Brownhills is a small former mining town in the borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands and traditionally part of the Black Country. It sits on the edge of urban West Midlands yet close to areas of open countryside such as Cannock Chase, and is crossed by canal and former railway routes including the Wyrley and Essington Canal, which give it a pleasantly mixed town-and-country feel.
Historically the town grew up around coal and clay extraction in the 19th century, leaving an industrial legacy that survives in street patterns and local buildings. Today Brownhills functions largely as a residential and commuter community for nearby Birmingham, with a modest high street, active community groups and sports clubs, canal towpaths and green spaces that play a big part in local social life.
Postcode districts covering Brownhills
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Coventry 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Wolverhampton 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Dudley 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Walsall 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Telford 23.1 miles37.2 km
- West Bromwich 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Solihull 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Burton upon Trent 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Sutton Coldfield 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Nuneaton 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Cannock 5.3 miles8.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Clayhanger Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Stonnall Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pelsall Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chasetown Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Rushall-Shelfield Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hammerwich Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Rushall and Shelfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hammerwich with Wall Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Summerfield & All Saints Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Burntwood Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Norton Canes Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Brownhills
WS8 6BQ, WS8 7BF, WS8 7DR, WS8 7JG, WS8 7PR, WS8 6JG, WS8 7NY, WS8 7LY, WS8 6EG … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 15.1 miles24.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 28.5 miles45.9 km
- Brownhills West Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Chasewater Heaths Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Brownhills Ad
- Fairlawns Hotel and Spa 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Lichfield 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Calderfields Golf & Country Club 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6j10 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Barns 3 6.9 miles11 km
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.9 miles8 km
- New Hall Hotel & Spa 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Cathedral Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
Schools in Brownhills
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Castlefort Academy Primary
- Millfield Primary School Primary
- Oakwood School Special
- Shire Oak Academy Secondary
- St James Academy Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- Walsall Wood School Primary
- Watling Street Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.6 miles9 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Sutton Park Estate 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Villa Park Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 10.3 miles16.5 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 11.4 miles18.4 km