Black Country

American  

noun

1. a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.

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Black Country British  

noun

1. the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham

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Example Sentences

Singer-songwriter Alex G will provide support on the tour’s North American leg, including the Inglewood dates, while former Black Country, New Road frontman Isaac Wood will support in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

We had come to the Black Country town as part of our year-long investigation.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Hundreds of motorcyclists handed the cards over to Amelia Kolpa, from Rowley Regis in the Black Country, who has neuroblastoma and has been in and out of hospital since the age of two-and-a-half.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The band performed alongside a loose crew of like-minded acts like Black Country, New Road, Shame and Squid who were experimenting with noise, free jazz and textured art-rock, centered around the Brixton venue the Windmill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Redruth and Camborne are important mining towns to which no one would go in search of the picturesque, and the bleak and barren surroundings may not inaptly be called the "Black Country" of Cornwall.

From The Cornish Riviera by Haslehust, E. W.