WEST BROMWICH, town in Staffordshire, England, 6 m. north-west of Birmingham. Pop. (1931) 81,281. Although of ancient origin, the appearance of the town, like its growth as an industrial centre of the Black Country, is modern. The church of All Saints, formerly St. Clement, was given by Henry I. to the convent of Worcester, from which it passed to the priors of Sandwell, who rebuilt it in the Decorated period, the present structure (1872) following their plan. The chief public buildings
are the town hall, the Institute, the free library and law-courts. The picturesque Oak House (16th century), was opened as a museum and art gallery in 1898. Sandwell Hall, a former seat of the Earls of Dartmouth, was demolished in 1925; the site, with remains of a Benedictine priory, is preserved as an open space.