Spring Vale, Wolverhampton
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| Spring Vale | |
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 Lanesfield Methodist Church | |
  Spring Vale Location within the West Midlands | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Midlands |
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Spring Vale is a district and former ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands, England. It is situated SSE of the city centre, on the city's border with the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 12,243.[1]
It now forms a part of the Ettingshall South and Spring Vale ward, the new boundaries taking effect from the May 2023 Council elections.[2]
As well as Dudley, Spring Vale borders the Blakenhall, Ettingshall and Bilston East wards, and forms part of the Wolverhampton South East constituency. It contains the suburbs of Ettingshall Park, Woodcross (which is actually part of the Bilston township) and Lanesfield.
History
The area has seen some regeneration in recent years, as a result of the closure of the Bilston Steel Works in 1979 by British Steel Corporation. The works were a major employer for the area and the location where the first Bessemer blast furnace was installed, which allowed the invention of Tarmac using burnt coal residue.[citation needed] The closure resulted in the loss of 2,000 jobs and significant damage to the local economy.[3]
