Clockwise from top: city skyline, the Queen's Building, Molineux Stadium, cottages on Birmingham Canal, Wightwick Manor, St Peter's Collegiate Church, the open air market square, and Queen Street
Coat of arms
Nicknames:
Wolftown
Wolverine
Wolves
Wolvo
Motto:
Out of darkness cometh light
Wolverhampton shown within the West Midlands county
Wolverhampton (/ˌwʊlvərˈhæmptən/ⓘ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Birmingham, the population in 2021 was 263,700.[3]
Historically in Staffordshire, the city grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector.[4]
^"The Mayor of Wolverhampton". City of Wolverhampton Council. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Wolverhampton Local Authority (E08000031)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^"How the population changed in Wolverhampton, Census 2021 - ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"Historic Cities in Western Europe". City Mayors. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
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