At the north of the West Midlands is the town of Bloxwich which was part of Staffordshire until 1974. Bloxwich has Saxon origins and may be named after the Mercian family Bloc, Blochescwic meaning Bloc's village. By the Domesday Book it was known as Blockeswich and was part of the manor of Walsall.
Bloxwich remained a small village until a great expansion during the Industrial Revolution. Bloxwich became known for the manufacture of items like saddles, stirrups, bridle bits and keys plus coal mining and iron smelting. Much housing in the area was built during the Interwar Period. The town has continued to expand with new housing developments in recent decades.
Bloxwich's parish church is All Saints which was built in the late 1700s. The town is served by two railway stations, Bloxwich and the recently opened Bloxwich North.
