Dunstall Hill

Coordinates: 52°35′49″N 2°07′44″W / 52.597°N 2.129°W / 52.597; -2.129

Dunstall
Dunstall  Dunstall shown within the West Midlands
Population	3,193 (2001 Census)
Metropolitan borough	Wolverhampton
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wolverhampton
Postcode district	WV
Dialling code	01902
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Wolverhampton South West
List of places: UK • England • West Midlands

Dunstall Hill is an inner-city area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located on the north of the city centre within the St Peter's ward.

Dunstall Park

Wolverhampton Racecourse, called Dunstall Park has been based at Dunstall since 1888, having moved from its previous location at Broad Meadows, the site of the current West Park after Sir Alexander Staveley Hill sold Dunstall Hall and its estate. The first meeting took place on August 13th of that year.^[1]

In 2004, an all-weather polytrack surface was laid at the racecourse.^[2]

Railway

Dunstall Park railway station opened in 1896, serving trains on the Great Western Railway. It closed in 1968 when services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury switched to Wolverhampton High Level station.^[3]

Aviation

In June 1910, just 4 years after the first flight in Europe, Dunstall hosted the first all-British flying meeting at Dunstall Park.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/HorseRacing/chapter3.htm Horse Racing at Wolverhampton (Chapter 3), by Bev Parker
2. ^ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/HorseRacing/chapter8.htm Horse Racing at Wolverhampton (Chapter 8), by Bev Parker
3. ^ http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/dunstall_park.php
4. ^ http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Transport/planes/Dunstall.htm Aviation Meeting, Dunstall Park

Coordinates: 52°35′49″N 2°07′44″W / 52.597°N 2.129°W / 52.597; -2.129