The parish which includes Swindon and the neighbouring villages of Hinksford and Smestow had a population of 1,279 recorded in the 2021 Census.

This manor was demised to John de Somery, Baron Somery the tenant in chief ub c.1316 and by 1346 passed to his nephew John de Sutton II, who had succeeded to the barony of Dudley.

[2] Chasepool is mentioned in Domesday Book as part of the property of William Fitz-Ansculf, lord of Dudley, but was waste on account of the forest.

The area passed into the hands of the lords of Dudley in the 15th century, initially as lesses of the herbage and pannage.

[6] The village has seen a slight demand for developments of housing on the greenbelt but this has been met with backlash from residents and councilors.

It is however, served by bus route[8] 16, which links it to Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, Kingswinford, Wordsley and Wombourne.

[9] As well as bus route 242S (operated by Diamond Bus from 1st September 2024) which links it to nearby Kinver and its high school, that runs from Hyperion Road in the village and to other villages including Stourton, Enville, Potters Cross, Wall Heath and Himley.

Their successor company amalgamated to form Richard Thomas & Baldwin Ltd, which became part of the nationalised British Steel Corporation, who closed the works in 1976.