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West Midlands

The West Midlands is one of England's nine recognized regions at the first International Territorial Level. The majority of the western half of the region known as the Midlands is included. Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire make up the counties that make up this region. A total of seven cities make up the West Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, and Worcester.

There is a wide range of landscapes in the West Midlands, from the densely populated urban core of the West Midlands conurbation to the rural counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Worcestershire on the Welsh border. The region is landlocked, but the UK's longest river, the Severn, flows through it from northwest to southeast, passing through the county seats of Shrewsbury and Worcester as well as the Ironbridge Gorge, a World Heritage Site. The industrialized Potteries conurbation, which includes the city of Stoke-on-Trent, is located in Staffordshire, as is the Staffordshire Moorlands region, which borders the southeastern Peak District National Park near Leek. The Wye Valley, the Shropshire Hills, Cannock Chase, the Malvern Hills, and a portion of the Cotswolds are among the five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty that make up this region. Stratford upon Avon, where William Shakespeare was born, Rugby, where rugby football was invented, and Nuneaton, where George Eliot was born, are all located in the county of Warwickshire.

Geography

Included in the official region are the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire.

Although the West Midlands Region is located in the central belt of the Midlands and on the eastern side of the region, the name "West Midlands" is also used for the much smaller West Midlands county and conurbation, which is located in the western part of the region. Many local institutions, including the West Midlands Police and the West Midlands Fire Service, continue to use it.

Black Mountain, located in west Herefordshire near the Welsh county of Powys, is the region's highest point at 703 meters (2,307 feet).

The Shropshire Hills, the Malvern Hills, and Cannock Chase are just three of the five AONBs in this area; the Wye Valley and the Cotswolds are also included. The Peak District National Park actually includes a small portion of northern Staffordshire.

Culture

Moseley Bog, Sarehole, and maybe even the Perrott's Folly were all places that influenced young J. R. R. Tolkien as he was growing up in Kings Heath, a neighborhood of Birmingham that was then a part of Worcestershire. Coventry was the birthplace of poet Philip Larkin. The stamp collector Rowland Hill hailed from nearby Kidderminster. George Eliot, the author, was born in Nuneaton. Birmingham native Anthony E. Pratt came up with the idea for Clue.

The architect of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral was Coventry native Frederick Gibberd. In 1731, Edward Cave, a Rugby native, published the first issue of The Gentleman's Magazine. In 1768, Philip Astley of Newcastle under Lyme, England, invented the modern circus with his invention, Astley's Amphitheatre.

The Castlemorton Common Festival, held in the Malvern area in May 1992, prompted the passage of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act in 1994.

Every year, the city of Birmingham hosts the Nowka Bais, a Bengali boat racing festival. This cultural celebration in the West Midlands, UK, draws people from all walks of life, including members of the Bangladeshi diaspora. It's the largest race of its kind in Britain.

Economy

Quinton Business Park was home to Business Link West Midlands, which was located in close proximity to Highways England. In Edgbaston, you'd find NHS West Midlands, the regional health authority. The CSA's former headquarters in Brierley Hill are now home to the West Midlands Ambulance Service. North of Wolverhampton's city center, in the Midlands, you'll find the new home of the region's Manufacturing Advisory Service: Made in the Midlands.

South of NHS West Midlands to the west of Five Ways is where you'll find the regional office of the Department of International Trade (DIT) West Midlands. The Midlands Air Ambulance serves most of the area, while the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance operates out of Coventry Airport. After Sir James Dyson (£3 billion), Sir Anthony Bamford of Staffordshire (approximately £3.15 billion) is the wealthiest British industrialist in 2014.