<P> The 14 - mile ( 23 km ) road between Wolverhampton and Birmingham was described as `` one continuous town '' in 1785 . The first trace of `` The Black Country '' as an expression dates from the 1840s . The name is believed to come from the soot from the heavy industries that covered the area , although the 30 - foot - thick ( 10 metre ) coal seam close to the surface is another possible origin . </P>
<P> The 14 - mile ( 23 km ) road between Wolverhampton and Birmingham was described as `` one continuous town '' in 1785 . The first trace of `` The Black Country '' as an expression dates from the 1840s . The name is believed to come from the soot from the heavy industries that covered the area , although the 30 - foot - thick ( 10 metre ) coal seam close to the surface is another possible origin . </P>
where does the name black country come from
where does the name black country come from
believed to come from the soot from the heavy industries that covered the area , although the 30 - foot - thick ( 10 metre ) coal seam close to the surface is another possible origin
believed to come from the soot from the heavy industries that covered the area , although the 30 - foot - thick ( 10 metre ) coal seam close to the surface is another possible origin