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WALSALL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Walsall Registration District (1837–1974)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Aldridge

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, note (d).

Bentley

Staffordshire

1837

1934

Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Darlaston and Short Heath. See also Table 2, note (d).

Darlaston

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).

Great Barr

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).

Pelsall

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, note (d).

Rushall

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, note (d).

Short Heath

Staffordshire

1934

1935

That part which uuntil 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bentley. See also Table 2, note (d).

Sutton Coldfield

Warwickshire

1931

1932

That part which until 1.4.1931 formed part of the parish of Great Barr. See also Table 2, note (b).

Walsall

Staffordshire

1894

1974

Created 1894 from the parishes of Walsall Foreign, Walsall Borough and Rushall. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Walsall unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (e) to (m).

Walsall Borough

Staffordshire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and added to the parish of Walsall.

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

1837

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Walsall and Walsall Wood.

Walsall Wood

Staffordshire

1894

1935

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Walsall Foreign in Brownhills Urban District. See also Table 2, note (d).


Table 1B: List of Places in Walsall Registration District (from 1974)

All areas in Walsall registration district became part of the county of West Midlands on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish
(* or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Walsall*

West Midlands

1974

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Aldridge Brownhills and Walsall.


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Walsall Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

25.3.1883

(a)

Gained part of the parish of Darlaston (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Sedgeley) from Dudley registration district.

0 in 1891

1.4.1932

(b)

Lost the part in the parish of Sutton Coldfield (which until 1.4.1931 formed part of the parish of Great Barr) to Sutton Coldfield registration district.

34 in 1921

1.10.1932

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1931 formed parts of the parishes of Wednesbury and West Bromwich) from West Bromwich registration district.

150 in 1931

1.4.1935

(d)

Lost the part in the parish of Short Heath (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bentley) and the parishes of Aldridge, Darlaston, Great Barr, Pelsall, Rushall and Walsall Wood, to Wednesbury registration district.

42286 in 1931

1.4.1966

(e)

Lost part of the parish of Walsall (which was added to the parish of Aldridge Brownhills on 1.4.1966) to Aldridge & Brownhills registration district.

349 in 1961

(f)

Gained parts of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 fomed parts of the parishes of Bilston, Short Heath, Wednesfield and Willenhall) from Bilston registration district.

29705 in 1961

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Walsall (which was added to the parish of Essington on 1.4.1966) to Cannock registration district.

21 in 1961

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Essington) from Cannock registration district.

607 in 1961

(i)

Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Coseley) from Rowley Regis registration district.

0 in 1961

(j)

Gained parts of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Aldridge, Darlaston and Wednesbury) from Wednesbury registration district.

27950 in 1961

(k)

Lost part of the parish of Walsall (which was added to the parish of West Bromwich on 1.4.1966) to West Bromwich registration district.

242 in 1961

(l)

Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of West Bromwich) from West Bromwich registration district.

81 in 1961

1.4.1974

(m)

Gained part of the Walsall unparished area (which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Aldridge Brownhills) from Aldridge & Brownhills registration district.

88475 in 1971



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