Talk:Coseley

Regarding Coseley's status

Although the local press and/or the local council may sometimes refer to Coseley as a town, is this really an accurate term? There is arguably no town 'centre'; what is there is hardly sufficient enough to be regarded as a town. And just because an area has a large residential population, does that automatically make it a 'town'? Some rural places have only a few thousand residents, but are called 'towns' because of the established infrastructure of the settlement makes it undeniably recognizable as a town. A place within a large urban conurbation will naturally have a large population, due to its proximity to other large towns and cities, but does that make the place itself a town? Coseley lacks a clear focal point, its commercial development is largely sporadic and interspersed with residences, and it is undeniable that the reason for its large population is down to its location between commercial centres such as Dudley and Wolverhampton; it's not like Coseley itself serves as a destination.

Although seemingly 'reliable' sources such as the local press and local authority may refer to it as a town, it is difficult to agree with that status, especially when there are clear instances of these sources being unreliable, or even biased. History may regard it as a town, but the face of the West Midlands, and indeed, Britain, has changed dramatically over the years; is it not possible that some place that was once regarded as a distinct entity could not have since been absorbed into a large agglomeration?

Wikipedia may be against 'original research', but sometimes it is difficult to determine facts from other sources alone, especially when said sources may be non-existent or few in number. LivingInMediocrity (talk) 22:52, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

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