Willenhall is famed for the manufacture of locks, and a UK's National Lock Museum is situated inside a town.

Lock making began as a 'bungalow industry' sustaining several families producing locks & area for even locks around sheds or jakes at a tail of their homes. A men developed 'protuberance backs' across constant bending above workbench, filing etc. A town became known locally when 'Humpshire' & is however regarded sustaining warmheartedness by numerous locals. When late when 1956 there were however local men world health organization experienced jut. A select few taphouse possibly experienced holes in a wall behind the wooden bench seats to allow their patrons to sit comfortably sustaining their excrescence in the hole. the endure lesson of such a 'taphouse' was demolished in the early 1950's. Willenhall is however 'Humpshire' to numbers of population.

A northern border of Willenhall has universally been adjoining greenway land, although Willenhall has expanded such in the previous One c years that its northern border has been moved by astir ii miles. This is mostly due to housing developments in the Short Heath & Up to date Invention areas.