Hi everyone - am new to the list and wondered if someone could point me to an explanation of boundary changes that affect Dudley - it is listed as being in both Worcestershire and Staffordshire. My husband grew up there and says it was always Worcestershire until boundary changes to West Midlands - a good map would be ideal. Any help gratefully received Lesley Name interests: BUNN - John 1826 m Hannah Hill GRIFFITHS of Rowley Regis ROBINSON - William 1826 m Ann Maria Wiliams OAKLEY CLEMSON MANSELL

On 02/12/2011 10:02, Lesley wrote: > Hi everyone - am new to the list and wondered if someone could point me to > an explanation of boundary changes that affect Dudley - it is listed as > being in both Worcestershire and Staffordshire. My husband grew up there and > says it was always Worcestershire until boundary changes to West Midlands - > a good map would be ideal. > > > > Any help gratefully received > > > > Lesley > > > > Name interests: > > BUNN - John 1826 m Hannah Hill > > GRIFFITHS of Rowley Regis > From Genuki Dudley The parish of Dudley was a detached part of Worcestershire completely surrounded by Staffordshire from the time of the Domesday Book. Within the parish Dudley Castle and Priory were declared to be in Staffordshire as a result of a papal decree in 1238. Dudley county borough briefly became a part of Staffordshire as a result of local government reorganisation in 1966 until 1974 when it became a part of the new county of West Midlands. Parish records are deposited at Dudley Archives and the parish is listed under Worcestershire in the IGI. Return to top of page <http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Boundaries.html#top> bob holmes > ROBINSON - William 1826 m Ann Maria Wiliams > OAKLEY > > CLEMSON > > MANSELL > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >