List of Worcestershire boundary changes
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Boundary changes affecting the English county of Worcestershire
| Date | Legislation | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1844 | Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 | Transferred some townships and parishes to, and others from, the county. Among the gains were Halesowen and Oldbury, both from Shropshire |
| 9 November 1909 | Quinton was formally removed from Worcestershire and incorporated into the county borough of Birmingham, then in Warwickshire.[1] | |
| 9 November 1911 | LGB Provisional Order 1910 Confirmation (No. 13) Act, 1911 | The towns of Northfield, Kings Norton and Yardley (including some of Bartley Reservoir) became part of Birmingham, Warwickshire.[2] |
| 1 April 1931 | Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931 | The town of Shipston-on-Stour ceded to Warwickshire.[3] |
| 1 April 1966 | The West Midlands Order, 1965 | The Staffordshire towns of Smethwick and Rowley Regis were added, as components of the newly-formed borough of Warley.[4] Dudley was ceded to Staffordshire.[5] |
| 1 April 1974 | Local Government Act 1972 | Halesowen and Stourbridge were ceded to Dudley, which became part of the newly-formed West Midlands county, as did Birmingham. The rest of Worcestershire became administered as part of a single Hereford and Worcester county.[6] |
| 1 April 1995 | The Hereford and Worcester and West Midlands (County Boundaries) Order 1993 | Part of the parish of Frankley (including the remaining south-west part of Bartley Reservoir) was transferred to Birmingham and became part of the West Midlands county.[7] |
| 1 April 1998 | The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 | Herefordshire and Worcestershire once again become two separate counties.[8] |
[edit] References
- ^ Vision of Britain - Quinton CP
- ^ Vision of Britain - Birmingham MB/CB
- ^ Vision of Britain - Shipston on Stour RD
- ^ Vision of Britain - Warley CB
- ^ Vision of Britain - Dudley MB/CB
- ^ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
- ^ OPSI - The Hereford and Worcester and West Midlands (County Boundaries) Order 1993
- ^ OPSI - The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996
