Wednesbury Parish (Ch/CP/AP) through time

Wednesbury Parish (Ch/CP/AP)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WEDNESBURY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WEDNESBURY ST BARTHOLOMEW	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Chapelry	Ch		1535	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish	CP		1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP	1535		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WEDNESBURY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WEST BROMWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
SOUTH OFFLOW Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WEDNESBURY USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WEDNESBURY MB	Local Government District	1886	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WEDNESBURY	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WALSALL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1931	was reduced to enlarge	WALSALL CP/AP	Area: 295 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Walsall Corporation Act, 1930
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	WEST BROMWICH AP/CP	Area: 365 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Wednesbury Corporation Act, 1930
01 Apr 1931	was reduced to enlarge	WEST BROMWICH AP/CP	Area: 332 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The West Bromwich Corporation Act, 1930

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wednesbury Parish (Ch/CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10296213

Date accessed: 08th April 2026