Dudley

Dudley
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For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.
For other uses, see Dudley (disambiguation).
Dudley
Town
Dudley Montage.jpg
From top left: Dudley Town Centre viewed from Castle Hill; Dudley Priory; Dudley Zoo; Dudley Market Place; Dudley Castle; Statue of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.
Dudley is located in the West Midlands Dudley is located in the West MidlandsDudley
Dudley shown within the West Midlands
Population 79,379 (Built-Up Area)
312,900 (Borough)[1]
OS grid reference SO9490
London 108 mi (174 km)
Metropolitan borough
Dudley
Metropolitan county
West Midlands
Region
West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUDLEY
Postcode district DY1 3
Dialling code 01384
0121
01902
Police West Midlands
Fire West Midlands
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
Dudley North
Dudley South
Website www.dudley.gov.uk
List of places UK England West Midlands
52.508N 2.089WCoordinates: 52.508N 2.089W
Dudley (/ddli/ (About this sound listen)) is a large town in the West Midlands of England, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of Wolverhampton and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north-west of
Birmingham. The town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and in 2011 had a population of 79,379. The Metropolitan Borough, which includes the towns
of Stourbridge and Halesowen, had a population of 312,900. Dudley is sometimes called the capital of the Black Country.[2][3][4]

Originally a market town, Dudley was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution and grew into an industrial centre in the 19th century with its iron, coal, and limestone industries
before their decline and the relocation of its commercial centre to the nearby Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the 1980s. Tourist attractions include Dudley Zoo and Castle, the 12th century