Wightwick
Wightwick (ward in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is named after an ancient local family the "de Wightwicks". It is on the western fringe of Wolverhampton and borders the rural South Staffordshire area that includes neighbourhoods such as Perton.
Of note is
Malvern hills
, over 40 miles (64 km) away.
Queen Victoria
in 1866 at her first public appearance since the death of her husband Albert, for the unveiling of a statue of her dead husband. The hall has been converted to residential apartments.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal and the Smestow Brook run through the valley beneath Wightwick Manor, roughly parallel to the 'Bridgnorth Road'.
Wightwick is an extremely pleasant part of the more traditionally affluent western side of Wolverhampton.
References
- ^ "Wightwick Manor Introductory Video". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
External links
- "Sir Geoffrey Mander: the last of the Midland Radicals" by Nicholas Mander
- Photos of Wightwick and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
52°35′02″N 2°11′53″W / 52.584°N 2.198°W
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