Sedgley Urban District was a local authority which was created in 1894 from half of the manor of Sedgley (the other half of which was placed in Coseley Urban District).
Sedgley UDC incorporated the areas of Sedgley, Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal, Gornalwood and Woodsetton. On its formation, the district was a largely rural area made up of several villages.
By the time Sedgley UDC ceased to exist when split between Wolverhampton, Dudley and Seisdon in 1966, the district had developed into a town due to extensive housebuilding (private and council) since 1920.
The council offices were built on High Holborn in 1882 and after Sedgley UDC was disbanded were taken over by Dudley council, who used it as a Social Services department until 2000, ending 118 years of local authority use. It was sold to a private developer until 2002 and subseqneutly converted into flats.[1]