Swan Village Gas Works, is a historical manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom for the production of coal gas, or as it was known in the vernacular: 'town gas'. The works are situated in Swan Village, a part of West Bromwich in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell. Most of the works have been demolished although a few relics survive. Parts of the works are still in operation today as part of the National Grid.
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