Wednesbury is a town in England's Black Country.
The County Borough of Wednesbury was in existence until 1966 when it became part of West Bromwich County Borough. When West Bromwich merged with Warley to form Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in 1974, Wednesbury followed suit. It gained the postcode WS10 which is shared with the town of Darlaston - part of the Walsall borough. The postal address for Darlaston is now Darlaston, Wednesbury. This is because that prior to 1966, Darlaston was a suburb of Wednesbury and in Wednesbury County Borough.
It is served by the Midland Metro light rail (tram) system. The current line runs from Wolverhampton to Birmingham, and a proposed extension to Brierley Hill is set to open in 2008.
Wednesbury became notorius in the 1740s for its persecution of the new Methodist movement lead by John Wesley. Francis Asbury, Richard Whatcoat and the Earl of Dartmouth are among those who attended Methodist meetings in the town, and all of whom were in different ways to have a profound effect on the United States.
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