centre    = Wednesfield&lt;br /&gt;
|East      = [[Bloxwich]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Southwest = [[Wolverhampton]] city centre&lt;br /&gt;
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|Southeast = [[Willenhall]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Ajay Kumar</name></author>
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