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Bilston
Town in the English county of West Midlands
Bilston is a market town in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Historically in Staffordshire, Bilston is in the Black Country, 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) south east of Wolverhampton city centre and close to the borders of Sandwell and Walsall.
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Bilston is a market town in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Historically in Staffordshire, Bilston is in the Black Country, 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) south east of Wolverhampton city centre and close to the borders of Sandwell and Walsall. The town was known for enamelling from the mid-17th century, and is a former coal and iron mining district. Iron works dominated in Victorian times and the area became a centre for steel production. The town had a population of 34,639 at the 2021 Census.
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