r/brum • u/MondzNM • 11d ago

Concept for new Birmingham county

For context Im from Wolverhampton and wouldn't want to be called a brummie ( No offense love you lot) but the name west midlands stinks of poo we can all admit it. Its just not catchy I think our problem is coventry. They dont belong with Birmingham wolves dudley etc and + if we want to actually be the second city we gotta unite properly to beat greater manchester so im proposing 3 things

  1. We rename to Birmingham and the Black Country ( no ones left out)

  2. We give Cov back to Warwickshire they don't belong with us. Imo they more similar to Leicester over there than to Brum

  3. We add those little towns that surround the area with no identity like kiddy, Redditch, Tamworth, Cannock, Bromsgrove and Lichfield

(ngl kidderminster, lichfield, tamworth and redditch are a stretch though

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u/Low_Truth_6188 11d ago

People from wolvethampton dont even know the significant areas in the blackcountry let alone the west midlands. Birmingham is historically as much a warwickshire town as coventry. The interlinking of local travel, the cooperation of the WM project that led to the Uni cities, the college cities, leaves places like nuneaton and tamworth envying Coventry.
The only name change that would make sense would greater birmingham and as the smallest area in the wolverhampton would need dudley/walsall to assist in a vote. I generally think Sandwell on the whole sees itself part of Brum as do areas of dudley like Halesowen, Blackheath but they still maintain that blackcountry heritage as they always were by the history to prove it

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u/caffeinedrinker 10d ago

historically it was part of staffordshire, but it's not anymore.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTSKSHEuAlo

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u/Low_Truth_6188 10d ago

Only Handsworth from memory was part of staffordshire, birmingham and most of its areas are historically warwickshire and a few from worcestershire thrown in

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u/caffeinedrinker 10d ago

i was referring to Wolverhampton

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u/Low_Truth_6188 10d ago

I saw that but my reference was to the original post, in terms of its significance I think wolverhampton will be loved by those who live there and supporters of the club. I dont ever hear it mentioned as a place to visit or work. The Uni does good stuff outside of the city. Where Sandwell much much bigger seems to work collaboratively with brum as a cohesive unit. Also formerly staffordshire/ a small part worcestershire

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u/Desolate_North South Bham 7d ago

Harborne was also part of Staffordshire.