Walsall: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 172,141
• Coordinates: 52.5853° N, 1.9840° W
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 175 km (108 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Birmingham Airport (BHX): 22 km (13 mi), straight line
• East Midlands Airport (EMA): 52 km (32 mi), straight line
• Manchester Airport (MAN): 87 km (54 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bloxwich: 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
• Wednesbury: 4.6 km (2.9 mi)
• Aldridge: 5.0 km (3.1 mi)
• Willenhall: 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
• Wednesfield: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)

Things to see

• The New Art Gallery (gallery)
• Church of Saint Matthew (church)
• Coal Barque 'Surprise' (artwork)
• Monarch on the Run (artwork)
• The Royal Crown (artwork)
• The Royal Oak (artwork)