West Midlands
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The West Midlands is an area of central England. It has several specific meanings.
[edit] West Midlands region
- Main article West Midlands (region)
The name 'West Midlands' is used in reference to the western half of the Midlands as opposed to the East Midlands. The area has official recognition as one of the regions of England.
The core area of the West Midlands region consists of the counties of:
Informally the West Midlands is sometimes taken as including Cheshire to the north, and Gloucestershire to the south. But these do not form part of the official region.
[edit] West Midlands county
- Main article West Midlands (county)
Confusingly the name of 'West Midlands' is also used in reference to the metropolitan county of West Midlands.
The county covers a much smaller area than the region, and includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, and also Solihull and the towns of the Black Country.
The West Midlands county was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. In 1986 its county council was abolished by the government of Margaret Thatcher. However the county still exists as a legal entity, and is still used by some organisations such as the West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service.
[edit] West Midlands conurbation
- Main article West Midlands conurbation
The West Midlands conurbation, (officially the West Midlands Urban Area) is the name of the large conurbation at the heart of the region, containing the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton, Solihull and the area known as the Black Country, including small parts of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
[edit] Other meanings
- The West Midlands constituency of the European Parliament.
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