With a history that dates back to Anglo-Saxton times, Dudley grew as a major market town and one of the birthplaces of the industrial revolution, otherwise known as The Black Country.
Kidderminster. An open air street market is held in Vicar Street and High Street every Thursday and Saturday. The market is run by LSD Promotions and anyone interested in trading should contact them directly.
Markets are held in the High Street every Wednesday and Saturday. There is a good mix of stalls: fruit & veg, artisan breads, cheeses, olives, flowers, clothing, tools, household goods, garden furniture and lots more.
Exploring Dudley Town Centre Saturday Afternoon - Mar 2023
Is Dudley worth a visit?
Dudley borough is packed full of great places to visit - award winning attractions, fascinating museums, beautiful parks and nature reserves and the life blood of the industrial revolution; a canal network that provides a stunning 'green corridor' through the urban landscape.
The nickname "yam-yam" is derived from the once common expression "you am" (which would often get shortened to "y'am"), which means "you are" in the dialect of the Black Country (i.e. the urban area to the west of Birmingham, around Dudley, Oldbury, West Bromwich, Walsall and Wolverhampton).
Ludlow market is a lively and welcoming place at the heart of Ludlow. Regular General markets are held on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday each week of the year. The market space also hosts a range of specialist markets on Thursdays and Sundays throughout the year.
Ludlow is a delightful small market town in south Shropshire, very near to the border with Wales. The townscape, based on the original medieval town plan, has fine examples of architecture from the Medieval, Tudor and Georgian periods.
Located alongside beau ful countryside with the nearby Welsh borders to the west , and to the east the larger town of Telford and the West Midlands conurba on beyond, Shrewsbury is now the county town of Shropshire and the largest town in the county. It is one of England's finest medieval market towns.
The historical capital of the Black Country, Dudley's rich industrial heritage was at the heart of the industrial revolution. The borough is a now a vibrant, multi-cultural hub with strong communities, beautiful parks and open spaces and a mix of shops and restaurants.
Ground zero for what would later become known as the Industrial Revolution, Dudley might be best known for its strong links to the iron, coal, and limestone industries before things settled down, but it's since become famous for so much more.
The Black Country dialect is spoken by many people in the Black Country, a region covering most of the four Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The traditional dialect preserves many archaic traits of Early Modern English and even Middle English and may be unintelligible for outsiders.
In Dudley, the five areas with the highest deprivation rates were: 1) Brockmoor and Woodside – 69.3 per cent of households here were deprived in at least one dimension at the time of the 2021 census, down from 74.5 per cent in 2011 2) Russell's Hall – 68 per cent, falling from 74.5 per cent in 2011 3) Lye and Wynall – ...
During 1967, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visited Dudley and were greeted by crowds gathering on the street. The queen returned to the city in April 1971, to open the Great Charles Street Queensway tunnel, part of the A38. During the trip, she also visited Helen Baxter of St.
The average cost of living in Dudley is $1417, which is in the top 37% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3416th out of 9294 in our global list, 225th out of 277 in the United Kingdom, and 198th out of 231 in England.
The Black Country gained its name in the mid nineteenth century due to the smoke from the many thousands of ironworking foundries and forges plus also the working of the shallow and 30ft thick coal seams.
Dudley Borough is ranked as the 104th most deprived of the 317 local authority districts in England (where 1 is most deprived), ranking it as less deprived than five of the other six districts in the West Midlands conurbation.
Dudley Castle is situated in a commanding position in the Black Country Geopark on a high limestone ridge overlooking the medieval planned town of Dudley and the monastic remains of St James's Priory.
Annual crime rate in Dudley postcode area is 44.8 crimes per annum per 1000 workday people as of December 2023. Compared to the national crime rate, Dudley's crime rate is at 126%. Violent crime makes up 40.3% of all crimes reported in the postcode area.
It is the second largest town in the United Kingdom, behind Reading and the largest settlement in the UK without its own university. Dudley is part of the West Midlands conurbation, and is located south of Wolverhampton.
Dudley is rich in cultural and historical attractions which combine the delicate charm of the past with the energy of the modern day, as well as a vast retail park, good schools and award-winning green spaces.
According to The Times, that accolade now falls to the north Shropshire village of Hodnet, about six miles south west of Market Drayton. This places it above illustrious locations such as Braemar in the Scottish Highlands, Burnham Market in Norfolk, and the medieval riverside village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire.
“Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire is England's most expensive market town for the third year in a row, with average house prices of £1.13m. “Market towns offer so much for house buyers, including rich history, period properties, green spaces, and tourism.
