Stourbridge Registration District

STOURBRIDGE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Worcestershire (1837–1974); West Midlands (1974–2002).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.6.2002 (added to Dudley registration district).
Sub-districts : Halesowen; Kingswinford; Stourbridge.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51); 6c (1852–1946); 9D (1946–74); 33 (1974–92).
District number : 187 (1841–46); 383 (1847–69); 376 (1870–80); 375 (1881–1908); 373 (1909–46); 479 (1946–74); 066 (1974–2002).

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).
Cakemore	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).
Halesowen	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.
Hasbury	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.
Hawne	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.
Hill	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).
Illey	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.
Lapal	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).
Ridgacre	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
25.3.1884	(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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