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.
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.
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).
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 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.
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 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.
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.
Almost 97 per cent of Black Britons live in England, particularly in England's larger urban areas, with most (over a million) Black British living in Greater London.
People living in Birmingham often refer to Black Country folk as Yam Yams because they say 'yow am' or 'yow'm' instead of 'you are', whereas the term 'Brummie', used to refer to people from Birmingham, is derived from 'Brummagem' - traditional Black Country speak for Birmingham.
Dudley's major industries were coal and limestone mining, glassmaking and iron and steel but it was also known for nail making, chain & anchor manufacturing and its engineering works. The anchor for the ill fated Titanic was made by Hingley's of Netherton.
In World War II, Dudley was bombed on several occasions. On 19 November 1940 a Luftwaffe bomb demolished a public house in the town centre and damaged several nearby buildings including St Thomas's Church and the new Co-Operative department store, but there were no fatalities.
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.
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 – ...
Dudley was an unpleasant and spoiled child. His parents spoiled him to the point of becoming grossly obese, demanding, selfish, and manipulative, but most of all, extremely ungrateful.
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.
Cities across the UK regions with high White British populations included Swansea (91.5%), Kingston Upon Hull (89.7%), Plymouth (92.2%), Darlington (93.7%), Belfast (96.4% - NI classification "white"), Norwich (84.7%), Liverpool (84.8%) and Chelmsford (90.0%).
London had the highest estimated Asian population of any region, at approximately 1.63 million people, followed by the West Midlands with an estimated Asian population of 737 thousand people.
Dudley is a metropolitan borough formed in 1974. It is located on the edge of the West Midlands conurbation, approximately 9 miles west of the city of Birmingham and 6 miles south of Wolverhampton.
The people of the Black Country are sometimes known as 'yam-yams'. The term refers to one of the dialect's unique grammatical features, whereby all of the first and second person forms of the verb 'to be' (i.e. 'I/we/you are') occur in the form 'am', that is: I am, we am, and you am.
The Borough of Dudley, South West of the Black Country, is nationally known for its famous castle and zoo and often referred to as the capital of the Black Country. Its rich historical roots go back a 1000 years with the castle, as well as its surrounding industrial towns.
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.
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.
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