[2][3] Historically part of Staffordshire,[4] Sedgley is on the A459 road between Wolverhampton and Dudley, and was formerly the seat of an ancient manor comprising several smaller villages, including Gornal, Gospel End, Woodsetton, Ettingshall, Coseley, and Brierley (now Bradley).

In 1894, the manor was split to create the Sedgley and Coseley urban districts,[5] the bulk of which were later merged into the Dudley County Borough in 1966.

The place name Sedgley was first mentioned in a 985 charter from King Æthelred to Lady Wulfrūn, when describing the Wolverhampton border.

[7] Sedgley was also mentioned in the Domesday Book, as an estate held by William Fitz-Ansculf, Lord of Dudley.

[8] Originally dotted with farming communities in the middle-ages, the village became industrialized as natural resources such as coal and limestone were exploited, and by the 18th century it was producing goods such as iron and brick.

They include Queen Victoria Primary School (1897), All Saints' Church (1805)[10] and the early 19th century courthouse, now used as a public house.

[14] The east of the Sedgley district was transferred into Dudley as long ago as 1926, to allow for the development of the Priory and Wrens Nest Estates, where new council housing was built to rehouse families from the slum clearances in central Dudley in the 10 years leading up to the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

[19] The central area of Sedgley, so named because it was originally the site of bull baiting before the sport was declared illegal in 1835.

[12] A few pre-1900 buildings still exist, but the face of the area has changed dramatically since the Second World War by the construction of mostly upmarket detached houses in Cotwall End Road and Catholic Lane.

Cotwall End Primary School has served the area since 1962, by which time most of the current surrounding houses had been built.

One of the few surviving buildings from the historic village of Cotwall End is Spout House Farm, which was built in the 18th century and remained in use for some 200 years, finally being abandoned during the 1970s.

However, the playground was dismantled in 2000 after more than 10 years of continued vandalism and gradual loss of playing equipment, which had reduced its popularity with local children.

Two local men, Shylon Wishart and James Cartwright, were later convicted of Mr Watson's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Paid for by the Earl of Dudley, the Neo-Gothic building, completed in 1829, originally had a seating capacity of over 1,000, but was later re-seated to hold 850.

Originally part of the Earl of Dudley's Himley estate,[30] coal mining operations began on the site in 1902, with the opening of the Baggeridge Colliery.

After its closure in 1968[31] the colliery was bought by Seisdon Rural District Council, and later granted country park status in 1970.

Full reclamation of the land commenced in January 1981,[32] with the park officially opened by Princess Anne in June 1983.

The Sarah Hughes Brewery founded in 1921 in a Victorian brew house and pub is situated in Bilston Street, Sedgley, attached to the Beacon Hotel.