It forms part of the Lawley and Overdale civil parish.

[3] The original Newdale village was first recorded as nothing more than a small hamlet consisting primarily of a foundry, waterway and pond.

After the Methodist followers left Newdale, the former chapel was reused as a barn.

Newdale was rebuilt in a slightly different location, closer to the villages of Overdale and Lawley.

][failed verification] An interesting landmark still well preserved is the Newdale Tramway Bridge, which is the last remaining relic of the former industrial lines around the local area.