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'''Smethwick''' (pronounced ''smethick'') is a town in south-east [[Staffordshire]] which makes up part of the [[Black Country]]. Smethwick lies around 3 ½ miles west of 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.

'''Smethwick''' (pronounced ''smethick'') is a town in south-east [[Staffordshire]] which makes up part of the [[Black Country]]. Smethwick lies around 3 ½ miles west of 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. Galton Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1829, is in Smethwick.

For local government purposes, Smethwick is administered by [[Sandwell Council]].

For local government purposes, Smethwick is administered by [[Sandwell Council]].