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Created page with "'''Smethwick''' (pronounced ''smethick'') is a town in south-east Staffordshire which makes up part of the Black Country. Smethwick lies around 3 ½ miles from central..."
'''Smethwick''' (pronounced ''smethick'') is a town in south-east [[Staffordshire]] which makes up part of the [[Black Country]]. Smethwick lies around 3 ½ miles from central [[Birmingham]] in [[Warwickshire]]. Smethwick has a population of around 50,000. The [[M5 motorway]] demarcates the western limit of the town. Among its most notable buildings is the Smethwick Old Church, the oldest surviving building in the Smethwick ward, which was consecrated in 1732. The world's first working engine, the Smethwick Engine, was made in the town in the 1770s.
For local government purposes, Smethwick is administered by [[Sandwell Council]].
== Name ==
Recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] (1086) as ''Smedeuuich'', the name is most likely from Old English for "smooth land village", with it previously being interpreted as meaning "(black)smith's village".
[[Category:Settlements in Staffordshire]]
For local government purposes, Smethwick is administered by [[Sandwell Council]].
== Name ==
Recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] (1086) as ''Smedeuuich'', the name is most likely from Old English for "smooth land village", with it previously being interpreted as meaning "(black)smith's village".
[[Category:Settlements in Staffordshire]]