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 miles
- Coventry 24.2 miles
- Wolverhampton 8.8 miles
- Dudley 11.8 miles
- Walsall 4.8 miles
- Telford 23.1 miles
- West Bromwich 7.7 miles
- Solihull 16.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 16.7 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 7.1 miles
- Nuneaton 20.4 miles
- Cannock 5.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clayhanger Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Ward 1.1 miles
- Stonnall Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Pelsall Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Chasetown Ward 2 miles
- Rushall-Shelfield Ward 2.2 miles
- Hammerwich Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rushall and Shelfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hammerwich with Wall Ward 2.4 miles
- Summerfield & All Saints Ward 2.5 miles
- Burntwood Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Norton Canes Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Brownhills
WS8 6JZ, WS8 7EX, WS8 7JX, WS8 7LQ, WS9 9JX, WS8 6DY, WS8 7AB, WS8 7AR, WS8 7EY … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 15.1 miles
- East Midlands Airport 28.5 miles
- Brownhills West Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Chasewater Heaths Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Brownhills Ad
- Fairlawns, Hotel And Spa 4 2.5 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Cannock Norton Canes M6 Toll 3 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Lichfield 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6 J10 3 5.2 miles
- The Cathedral Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- Calderfields Golf & Country Club 3.8 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall 3 5.2 miles
- Best Western Lichfield City Centre The George Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- Barons Court Hotel Walsall 3 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Birmingham North - Cannock 4 4.5 miles
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 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.6 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 6.7 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 9.2 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 9.4 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 10.3 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.9 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 10.9 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 11.4 miles