The town of Walsall is one of the largest and most influential places in not only the county of the West Midlands but the entire United Kingdom as a whole. The town's population is somewhere around one hundred and seventy five thousand but if one includes the entire wider borough area of Walsall (and most people do) the figure jumps to a more appropriate tally of over two hundred and fifty thousand. What makes this number even more impressive is the fact that Walsall is not very far northwest of Birmingham. Birmingham and its wider borough is home to over two million people so it dwarves Walsall in this respect but both towns are absolute necessities for the well being of England. They also share many similarities including the fact that both are industry and manufacturing towns. Because of all the industrial work that goes on in either area (and has gone on ever since the Industrial Revolution), this part of the West Midlands is often referred to as the "Black Country" because of the coal, smelting, and other practices that have historically occurred in these areas.
Walsall has no doubt benefited in many ways because of its proximity to Birmingham but it also has been grazed with that double edged sword here and there. Birmingham, while big and beautiful, is also quite infamous for having problems with pollution and littering. This is par for the course for any huge city that was built on industry but nonetheless sometimes Walsall and its neighbours get grouped up along with Birmingham and many people think of this section of the West Midlands as being dirty or unsafe. In addition the rampant crime statistics that are often a problem in Birmingham sometimes mistakenly gets attributed to Walsall as well. Walsall, however, is a town that is filled to the brim with nice folks and friendly culture. The "New Art Gallery Walsall" is one of the most prestigious art centers in the country and it houses works by such luminaries as Van Gogh and Monet. Walsall College is one of the most beloved schools in the area and by all accounts the town does not deserve comparison to Birmingham when the subject is crime or the criminal element.
Walsall is still growing, however, and its growth has been rapid and surprising ever since it when from a town of two thousand people before the Industrial Revolution to a town of eighty thousand in less than two hundred years. Don't think for a second, however, that this means that Walsall has growing pains or that it is a city that isn't safe to bring the family to. Walsall truly has something to offer everybody and it would truly be a great loss if one were to mistakenly pass up visiting this lovely slice of earth because of unfounded assumptions that would be better leveled against a certain metropolis that shall remain nameless.
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