Tividale

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Map sources for Tividale at grid reference SO965905

Tividale village, in the parish of St Michael named after the church built there, was created in 1878 as an extension of the town of Tipton in the county of Staffordshire, England. It was originally set around the main Dudley to Oldbury road with several hundred terraced houses with shop fronts on the main road as well as many more on the side streets running off. But Tividale began to expand during the first half of the 20th century and was actually developed beyond Tipton's borders into Dudley.

The Netherton Tunnel runs under Tividale.

In 1966, Tipton became part of West Bromwich County Borough but Tividale was split between the boroughs of West Bromwich and Warley. Since 1974 it has been part of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough.

The most famous name in Tividale is Vono, a bed company which has made beds since 1896.

Tividale High School was built after the Second World War. It is a large school which started out as a secondary modern and is now a specialist Arts College .

It is also the home of the new Hindu Temple which is an exact replica of Tirupati Balaji Temple in Southern India.

Housing estates around Tividale include Tividale Hall, Castle View, Grace Mary and Temple Way.

Despite existing within the original Dudley and Tipton council areas, most of Tividale exists within the Oldbury B69 postal district.