Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton shown within the West Midlands county
Population	249,470 (2011 census)
Demonym	Wulfrunian
OS grid reference	SO915985
Unitary authority	Wolverhampton
Ceremonial county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode district	WV
Dialling code	01902
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wolverhampton North East Wolverhampton South West
List of places UK England West Midlands

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of the West Midlands in England. It used to be part of Staffordshire. The 2011 census revealed that 249,470 people live in the city.

It is northwest of Birmingham. It is the second-largest place in the West Midlands county.

Wolverhampton originally grew as a market town. It had a large woollen trade industry. In the Industrial Revolution, it became an important place for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the making of cars and motorcycles.

The city's motto is "Out of darkness cometh light".

The city's railway station is on the West Coast Main Line and is an important junction of many lines. Passengers can get direct trains to places such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Walsall, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and areas of Wales.

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are the city's football club. They currently play in the Premier League, the top level of football in England. They play their home games at the Molineux Stadium.

The UK's first set of traffic lights were placed in Princes Square in Wolverhampton.