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The West Midlands region straddles the historic borders between the counties of Warwickshire (Birmingham and Coventry), Staffordshire in the north, and Worcestershire in the south. Economic history. Coventry was one of England's most important cities during the Middle Ages, its prosperity built upon wool and cloth manufacture.
The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. Geography. The official region contains the large conurbation that includes Birmingham and Wolverhampton and includes also the mainly rural shire counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire .
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BBC Midlands (known as the Midland Region from 1927 until c. 1974) is the BBC English Region producing local radio and web content for the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and parts of Gloucestershire.
- Cath Hearne, (Head of Regional, & Local Programmes)
- BBC English Regions
- 1927
They are now split into two official regions, the West Midlands and East Midlands. The Midlands' biggest city, Birmingham, is the second-largest in the United Kingdom. Other important cities include Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, and Worcester .
- 28,627 km² (11,053 sq mi)
- 703.6 m (2,308 ft)
- Midlander
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West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham.
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham , and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley , Solihull , Walsall and West Bromwich .
Website. West Midlands Combined Authority - The Mayor. The Mayor of the West Midlands is a directly elected political post who chairs the West Midlands Combined Authority, covering the Birmingham-Wolverhampton Urban Area and Coventry . The first election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017.
