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ALDRIDGE and surrounding areas:
Aldridge, Alumwell
Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich, Brownhills,
Brownhills West
Caldmore, Chuckery, Clayhanger, Coalpool
Darlaston
Fullbrook
Goscote
Harden, High Heath
Leamore, Little Bloxwich
Moxley
New Invention
Palfrey, Park Hall, Pelsall, Pheasey, Pleck
Rushall
Shelfield, Shire Oak, Short Heath, Spring Bank, Streetly
Tamebrigde
Walsall, Walsall Wood, Willenhall
Yew Tree
Aldridge History
Aldridge was recorded as a settlement in the Domesday Book of 1086, though the now much larger settlement of Walsall was not. It was valued at 15 shillings under the name of "Alrewic", which may have originated from an abundance of Alder trees in the area.
Aldridge began as a small agricultural settlement, with farming being the most common occupation up until the 19th century.
In the 1800s, Aldridge became an industrial town with coal mines and lime kilns. The coal and clay in the area prompted many to set up collieries and brickworks. Aldridge clay is especially useful in the manufacture of blue bricks. The 1881 census shows that the mines and brick works were major employers. Because the coal and clay beneath the eastern side of Aldridge (towards Stonnall) is located much deeper under the surface, extraction of this coal and clay would not have been economically viable. As a result farms continued to dominate the eastern part, though a sand quarry was set up and still remains on Birch Lane.
During the 20th century modern shops were built in the centre of Aldridge, as well as council buildings. After the Second World War Aldridge became a dormitory town, or suburb, of Birmingham.
Aldridge became an urban district in Staffordshire in 1894. Other villages within the district included Pelsall, Walsall Wood, Clayhanger and Streetly. This merged with Brownhills in 1966 to form Aldridge-Brownhills, and then became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in 1974.
Today, Aldridge is a relatively affluent area of Walsall that consists of mostly upmarket private homes that have been built since the 1920s. It is a pleasant suburban area contrasting with the more centralised rundown parts of Walsall such as Moxley, Darlaston, Leamore, Blakenall Heath, Harden and Goscote.
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