Staffordshire Place Guide - Aldridge

Aldridge

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Location

• OS County Series 6 inches to 1 mile sheets: 63NE
• OS National Grid 6 inches to 1 mile sheet: SK00SE
• OS National Grid reference: SK060008

Church of England

• Ancient Parish: Aldridge, St Mary the Virgin
• Ancient Chapelry: Great Barr, St Margaret
• Modern Parishes: Aldridge, St Thomas (mission church)

Local Government

• Civil Parish: Aldridge (to 1966); Great Barr (1866-1966)
• Hundred: Offlow South
• Poor Law Union: Walsall Poor Law Union (1836-1930). See note 1.
• District Council: Walsall Rural District Council (1894-1934); Aldridge Urban District Council (1934-1966); Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District Council (1966-1974). See note 1.

Parliamentary Representation

• Parliamentary Constituency (to 1974): Southern Staffordshire (1832-1867); East Staffordshire (1867-1885); Handsworth (1885-1918); Lichfield (1918-1948); Lichfield and Tamworth (1948-1955); Walsall South (1955-1970)

Notes

• Records held by Walsall Local History Centre - catalogues on A2A (Access to Archives) website.