Place:Short Heath, Staffordshire, England

Short Heath is a small, urban residential area north of the town of Willenhall, nestled in between the urban villages of New Invention and Lane Head. The area's industrial history consists, as is the case in much of the surrounding area, of collieries and mining.

A 19th century description

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Short Heath from John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles of 1887:

"Short Heath, town with ry. sta. (Short Heath, Clarks Lane), Willenhall township, Wolverhampton par., Staffordshire, 5 miles W. and in [the parliamentary] limits of Wolverhampton, population: 2,394; P.O.; is a local government district"

In 1894 Short Heath became a civil parish and an urban district, created from part of Willenhall township and civil parish. The following year it was enlarged by gaining part of Wednesfield civil parish, and in 1934 it was enlarged by gaining part of the area of Bentley civil parish on its abolition. However, at the same time, Short Heath Urban District was absorbed into Willenhall Urban District. The majority of Willenhall became part of Walsall in 1966 and Walsall Metropolitan Borough in 1974. However, a percentage came under the jurisdiction of Wolverhampton in 1966 and Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough in 1974. (Source: A Vision of Britain through Time)