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Wolverhampton City Archives

In Wolverhampton stands Wolverhampton City Archives, a museum. Our list has 8 more places within 5 km. Running it is Wolverhampton City Council.

Where

In Wolverhampton

inside the built-up area

Run by

Wolverhampton City Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in Wolverhampton

Inside Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton City Archives is inside Wolverhampton’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Warmest in Wolverhampton are June to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 7°57 mm

Jun20° / 10°68 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wolverhampton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wolverhampton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wolverhampton’s full climate →

About

Wolverhampton City Archives

For a second stop, Wolverhampton Art Gallery is 300 m away.

Type: Museum
Run by: Wolverhampton City Council
Town: in Wolverhampton
Official site: wolverhamptonart.org.uk/visit/wolverhampton-archives

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Wolverhampton City Archives

Orange shows Wolverhampton City Archives; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The most populous of the 7 is Wolverhampton, at 234,029. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Wolverhampton

234,029 people · 25 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Bilston

34,631 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km south of it

Sedgley

31,976 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km east of it

Willenhall

49,582 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Wolverhampton City Archives is	People	Places to visit
Wolverhampton	It’s in town	234,029	25
Bilston	2.5 km southeast of it	34,631	21
Sedgley	3.5 km south of it	31,976	23
Willenhall	3.6 km east of it	49,582	13
Perton	4 km west of it	9,302	7
Codsall	4.3 km northwest of it	11,867	12
Coseley	4.9 km southeast of it	25,206	16

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Choose from 52 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a garden.

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery300 m away · 159K visitors a year 2

Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens4.4 km away 3

CastleDudley Castle9 km away 4

MuseumBantock House1.9 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall5.8 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageBoscobel House12 km away 7

Historic houseChillington Hall9.2 km away 8

Art galleryThe New Art Gallery9.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Wolverhampton City Archives

Where is Wolverhampton City Archives?

Wolverhampton City Archives is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Wolverhampton City Archives?

Museum.

Who runs Wolverhampton City Archives?

Wolverhampton City Council.

When is the best time to visit Wolverhampton City Archives?

June to September are the warmest months in Wolverhampton, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Wolverhampton City Archives?

Within 15 km: Wolverhampton Art Gallery (300 m), Wightwick Manor Gardens (4.4 km), Dudley Castle (9 km) and Bantock House (1.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bantock House: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boscobel House: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chillington Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The New Art Gallery: Popsracer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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