Staffordshire Place Guide - Sedgley
Sedgley
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| Location |
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| OS County Series 6 inches to 1 mile sheets |
67NE |
| OS National Grid 6 inches to 1 mile sheet |
SO99SW |
| OS National Grid reference |
SO918937 |
| Church of England |
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| Ancient Parish |
Sedgley, All Saints |
| Modern Parishes |
Blakenall (from 1861); Bradley, St Martin (from 1865); Coseley (from 1832); Ettingshall, Holy Trinity (from 1837); Gornal, later Lower Gornal (from 1824); Wolverhampton, St Martin, Rough Hills (from 1938); Sedgley, St Mary the Virgin (from 1873); Upper Gornal (from 1844); West Coseley (later Coseley), St Chad (from 1884) |
| Local Government |
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| Civil Parishes (a) |
Sedgley (to 1966); Dudley (1966-date); Wolverhampton (1966-date) |
| Civil Parishes (b) |
Sedgley (to 1903); Coseley (1903-1966); Dudley (1929-date); Walsall (1966-date); West Bromwich (1966-date); Wolverhampton (1966-date) |
| Hundred |
Seisdon North |
| Poor Law Union |
Dudley Poor Law Union (1836-1930) |
| District Council (a) |
Coseley civil parish : Coseley Urban District (1894-1966). 1966 split into five parts, transferred to Dudley County Borough, Seisdon Rural District (Himley civil parish), Walsall County Borough, West Bromwich County Borough, Wolverhampton County Borough respectively. |
| District Council (b) |
Part of Sedgley civil parish : Sedgley Urban District (1894-1966); Dudley County Borough (1966-1974); Dudley Borough (1974-date) |
| District Council (c) |
Part of Sedgley civil parish : Sedgley Urban District (1894-1966); Wolverhampton County Borough (1966-1974); Wolverhampton Borough (1974-date) |
| Parliamentary Representation |
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| Parliamentary Constituency (to 1970) |
Wolverhampton (1832-1918); Wolverhampton, Bilston (1918-1948); Bilston (1948-1970) |
| Estate records |
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| Minor estates |
Best family of Bilston and Sedgley; Whitehouse family of Sedgley |