Darlaston Brook
| Darlaston Brook | |
|---|---|
 Darlaston Brook and River Tame confluence, (52°34′54″N 2°01′47″W / 52.5817°N 2.0297°W) | |
  Location within West Midlands county | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | West Midlands |
| Districts | City of Wolverhampton, Walsall |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Moxley |
| • location | West Midlands |
| • coordinates | 52°33′50″N 2°04′23″W / 52.5640°N 2.0730°W |
| Mouth | River Tame (Willenhall Arm) |
• location | Black Country Route, Darlaston, West Midlands |
• coordinates | (52°34′54″N 2°01′47″W / 52.5817°N 2.0297°W) |
| Length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Darlaston Brook → Tame → Trent → Humber |
The Darlaston Brook is a tributary of the River Tame in Bilston, Darlaston, and Moxley, West Midlands, England.
Etymology
[edit]Darlaston Brook takes its name from Darlaston, through which it flows before joining the River Tame.
History
[edit]The Darlaston Brook forms the boundary between Willenhall and Darlaston.[1][2] As early as the 17th century, early coal surface mining and iron working began along the banks, using Darlaston Brook for basic industrial processing and mill operations.[3] By 1830, the Anson Branch encroached upon Darlaston Brook causing the course of Darlaston Brook to be altered.[4]
Much of it was culverted, including the confluence with Bilston Brook,[5] during efforts to clear pollution during the 20th century (including in 1974), and also when the Black Country Route road system was constructed during the 1990s.[6]
Course
[edit]
The source is culverted and it is on the border between Moxley and Darlaston (52°34′10″N 2°02′46″W / 52.5695°N 2.0460°W).[7][8] It is then first visible above ground at The Lunt, adjacent to the Walsall Canal (52°34′12″N 2°03′11″W / 52.5699°N 2.0530°W).[7]
It then branches and meets the Bilston Brook at the culverted confluence point along Birmingham Street, Darlaston (52°34′01″N 2°01′53″W / 52.5670°N 2.0315°W).[5] The confluence with the River Tame is located under a road bridge near MGR FC's The Paddock ground (52°34′54″N 2°01′47″W / 52.5817°N 2.0297°W), and the River Tame then continues along Bentley Mill Way, Darlaston (52°34′52″N 2°01′39″W / 52.5811°N 2.0276°W), where it is visible from both sides of the road.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Darlaston (Beginnings)". www.historywebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ Environment Agency (2021). Tame Upper Operational Catchment Management Plan. HM Government. Retrieved from Environment Agency Catchment Data Explorer.
- ↑ Hackwood, F. W. (1908). The Annals of Willenhall. Wolverhampton: Whitehead Brothers.
- ↑ Hadfield, Charles (1985). The Canals of the West Midlands. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8644-6.
- 1 2 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Infrastructure & Hydro-Culverting Planning Records (1995).
- ↑ Pratt, H. M. (1998). Industrial Modernisation and River Culverting in the Black Country: The Construction of the A454 Black Country Route. Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Planning Directorate.
- 1 2 Ordnance Survey (1886). Staffordshire Sheet LXVIII.NE (includes Darlaston, Bilston, and Willenhall) (Map) (1st ed.). 1:10,560. Ordnance Survey Six-Inch England and Wales. Southampton.
- ↑ Greenslade, M. W. (Ed.) (1984). A History of the County of Stafford: Volume XVII – Offlow Hundred (Part). Victoria County History. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 42–58. ISBN 978-0197227632
{{isbn}}: Checkisbnvalue: checksum (help). - ↑ Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (2011). Darlaston Surface Water Management Plan and Urban Flood Risk Assessment. Local Development Framework Report. Walsall Council.
- ↑ Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Planning Archives & Historical Ordnance Survey 1st Edition (1886).