Aldridge

Aldridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, in the borough of Walsall. In 1981, it had a population of 26,500. Aldridge used to be an industrial town with coal mines and lime kilns. After the Second World War it became a dormitory town for Birmingham.

In 2004, Aldridge's MP was Richard Shepherd (Conservative), the MP for Aldridge-Brownhills.

Geography

Aldridge is located at 52°36'00" North, 01°55'00" West (52.6000, -1.9167)¹.

See also

• Brownhills

External links

• Walsall council local history (http://www.walsall.gov.uk/lhistory/aldridge.asp)
• More local history (http://www.lotes.demon.co.uk/id21.htm)
• Even more local history (http://www.walsall.gov.uk/localhistorycentre/Local_Towns/aldridge.asp)