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Walsall , city (1991 pop. 177,923) and metropolitan district, W central England, in the Black Country . Iron and brass founding, limestone quarrying, and the manufacture of leather goods, small hardware, plastics, electronics, chemicals, and aircraft parts are the main industries and occupations of Walsall.

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Â© A Dictionary of British Place-Names 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Walsall Wsall. Waleshale 1163. ‘Nook of land or valley of a man called Walh’. OE pers. name + halh. Alternatively the first element could be OE walh ‘Welshman’.

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Walsall, England/UK Waleshale ‘Nook of Land belonging to a Man called Walh’ from an Old English personal name and halh ‘nook of land’.

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