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class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tipton&params=52.5259_N_2.0751_W_type:city(39,000)_region:GB-SAW"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°31′33″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°04′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.5259°N 2.0751°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.5259; -2.0751</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tipton</b> is an industrial town in the metropolitan borough of <a href="/wiki/Sandwell" title="Sandwell">Sandwell</a>, in the county of the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a>, England. It had a population of 38,777 at the <a href="/wiki/2011_UK_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 UK Census">2011 UK Census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SandwellTrends_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SandwellTrends-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located northwest of <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> and southeast of <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton" title="Wolverhampton">Wolverhampton</a>. It is also contiguous with nearby towns of <a href="/wiki/Darlaston" title="Darlaston">Darlaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wednesbury" title="Wednesbury">Wednesbury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bilston" title="Bilston">Bilston</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England" title="Historic counties of England">Historically</a> within <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> and briefly <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>. It is located between both <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton" title="Wolverhampton">Wolverhampton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>. It incorporates the surrounding villages and suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Tipton_Green" title="Tipton Green">Tipton Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocker_Hill" title="Ocker Hill">Ocker Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Port" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Port">Dudley Port</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horseley_Heath" title="Horseley Heath">Horseley Heath</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_Bridge,_West_Midlands" title="Great Bridge, West Midlands">Great Bridge</a>. </p><p>Tipton was an <a href="/wiki/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)">urban district</a> until 1938, when it became a <a href="/wiki/Municipal_borough" title="Municipal borough">municipal borough</a>. Much of the Borough of Tipton was transferred into West Bromwich County Borough in 1966, but parts of the old borough were absorbed into an expanded <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Dudley" title="County Borough of Dudley">Dudley borough</a> and the newly created <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Warley" title="County Borough of Warley">County Borough of Warley</a>. Along with the rest of <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich" title="West Bromwich">West Bromwich</a> and Warley, Tipton was moved into the <a href="/wiki/Sandwell_Metropolitan_Borough" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandwell Metropolitan Borough">Sandwell Metropolitan Borough</a> in 1974. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tipton gains its name from the Anglo-Saxon name 'Tibba' followed by <a href="/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in_place_names_in_Ireland_and_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom">'tun'</a>, the Old English word for farm or settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town of Tipton was recorded as <i>Tibintone</i> in the <a href="/wiki/Domesday_Book" title="Domesday Book">Domesday Book</a> of 1086, meaning Tibba's estate.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The present spelling of Tipton derives from the 16th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tipton_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Tipton_Library.jpg/220px-Tipton_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Tipton_Library.jpg/330px-Tipton_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Tipton_Library.jpg/440px-Tipton_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="2073" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">Grade II listed</a> Tipton District Library, which was built in 1905 but has not been used as a library since the service was moved to a new site in the <a href="/wiki/Town_centre" title="Town centre">town centre</a> in 2000</figcaption></figure> <p>Until the 18th century, Tipton was a collection of small <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(UK_place)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamlet (UK place)">hamlets</a>. Industrial growth started in the town when <a href="/wiki/Ironstone" title="Ironstone">ironstone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> were discovered in the 1770s. A number of <a href="/wiki/Canal" title="Canal">canals</a> were built through the town and later <a href="/wiki/Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway">railways</a>, which greatly accelerated its industrialisation. </p><p><a href="/wiki/James_Watt" title="James Watt">James Watt</a> built his first <a href="/wiki/Steam_engine" title="Steam engine">steam engine</a><sup id="cite_ref-history_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Tipton in the 1770s, which was used to pump water from the mines. In 1780, <a href="/wiki/James_Keir" title="James Keir">James Keir</a> and Alexander Blair set up a chemical works there, making <a href="/wiki/Alkali" title="Alkali">alkali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soap" title="Soap">soap</a> on a large scale. </p><p>The 1801 census records 834 houses with 872 families living in Tipton: 46 houses were stated as being empty. An adult population of 4,280 is recorded with males numbered at 2,218 and slightly fewer females at 2,062. Iron making and mining were the main employment for the population. Trades and manufacturing provided work for 1,740 people and other jobs totalled 2,484. Between Tipton and Dudley there were a few farms listed, which gave employment to 56 people. </p><p>Expansion in the iron and coal industries led to the population of Tipton expanding rapidly through the 19th century, going from 4,000 at the beginning of the century to 30,000 at the end. Tipton gained a reputation as being "the quintessence of the Black Country"<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because chimneys of local factories belched heavy pollution into the air, whilst houses and factories were built side by side. Most of the traditional industries which once dominated the town have since disappeared. </p><p>In March 1922, 19 girls - as young as 13 - and young women were killed in an explosion at an unlicensed factory that was dismantling surplus <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> ammunition, in an event dubbed the <a href="/wiki/Tipton_Catastrophe" title="Tipton Catastrophe">Tipton Catastrophe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-E+S-2013_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E+S-2013-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tividale_Quays_Basin,_Dudley_Port.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tividale_Quays_Basin%2C_Dudley_Port.jpg/220px-Tividale_Quays_Basin%2C_Dudley_Port.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tividale_Quays_Basin%2C_Dudley_Port.jpg/330px-Tividale_Quays_Basin%2C_Dudley_Port.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Tividale_Quays_Basin%2C_Dudley_Port.jpg/440px-Tividale_Quays_Basin%2C_Dudley_Port.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tividale_Quays" title="Tividale Quays">Tividale Quays</a> Basin, <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Port" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Port">Dudley Port</a>, Tipton, on the <a href="/wiki/BCN_Old_Main_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="BCN Old Main Line">BCN Old Main Line</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Black_Country_Living_Museum" title="Black Country Living Museum">Black Country Living Museum</a> in nearby <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a> re-creates life in the early 20th century Black Country, in original buildings which have been rebuilt and furnished, many of them being transported from – or based on – sites originally located in Tipton. There is a residential canal basin at the museum, reflecting Tipton's former status in popular local culture as the <i>Venice of the Midlands</i>. Some of the town's canals were infilled during the 1960s and 1970s. The towpaths of the remaining canals, the Old and New <a href="/wiki/BCN_Main_Line" title="BCN Main Line">BCN Main Lines</a> are today a cycling, wildlife and leisure facility. </p><p>The landscape of Tipton began to change further from the late 1920s when new housing estates were built by the town's council, in response to the growing need to replace slum housing. Among the first council estates to be built were the Shrubbery Estate at Tipton Green, the Tibbington Estate near Princes End, (Princes End came under <a href="/wiki/Coseley" title="Coseley">Coseley</a> at the time) the Moat Farm Estate at Ocker Hill (which earned the nickname "Lost City" due to its isolated location) and the Cotterill's Farm Estate at Ocker Hill, the Glebefields Estate at Ocker Hill and Great Bridge. Private houses were also built on smaller developments around the same time. The "Lost City" was integrated with the rest of Tipton as further housing developments sprang up around it namely The Glebefields Estate and The Gospel Oak Estate. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> (1939–1945), there were a number of air raids on the town. On 19 November 1940, three people were killed by a <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> bomb which was dropped in Bloomfield Road and destroyed several buildings including the Star public house; it was rebuilt after the war but demolished in 1996. Just before Christmas in 1940, an anti-aircraft shell fired from the hills at <a href="/wiki/Rowley_Regis" title="Rowley Regis">Rowley Regis</a> fell down the chimney of the Boat Inn, Dudley Road East, Tividale; fatally injuring 12 people at a wedding reception (including the bride, while the groom lost both legs) as well as the resident of an adjacent house. On 17 May 1941, six people died in an air raid in New Road, Great Bridge. Tipton Tavern and New Road Methodist Church were destroyed and a number of nearby houses were damaged. Tipton Tavern landlord Roger Preece was trapped in the rubble but survived with minor injuries. </p><p>Tipton Tavern was rebuilt in the 1950s and became the Hallbridge Arms during the 1990s and, more recently, the Pearl Girl, the world's first licensed pearl bar. It closed in 2016 and has since been converted into a day nursery for young children.<sup id="cite_ref-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The last major council housing development by Tipton council was the Glebefields Estate part of Ocker Hill and not Princes End as many suggest, due to Princes End not being part of Tipton at this time, and built during the first half of the 1960s. A stretch of the <a href="/wiki/Wednesbury_Oak_Loop" title="Wednesbury Oak Loop">Wednesbury Oak Loop</a> Canal was filled in to make way for it. The last major private housing development to be built in the Municipal Borough of Tipton was the Foxyards Estate, on land straddling the borders with Dudley and Coseley, in the mid 1960s. </p><p>Until 1966, the town had its own council. The urban district council of Tipton was formed in 1894 contained only the <a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">civil parish</a> of Tipton, then received Municipal Borough status in 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The headquarters were originally based in a 19th-century building on Owen Street until 1935 when it relocated to the former Bean offices site on Sedgley Road West, straddling the border with Coseley. The council remained at that site for the next 31 years, until the dissolution of the borough council. On 1 April 1966 the district was abolished and the bulk of the Tipton borough was absorbed into an expanded <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_West_Bromwich" class="mw-redirect" title="County Borough of West Bromwich">County Borough of West Bromwich</a>, although a fragment of the town near the border with Coseley (including the former council offices and the bulk of the new Foxyards housing estate) was absorbed into the <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Dudley" title="County Borough of Dudley">County Borough of Dudley</a> and most of the Tividale area became part of the new <a href="/wiki/County_Borough_of_Warley" title="County Borough of Warley">County Borough of Warley</a>. In this reorganisation, the township of Tipton was expanded around Princes End to take over a section of the former Coseley urban district.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The parish was also abolished on 1 April 1966 and merged with West Bromwich and Dudley, part also went to form <a href="/wiki/Warley,_West_Midlands" title="Warley, West Midlands">Warley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961 the parish had a population of 38,100.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The headquarters building was later taken over by Dudley College, who retained it until 1993. It has since been occupied by businesses and training scheme providers. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_(Pre-1966).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_%28Pre-1966%29.png/220px-The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_%28Pre-1966%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_%28Pre-1966%29.png/330px-The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_%28Pre-1966%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_%28Pre-1966%29.png/440px-The_local_government_structure_within_the_Black_Country_%28Pre-1966%29.png 2x" data-file-width="478" data-file-height="507" /></a><figcaption>The local government structure within North Worcestershire and South Staffordshire – Prior to the <i>West Midlands Order 1965</i> reorganisation</figcaption></figure> <p>Since 1974, Tipton has been split between the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Sandwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell">Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell</a>, which was created by a merger of the former West Bromwich and Warley boroughs, and the neighbouring Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. </p><p>By the end of the 1970s, most of the housing in Tipton built before 1890 had been demolished. Owen Street, the town's main shopping area, was redeveloped between 1979 and 1982, with a reduced number of shop units as well as new low-rise council houses and flats. </p><p>In 1956, one of Britain's first comprehensive schools, <a href="/wiki/Ormiston_Sandwell_Community_Academy" title="Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy">Tividale Comprehensive School</a>, was opened in Tipton near the border with <a href="/wiki/Oldbury,_West_Midlands" title="Oldbury, West Midlands">Oldbury</a>, in the area which became part of Warley a decade later and was not included in the modern Tipton DY4 postal district. </p><p>Tipton's first gasworks was opened in 1958 and redeveloped as a state-of-the-art Naphta Gas plant by 1965, but owing to the emergence of <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> gas, the gasworks closed in 1975 and stood empty for a decade before demolition. The site of the gas plant was redeveloped as the Standbridge Park housing estates in the 1990s. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg/220px-Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg/330px-Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg/440px-Dudley_Port_railway_station_MMB_15.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3633" data-file-height="2268" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Port_railway_station" title="Dudley Port railway station">Dudley Port railway station</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>Tipton has two railway stations, the main railway station at Owen Street and another station at Dudley Port. There were several other stations in the town on three different railway lines, but these were gradually closed between 1916 and 1964 as passenger trains were phased out on these lines. The Dudley-Wolverhampton railway line, which straddled Tipton's border with Coseley, closed in 1968. The Princes End Branch Line, which was only two miles long, closed in 1981. The <a href="/wiki/South_Staffordshire_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="South Staffordshire Line">South Staffordshire Line</a> through Tipton, which led to <a href="/wiki/Walsall" title="Walsall">Walsall</a> northwards and <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a> southwards, closed in 1993. The part of the line between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill is scheduled to re-open in 2023 as a part of Midland Metro line 2.<sup id="cite_ref-metroalliance.co.uk_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metroalliance.co.uk-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the archive collection for Tipton is held at <a href="/wiki/Sandwell_Community_History_and_Archives_Service" title="Sandwell Community History and Archives Service">Sandwell Community History and Archives Service</a>, although some items have been retained by the town's library. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_industry">Local industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Local industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tipton was one of the key towns in the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> of the 19th century. Even during the 18th century it had established its first key industries. This included the world's first successful steam pumping engine, which was erected at Conygre Coalworks in 1712 by industrialist <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Newcomen" title="Thomas Newcomen">Thomas Newcomen</a>. A full-size replica of the engine now exists at the <a href="/wiki/Black_Country_Living_Museum" title="Black Country Living Museum">Black Country Living Museum</a> just over Tipton's borders in Dudley.<sup id="cite_ref-history_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1800, Tipton was a predominantly rural area, with a few coal mines and some 4,000 residents. Mass building of factories and digging of <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal mines</a> then took place, and resulted in Tipton becoming a heavily built-up and industrialised area with more than 30,000 residents by the end of the 19th century. The town's population grew further in the 20th century after new housing developments, mostly by the local council but with a significant number in the private sector. Local industry also expanded further during this time. </p><p>In 1840, the Batson family established a lubricant blending plant to serve the local industries at the junction of High Street and Dudley Road. The site is still operational today, owned by German refiner H&R AG, although the original buildings have long since been replaced. </p><p>Coal mining had disappeared from Tipton by the mid-20th century, and the town lost a large percentage of its factories during the <a href="/wiki/Recession" title="Recession">recessions</a> of the 1970s and 1980s, which contributed to a rise in unemployment and poverty in Tipton, while living conditions continued to improve. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bean_Cars" title="Bean Cars">Bean Cars</a>, a company that manufactured cars and lorry engines and other vehicle parts, had a factory in Tipton.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further industrial sites have been abandoned since the 1970s, paving the way for mass private house building on the land.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town's <a href="/wiki/Naphtha" title="Naphtha">naphtha</a> gas plant opened in 1965 but closed just 10 years later, unable to compete with natural gas from the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>. The gasworks stood abandoned for about a decade afterwards, when it was finally demolished. Standeridge Park housing estate was built on its site during the 1990s. By the late 2000s, most of the town's large factories had closed.<sup id="cite_ref-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/M5_motorway" title="M5 motorway">M5 motorway</a> between the West Midlands and the West Country and its junction with the <a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6 motorway</a> passes a few miles to the South and East of the town but not through the town itself. The M5 runs along the eastern region passing over canals and railways. M5 Junction 1 is accessible at West Bromwich using the <a href="/wiki/A41_road" title="A41 road">A41 road</a> Black Country Spine Road. M5 Junction 2 is accessible at Oldbury on the A4123 Wolverhampton Road (Harborne to Wolverhampton) at Birchley Island. The M5 also enables access to other motorways. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buses">Buses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Buses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tipton has direct bus links with the towns of <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walsall" title="Walsall">Walsall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sedgley" title="Sedgley">Sedgley</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich" title="West Bromwich">West Bromwich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bilston" title="Bilston">Bilston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wednesbury" title="Wednesbury">Wednesbury</a> on <a href="/wiki/Diamond_West_Midlands" title="Diamond West Midlands">Diamond Bus</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railways">Railways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tipton has direct, frequent rail services to Wolverhampton and Walsall via Birmingham New Street with some additional services during evening rush hour direct to Telford and Shrewsbury. There are two railway stations - <a href="/wiki/Tipton_railway_station" title="Tipton railway station">Tipton</a> in the town centre and <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Port_railway_station" title="Dudley Port railway station">Dudley Port</a>. Both are on the electrified line from <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton railway station">Wolverhampton</a> which is a section of the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="South_Staffordshire_Line">South Staffordshire Line</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: South Staffordshire Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Closed lines include that from <a href="/wiki/South_Staffordshire_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="South Staffordshire Line">Walsall to Stourbridge</a>, closed to all traffic in 1993 after some 150 years in use. This line had served stations at Dudley Port Lower Level and Great Bridge North, but both were closed in 1964 by the <a href="/wiki/Beeching_cuts" title="Beeching cuts">Beeching cuts</a>. The line is set to re-open around 2023, with the lines shared between goods trains and the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Metro" title="West Midlands Metro">West Midlands Metro</a>. </p><p>In October 2015, it was announced that due to high transport funding for the West Midlands, the Stourbridge to Walsall line could re-open as a <a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a> operated line served by <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands franchise</a> services and the delivery date was 2018-2020, however this did not occur. Instead, the line will partially reopen operated by the West Midlands Metro as its second line, running between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill. Services are anticipated to start in 2023 and the stations within the Tipton boundaries will be Great Bridge, Horseley Heath, Dudley Port (Low Level), Sedgley Road East and Birmingham New Road.<sup id="cite_ref-metroalliance.co.uk_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metroalliance.co.uk-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_closed_lines">Other closed lines</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other closed lines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The line between Great Bridge and <a href="/wiki/Swan_Village" title="Swan Village">Swan Village</a> in nearby West Bromwich was closed in 1968 under the Beeching cuts, and most of its route was occupied by the southern section of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Country_Spine_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Country Spine Road">Black Country Spine Road</a>, completed in 1995. </p><p>The line between Princes End and Ocker Hill closed to passenger trains in 1916 but remained open to goods traffic until 1981. The closure of the railway was followed by the construction of a pedestrian walkway on the trackbed, while the tunnel under the road at Ocker Hill was filled in. The final stub of the line, which linked Wednesbury with <a href="/wiki/Ocker_Hill_Power_Station" title="Ocker Hill Power Station">Ocker Hill Power Station</a>, was closed in 1991. </p><p>The Dudley-Wolverhampton railway closed in 1968, several years after passenger trains were withdrawn, and by the 1990s some sections of it had been built over, making it impossible to reopen this route at any stage. The former <a href="/wiki/Tipton_Five_Ways_railway_station" title="Tipton Five Ways railway station">Tipton Five Ways</a> and <a href="/wiki/Princes_End_%26_Coseley_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes End & Coseley railway station">Princes End & Coseley</a> stations were redeveloped for housing and road access. A bridge abundment that carried the line in and out of Tipton Five Ways another on the Birmingham New Road near the <a href="/wiki/Black_Country_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Country Museum">Black Country Museum</a> are some of the last remaining signs of this railway in Tipton. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Tipton" title="Special:EditPage/Tipton">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Baker_(footballer)" title="Alan Baker (footballer)">Alan Baker</a> (born 1944), footballer, born in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Baker_(darts_player)" title="Scott Baker (darts player)">Scott Baker</a> (born 1986), darts player.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Bradbourn" title="Philip Bradbourn">Philip Bradbourn</a> MEP (1951–2014), politician, born in Tipton and attended Tipton Grammar School.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brookes" title="Chris Brookes">Chris Brookes</a> (born 1991), professional wrestler, born in Tipton.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bull" title="Steve Bull">Steve Bull</a> (born 1965), footballer, born in Tipton and played for Tipton Town before signing for <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C." title="West Bromwich Albion F.C.">West Bromwich Albion</a> in 1985, <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> 1986 and also played for <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Burrows_(footballer)" title="David Burrows (footballer)">David Burrows</a> (born 1968), footballer, born in Dudley but grew up on the Denbigh Estate, Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yan_Dhanda" title="Yan Dhanda">Yan Dhanda</a> (born 1998), footballer for <a href="/wiki/Swansea_City_A.F.C." title="Swansea City A.F.C.">Swansea City</a>, grew up in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Holden_(athlete)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Holden (athlete)">Jack Holden (athlete)</a> (1907–2004), a long distance runner for Tipton Harriers and Great Britain, running in both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. A public garden was named after him in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Hughes_(darts_player)" title="Jamie Hughes (darts player)">Jamie Hughes</a> (born 1986), darts player.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Jackson_(footballer,_born_1937)" title="Alec Jackson (footballer, born 1937)">Alec Jackson</a> (born 1937), footballer, born and lived in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicky_James" title="Nicky James">Nicky James</a> (1943–2007), musician and music writer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Macdonald_Mackintosh" title="Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh">Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh</a> (1864–1933) and <a href="/wiki/Frances_Macdonald" class="mw-redirect" title="Frances Macdonald">Frances Macdonald</a> (1873–1921), artist sisters best known for their founding work in the <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow school">Glasgow style</a>, were born in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mayo" title="Joe Mayo">Joe Mayo</a> (born 1951), footballer, born and lived in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Perry_(boxer)" title="William Perry (boxer)">William Perry</a> (1819–1880), Victorian <a href="/wiki/Bare-knuckle_boxing" title="Bare-knuckle boxing">bareknuckle boxer</a> and Champion of England, aka 'The Tipton Slasher'. There is a statue of Perry in the Coronation Gardens, Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Roper" title="Alan Roper">Alan Roper</a> (born 1939), footballer, born in Tipton and played as a defender for Walsall FC from 1962–65, following which he ran the Union Pub in Tipton.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Williams_(composer)" title="Joseph Williams (composer)">Joseph Williams (composer)</a> (c.1800–1834), English coal-miner and composer of sacred music, lived in Watery Lane, Tipton.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tipton_Town_F.C." title="Tipton Town F.C.">Tipton Town Football Club</a> were formed in 1948 as Ocker Hill United, adopting their current name in 1967. They currently play in the non-league West Midland league division one and made history in the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_in_English_football" title="2010–11 in English football">2010-11 football season</a> by reaching the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> first round proper for the first time in their history, earning a trip to <a href="/wiki/Carlisle_United_F.C." title="Carlisle United F.C.">Carlisle United</a>, the <a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">League One</a> (third highest English division) club.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were the first club that Steve Bull played for; he joined them on leaving school in 1981 and remained with them until he signed for <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C." title="West Bromwich Albion F.C.">West Bromwich Albion</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">top division</a> club, in 1985. However, it was after signing for <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a> in November 1986 that Bull achieved fame; by the time he retired in 1999, he had scored more than 300 goals for the club. He was also capped 13 times by the <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England national football team</a> between May 1989 and October 1990, scoring four goals.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sandwell_Steelers" title="Sandwell Steelers">Sandwell Steelers</a> who are an <a href="/wiki/American_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football">American Football</a> team who play in the <a href="/wiki/BAFA_National_Leagues" title="BAFA National Leagues">BAFA National Leagues</a> operate from the <a href="/wiki/Tipton_Sports_Academy" title="Tipton Sports Academy">Tipton Sports Academy</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local news and television programmes are provided by <a href="/wiki/BBC_West_Midlands" title="BBC West Midlands">BBC West Midlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">ITV Central</a>. Television signals are received from the <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_transmitting_station" title="Sutton Coldfield transmitting station">Sutton Coldfield</a> TV transmitter.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local radio stations are <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_WM" title="BBC Radio WM">BBC Radio WM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capital_Midlands" title="Capital Midlands">Capital Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heart_West_Midlands" title="Heart West Midlands">Heart West Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smooth_West_Midlands" title="Smooth West Midlands">Smooth West Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Birmingham_%26_The_West_Midlands" title="Greatest Hits Radio Birmingham & The West Midlands">Greatest Hits Radio Birmingham & The West Midlands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Black_Country_Radio" title="Black Country Radio">Black Country Radio</a>, a community based station which broadcast to the town and across the <a href="/wiki/Black_Country" title="Black Country">Black Country</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>The town is served by the local newspapers, <i><a href="/wiki/Dudley_News" title="Dudley News">Dudley News</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Express_%26_Star" title="Express & Star">Express & Star</a></i>. <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Districts">Districts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bridge,_West_Midlands" title="Great Bridge, West Midlands">Great Bridge</a>, located in the western section of the town around Great Bridge town centre, near the border with <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich" title="West Bromwich">West Bromwich</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Port" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Port">Dudley Port</a>, located south of the Dudley Port train station, adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tividale" title="Tividale">Tividale</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horseley_Heath" title="Horseley Heath">Horseley Heath</a>, in between Great Bridge and Dudley Port.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocker_Hill" title="Ocker Hill">Ocker Hill</a>, located in the very north of the town, on the border with <a href="/wiki/Wednesbury" title="Wednesbury">Wednesbury</a>, 1 mile (1.6km) west of Princes End high street. The area includes the Leabrook Road estate, Toll End, and Moat Farm (locally known as "the Lost City").</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_End" title="Princes End">Princes End</a>, located immediately north of Princes end high street, on the border with <a href="/wiki/Bilston" title="Bilston">Bilston</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibbington" title="Tibbington">Tibbington</a>, in between Princes End high street and Tipton town centre.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipton_Green" title="Tipton Green">Tipton Green</a>, the area surrounding the town centre.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glebefields&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glebefields (page does not exist)">Glebefields</a>, located around the western section of St Mark's road, south-east of Princes End high street.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_schools">Secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Q3_Academy_Tipton" title="Q3 Academy Tipton">Q3 Academy Tipton</a> (formerly Tipton Central School, Tipton Grammar School and Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre, Ace Academy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_Oak_School" title="Gospel Oak School">Gospel Oak School</a> (formerly Willingsworth High School and RSA Academy)</li></ul> <p>The town has two secondary schools, though in the Tipton Green area of the town a significant percentage of children attend <a href="/wiki/High_Arcal_School" class="mw-redirect" title="High Arcal School">High Arcal School</a> in the borough of <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a>. Ormiston Sandwell Academy, formed in September 2009 from Tividale High School, also takes in pupils from parts of Dudley and <a href="/wiki/Oldbury,_West_Midlands" title="Oldbury, West Midlands">Oldbury</a>. </p><p>Until 1958 there was also a secondary school at Ocker Hill, which was then replaced by Willingsworth Secondary Modern School. </p><p>Alexandra High School was formed in 1969 on a merger of Tipton Grammar School and Park Lane Boys and Girls Secondary Modern Schools, with the Park Lane buildings being retained until 1990 for the teaching of younger pupils at the new school. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_schools">Primary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Primary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Tipton Green Junior School – on Park Lane West, Tipton Green, Tipton. Started life in 1880 at a site on Sedgley Road West before relocating to Park Lane West in 1976, a new building opening in that building's grounds in 2011.</li> <li>Victoria Infant School – in Queen's Road, Tipton Green. Opened in 1995 to replace Manor Road Infant School, which was built in the 1930s. The current school exists on the site of the former Park Lane Secondary Modern School, which was later an annex for the younger pupils of Alexandra High School and Sixth Form Centre.</li> <li>Summerhill Primary School – on Central Avenue, <a href="/wiki/Tibbington" title="Tibbington">Tibbington</a>, on the merger of Locarno Primary School and Prince's End Primary School.</li> <li>Great Bridge Primary School – in Mount Street, Great Bridge, Tipton.</li> <li>Ocker Hill Infant and Nursery School<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - located in Prospect Street, Ocker Hill, Tipton.</li> <li>Ocker Hill Junior School – located in Gospel Oak Road, Ocker Hill, Tipton.</li> <li>Glebefields Primary School – Located on Sandgate Road, the Glebefields Estate, Ocker Hill, Tipton.</li> <li>Sacred Heart Primary School – originally located on Victoria Road, Tipton Green and was Tipton's only <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> school. Recently relocated to a new site on Sedgley Road East after pupil admission numbers rapidly increased. The previous building still remains unoccupied.</li> <li>Wednesbury Oak Primary School – off Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton. It was constructed in 1972 to serve the recently built Wednesbury Oak housing estate.</li> <li>St Paul's Church of England Primary School – off Robert Road. It was formed in 1874 at a site in Wood Street. It remained at this site until 1992, when it relocated to a new building in nearby Robert Road. It takes its name from the parish church of St Paul, which opened in Owen Street, Tipton. in 1839.</li> <li>St Martin's Church of England Primary School – on Upper Church Lane, Tipton.</li> <li>Joseph Turner Primary School – on Powis Avenue, Cotterills Farm Estate, Ocker Hill, Tipton.</li> <li>Jubilee Park Primary School – on Highfield Road, the Glebefields Estate, Ocker Hill, Tipton.</li> <li>Burnt Tree Primary School – on Hill Road, Burnt Tree Estate, Tipton.</li> <li>Foxyards Primary School – on Foxyards Road, Foxyards Estate, Tipton.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Tipton Christian Church<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was established around 70 years ago and today is a Pentecostal Church situated in Waterloo Street.</li> <li>Tipton Family Church<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was established in November 1992. It is an <a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">Evangelical</a> Christian fellowship.</li> <li>St Matthew's Church Tipton<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a> <a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">Evangelical</a> church on Dudley Road, established in 1890.</li> <li>St Marks Church Ocker Hill<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a> church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Elite_Church" title="The Elite Church">The Elite Church</a>, formerly the Church of St Martin and St Paul, is in Owen Street.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_parks">Public parks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Public parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2010</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Jubilee Park – Located between Powis Avenue, Highfields Road on the Glebefields Estate.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Tipton" title="Victoria Park, Tipton">Victoria Park</a> – on Victoria Road in the <a href="/wiki/Tipton_Green" title="Tipton Green">Tipton Green</a> area.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tipton&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-SandwellTrends-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SandwellTrends_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SandwellTrends_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sandwelltrends.info/lisv2/navigation/keystats.asp">"Census 2011 Key Stats"</a>. <i>Sandwell Trends</i>. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 July</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sandwell+Trends&rft.atitle=Census+2011+Key+Stats&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandwelltrends.info%2Flisv2%2Fnavigation%2Fkeystats.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Tipton">"Surname Database: Tipton Last Name Origin"</a>. The Internet Surname Database.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Surname+Database%3A+Tipton+Last+Name+Origin&rft.pub=The+Internet+Surname+Database&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surnamedb.com%2FSurname%2FTipton&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Probably Tibba +ing + tun or Tibban + tun; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWatts2004" class="citation book cs1">Watts, Victor Ernest, ed. (2004). <i>The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names</i>. Cambridge University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781107196896" title="Special:BookSources/9781107196896"><bdi>9781107196896</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Cambridge+Dictionary+of+English+Place-Names&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=9781107196896&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-history-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-history_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-history_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk/brief-history-of-tipton.php">BRIEF HISTORY OF TIPTON</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120915100741/http://www.tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk/brief-history-of-tipton.php">Archived</a> 15 September 2012 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThorold1978" class="citation book cs1">Thorold, Henry (2 May 1978). <i>Staffordshire (A Shell Guide)</i>. <a href="/wiki/Faber_and_Faber" class="mw-redirect" title="Faber and Faber">Faber and Faber</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780571105168" title="Special:BookSources/9780571105168"><bdi>9780571105168</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Staffordshire+%28A+Shell+Guide%29&rft.pub=Faber+and+Faber&rft.date=1978-05-02&rft.isbn=9780571105168&rft.aulast=Thorold&rft.aufirst=Henry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (March 2020)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-E+S-2013-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-E+S-2013_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/07/23/needless-loss-of-life-marked-with-tipton-plaque/">"Needless loss of life marked with Tipton plaque"</a>. <i>Express and Star</i>. 23 July 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 March</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Express+and+Star&rft.atitle=Needless+loss+of+life+marked+with+Tipton+plaque&rft.date=2013-07-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.expressandstar.com%2Fnews%2F2013%2F07%2F23%2Fneedless-loss-of-life-marked-with-tipton-plaque%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120915100741/http://www.tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk/brief-history-of-tipton.php">"tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk"</a>. tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk/brief-history-of-tipton.php">the original</a> on 15 September 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk&rft.pub=tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiptoncivicsociety.co.uk%2Fbrief-history-of-tipton.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120415005317/http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200111/records_and_archives/595/our_collections/2">"Archive catalogues | Our collections | Sandwell Council"</a>. <i>www.sandwell.gov.uk</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200111/records_and_archives/595/our_collections/2">the original</a> on 15 April 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.sandwell.gov.uk&rft.atitle=Archive+catalogues+%26%23124%3B+Our+collections+%26%23124%3B+Sandwell+Council&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandwell.gov.uk%2Finfo%2F200111%2Frecords_and_archives%2F595%2Four_collections%2F2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10109085">"Relationships and changes Tipton MB/UD through time"</a>. <a href="/wiki/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="A Vision of Britain through Time">A Vision of Britain through Time</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 October</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Relationships+and+changes+Tipton+MB%2FUD+through+time&rft.pub=A+Vision+of+Britain+through+Time&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvisionofbritain.org.uk%2Funit%2F10109085&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/wednesbury.html">"Wednesbury Registration District"</a>. UKBMD<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 October</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Population+statistics+Tipton+CP%2FAP+through+time&rft.pub=A+Vision+of+Britain+through+Time&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvisionofbritain.org.uk%2Funit%2F10294927%2Fcube%2FTOT_POP&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-metroalliance.co.uk-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-metroalliance.co.uk_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-metroalliance.co.uk_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/wednesbury-to-brierley-hill-extension/">"Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension – Midland Metro Alliance"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wednesbury+to+Brierley+Hill+Metro+Extension+%E2%80%93+Midland+Metro+Alliance&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmetroalliance.co.uk%2Fprojects%2Fwednesbury-to-brierley-hill-extension%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Transport/Cars/Bean/Cars.htm">The Bean</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120925214908/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Transport/Cars/Bean/Cars.htm">Archived</a> 25 September 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/tipton.asp">"Tipton"</a>. <i>AboutBritain.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AboutBritain.com&rft.atitle=Tipton&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aboutbritain.com%2Ftowns%2Ftipton.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/chris-brookes-9512.html">"Chris Brookes: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)"</a>. <i>www.profightdb.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 April</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.profightdb.com&rft.atitle=Chris+Brookes%3A+Profile+%26+Match+Listing+-+Internet+Wrestling+Database+%28IWD%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profightdb.com%2Fwrestlers%2Fchris-brookes-9512.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/blackcountry/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9155000/9155861.stm">"More history beckons for Tipton"</a>. BBC News. 4 November 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=More+history+beckons+for+Tipton&rft.date=2010-11-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Flocal%2Fblackcountry%2Fhi%2Fpeople_and_places%2Fnewsid_9155000%2F9155861.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/GoldenOldies/0,,10307~65346,00.html">Wolves.co.uk</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120212091131/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/GoldenOldies/0,,10307~65346,00.html">Archived</a> 12 February 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Lark_Stoke">"Full Freeview on the Lark Stoke (Gloucestershire, England) transmitter"</a>. <i>UK Free TV</i>. 1 May 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 July</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sandwell+Council&rft.atitle=Newspapers&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandwell.gov.uk%2Farchives%2Fcollections%2F9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ockerhill-inf.sandwell.sch.uk/">"Ocker Hill Infants and Nursery School"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ocker+Hill+Infants+and+Nursery+School&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ockerhill-inf.sandwell.sch.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATipton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tiptonchristiancentre.org.uk/">"Tipton Christian Church"</a>. 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