Staffordshire Place Guide - Amblecote
Amblecote
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Location
- OS County Series 6 inches to 1 mile sheets: 71SW
- OS National Grid 6 inches to 1 mile sheet: SO88NE
- OS National Grid reference: SO900850
Church of England
- Ancient Parish: Old Swinford: This parish was mostly in Worcestershire. The only part in Staffordshire was the township of Amblecote.
- Modern Parish: Amblecote (from 1845)
Local Government
- Civil Parish: Amblecote (1866-1966); became part of Dudley County Borough.
- Hundred: Seisdon South
- Poor Law Union: Stourbridge Poor Law Union (1836-1930)
- District Council: Kingswinford Rural District (1894-1898); Amblecote Urban District (1898-1966); Dudley County Borough (part) and Stourbridge Municipal Borough (part) (1970-1974); Dudley Borough (1974-date)
Parliamentary Representation
- Parliamentary Constituency (to 1974): Southern Staffordshire (1832-1867); West Staffordshire (1867-1885); Kingswinford (1885-1948); Brierley Hill (1948-1970); Dudley (part) and Halesowen and Stourbridge (part) (1970-1974)