Sedgley Beacon Tower

After over 25 years of campaigning by Friends of Sedgley Beacon and Sedgley LHS the tower and surroundings are having a makeover.

Sedgley Heritage Trails

During 2019 two trails were researched covering nearly forty places of interest within easy walking distance of Sedgley Bull Ring.

A leaflet was then prepared by Sedgley Evening Townswomen's Guild with support from Sedgley People's Archive and Sedgley Local History Society. There was specialist help and advice from Dudley MBC who printed the final version.

The trails can be followed using the street map alongside notes and pictures.

Follow this link to download a copy of the leaflet and enjoy the trails.

2026 – Spring Teaser

The White Chimneys pub on Abbey Street, Lower Gornal was demolished over 40 years ago. The site remained empty until this Spring.

Send an email if you know anything about the replacement building or pub.

The SLHS 2025 / 2026 Programme

The 2025/2026 Programme has now concluded - the 2026-2027 programme will be released shortly.

Meetings take place at St. Andrew's Church on Bilston Street in Sedgley, and are generally scheduled for Oct / Nov / Jan / Feb / Mar / May. The Society is very friendly and, as always, visitors will be most welcome.

Sedgley Local History Society [SLHS]

Sedgley Local History Society [SLHS] is a Black Country group based in the village of Sedgley, which is situated at the northern tip of Dudley Metropolitan Borough and just 3 miles south of the centre of Wolverhampton.

Here, the heritage of the Manor of Sedgley, in south Staffordshire, is focused through its nine villages - Sedgley, Gospel End, Cotwall End, Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal, Woodsetton, Coseley, Ettingshall and Brierley. A history of people, places and events.

Please contact us if you have any comments, suggestions, contributions or questions.

Please note that genealogy isn't a prime interest of SLHS - it's a huge specialist area in its own right. We provide a list of useful sites on our genealogy links page that will help you to begin your research, however if you have a specific query drop us a line!