or WODENSBURY, a market-town of England, in the county and 21 miles S.S.E. of Stafford, near the source of the Tame. It stands on the slope of a hill, in a great coal and iron district, and most of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries and ironworks in the vicinity. The church, which occupies the site of an ancient Saxon castle on the top of a hill, is a beautiful Gothic edifice, with a lofty and elegant spire. It contains some fine carved wood and ancient monuments. Two other churches have recently been erected; and the Methodists, Baptists, and Independents have places of worship in the town. Education is provided for by national, British, and other schools; and there are several charitable establishments, and a mechanics' institute. Valuable iron and coal, as well as limestone and other minerals, are obtained in the vicinity; and the principal manufactures of Wednesbury are those of various kinds of ironmongery, muskets, nails, tools, &c. A considerable trade is carried on; and several railways and canals facilitate the conveyance of the manufactured goods to other parts of the country. Pop. (1851) 11,914.