Wordsley West Midlands Map

About Wordsley

Wordsley, a settled place in the Black Country, carries the quiet hum of a landscape shaped by both hand and earth. It lies 1.9 km south of Kingswinford (from Kingswinford: bearing 175°T, OS grid SO 890 869), and is situated east of Lawns Wood village. The gentle slopes of the land, once etched with the spoil heaps of coal extraction, now often catch the soft, diffused light of the West Midlands sky, lending a muted glow to the brickwork of its houses. Many of Wordsley's streets follow the contours of the terrain, as if the houses themselves grew organically from the ground, their gardens offering small pockets of green against the enduring presence of industry. The air here, though far from wild country, can carry the scent of damp earth after rain, a reminder of the underlying clay and stone that have always defined this corner of England. Though the echo of its glassmaking past is fainter now, it is a history that still whispers in the names of some of its thoroughfares and the enduring resilience of its people.

About This Wordsley Map Page

Explore Wordsley, West Midlands, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.480658, -2.163396. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.