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'''West Midlands''' is a [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]] in central [[England]]. It covers most of the urbanised parts of the county Warwickshire, as well as north east [[Worcestershire]] and southern [[Staffordshire]]. it has a population of 2.6 million. Its name is confusing as the term 'west Midlands' is also applied to a much larger area encompassing the western counties of the [[English Midlands]]. The county for the purposes of lieutenancy of West Midlands includes the cities of [[Birmingham]], [[Coventry]] and [[Wolverhampton]] and the districts of [[Sandwell]], [[Dudley]], [[Walsall]] and [[Solihull]]. Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall are collectively known as the [[Black Country]], recalling the smokey atmosphere and blackened stonework of the area when it was a major centre for metal-working industries.

'''West Midlands''' is a [[county for the purposes of lieutenancy]] in central [[England]]. It covers most of the urbanised parts of the county [[Warwickshire]], as well as north east [[Worcestershire]] and southern [[Staffordshire]]. it has a population of 2.6 million. Its name is confusing as the term 'west Midlands' is also applied to a much larger area encompassing the western counties of the [[English Midlands]]. The county for the purposes of lieutenancy of West Midlands includes the cities of [[Birmingham]], [[Coventry]] and [[Wolverhampton]] and the districts of [[Sandwell]], [[Dudley]], [[Walsall]] and [[Solihull]]. Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall are collectively known as the [[Black Country]], recalling the smokey atmosphere and blackened stonework of the area when it was a major centre for metal-working industries.

== Other topics ==

== Other topics ==

* [[West Midlands (region)]] - a statistical region of England that contains this county for the purposes of lieutenancy  

* [[West Midlands (region)]] - a statistical region of England that contains this county for the purposes of lieutenancy  

[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]

[[Category:English counties for the purposes of lieutenancy]]