A History of Bilston 

There has been a settlement on the site of Bilston for at least the last 1000 years. Bilston now has a population of around 30,000. Between 1933 and 1966 Bilston was an independent town with its own town council and mayor. but despite being absorbed into the enlarged borough of Wolverhampton, Bilston still retains much of its unique heritage and small industrial town feel. The people of Bilston who's ancestors have lived and worked in Bilston throughout history should be justifiably proud of the countribution that Bilston and the Black Country have in the past made to the area's and the country's industrial strength.
   

Adam Dewitt-Bukater of WV14 published a History of Bilston on Facebook he has graciously allowed me to reproduce it here. Direct links to individual pages below

• Page  1 An overview from Anglo Saxon times to The 19^th Century
• Page  2 Overview up to 20^th Century
• Page  3 Industry in Bilston
• Page  4 1600's and 1700's
• Page  5  Buckles and Enamels
• Page  6  The Glass Industry and The Town in The 18^th Century
• Page  7  The 18^th Century continued
• Page 8   Before The Norman Conquest
• Page 9   Bilston After the Norman Conquest
• Page 10 Iron and steel in Bilston in early times
• Page 11 Iron and Steel continued
• Page 12 The Steel works under Sir Alfred Hickman, 1866 to 1920.
• Page 13 An account of Alfred Hickman Ltd. in 1898
• Page 14 Bilston Steel Works - An important by-product: basic slag fertiliser.
• Page 15 Bilston Steel Works WW2
• Page 16Bilston Steel Works - The works from about 1900 to 1919.
• Page 17 Bilston Steel Works - Nationalisation: 1966.
• Page 18Bilston Steel Works - The closure of the works. Part 1
• Page 19 Bilston Steel Works - The closure of the works. Part 2.
• Page 20 Bilston Steel Works - The site after closure
• Page 21 Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd - A short company history
• Page 22 Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd - A short company history Part 2.
• Page 23 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant
• Page 24 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant - Art Metalware.
• Page 25 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant Up to WW1
• Page 26 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant. The Interwar Years.
• Page 27 The History of Beldray/Bradley &Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant. 1945 to 2005: the products.
• Page 28 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant. 1945 to 2005: company history.
• Page 29 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant. The Beldray Ghost:
• Page 30 The History of Beldray/Bradley & Co. Ltd - Mount Pleasant. Workers and the Social Life at Beldray: