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STOURBRIDGE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

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

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Amblecote

Staffordshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, note (h).

Brierley Hill

Staffordshire

1894

1934

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Kingswinford in Brierley Hill Urban District. See also Table 2, note (h).

Cakemore

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1919 and added to the parish of Hill & Cakemore. See also Table 2, note (b).

Worcestershire

1844

1919

Cradley

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Halesowen

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b), (g), (j), (k), (l), (m), (o) and (p).

Worcestershire

1844

1974

Hasbury

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Worcestershire

1844

1974

Hawne

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Worcestershire

1844

1974

Hill

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1919 and added to the parish of Hill & Cakemore.

Worcestershire

1844

1919

Hill & Cakemore

Worcestershire

1919

1974

Created 1.4.1919 from the separate parishes of Hill and Cakemore. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Illey

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area. See also Table 2, note (d).

Worcestershire

1844

1974

Kingswinford

Staffordshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, notes (h) and (h).

Kinver

Staffordshire

1934

1934

That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Kingswinford. See also Table 2, note (h).

Lapal

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Worcestershire

1844

1974

Lutley

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Lye

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Oldbury

Worcestershire

1932

1934

See Table 2, notes (f) and (i).

Pedmore

Worcestershire

1934

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area. See also Table 2, note (g).

Quarry Bank

Staffordshire

1894

1934

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Kingswinford in Quarry Bank Urban District. See also Table 2, note (h).

Quinton

Worcestershire

1894

1909

Created 1894 by renaming the parish of Ridgacre. See also Table 2, note (c).

Ridgacre

Shropshire

1837

1844

Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Renamed 1894 to become the parish of Quinton. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (a).

Worcestershire

1844

1894

Stourbridge

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.  See also Table 2, notes (l), (m), (n) and (p).

Upper Swinford

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Wollaston

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.

Wollescote

Worcestershire

1837

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dudley unparished area.


Table 1B: List of Places in Stourbridge Registration District (1974–2002)

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

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Halesowen

West Midlands

1974

2002

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the municipal borough of Halesowen and the parishes of Cradley, Halesowen, Hasbury, Hawne, Hill & Cakemore, Illey, Lapal and Lutley. See also Table 2, note (q).

Stourbridge

West Midlands

1974

2002

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the municipal borough of Stourbridge and the parishes of Lye, Pedmore, Stourbridge, Upper Swinford, Wollaston and Wollescote. See also Table 2, note (q).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Stourbridge Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

25.3.1884

(a)

Lost a detached part of the parish of Ridgacre (which was added to the parish of Warley on 25.3.1884) to West Bromwich registration district.

52 in 1891

(b)

Gained parts of the parishes of Cakemore and Ridgacre (which until 25.3.1884 formed parts of the parish of Warley Wigorn) from West Bromwich registration district.

234 in 1891

1.12.1909

(c)

Lost the parish of Quinton to King's Norton registration district.

975 in 1901

1.10.1912

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Illey (which until 9.11.1911 formed part of the parish of Northfield) from King's Norton registration district.

44 in 1911

1.4.1923

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Halesowen (which until 1.10.1922 formed part of the parish of Hunnington) from Bromsgrove registration district.

183 in 1911

1.10.1932

(f)

Gained the parish of Oldbury from West Bromwich registration district.

35926 in 1931

1.7.1934

(g)

Gained part of the parish of Halesowen (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Hunnington) and the parish of Pedmore, from Bromsgrove registration district.

1006 in 1931

(h)

Lost the part in the parish of Kinver (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Kingswinford) and the parishes of Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Kingswinford and Quarry Bank, to Kingswinford registration district.

48350 in 1931

(i)

Lost the parish of Oldbury to Oldbury registration district.

36642 in 1931

1.4.1966

(j)

Lost part of the parish of Halesowen (which was added to the parish of Birmingham on 1.4.1966) to Birmingham registration district.

81 in 1961

(k)

Gained part of the parish of Halesowen (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Birmingham) from Birmingham registration district.

340  in 1961

(l)

Lost parts of the parishes of Halesowen and Stourbridge (which became parts of the parish of Hagley on 1.4.1966) to Bromsgrove registration district.

0 in 1961

(m)

Gained parts of the parishes of Halesowen and Stourbridge (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parish of Hagley) from Bromsgrove registration district.

208 in 1961

(n)

Lost part of the parish of Stourbridge (which was added to the parish of Dudley on 1.4.1966) to Dudley registration district.

0 in 1961

(o)

Gained part of the parish of Halesowen (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Oldbury) from Oldbury registration district.

2003 in 1961

(p)

Gained parts of the parishes of Halesowen and Stourbridge (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Amblecote, Brierley Hill,  Kingswinford and Rowley Regis) from Rowley Regis registration district.

3342 in 1961

1.6.2002 (abolished)

(q)

Lost the unparished areas of Halesowen and Stourbridge to Dudley registration district.

n/a



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