Staffordshire Place Guide - Walsall
Walsall
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| Location |
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| OS County Series 6 inches to 1 mile sheets |
63NE, 63NW |
| OS National Grid 6 inches to 1 mile sheet |
SK09NW |
| OS National Grid reference |
SP013987 |
| Church of England |
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| Ancient Parish |
Walsall, St Matthew (see note 1) |
| Modern Parishes |
Bloxwich, All Saints (from 1810); Bloxwich, St John (Old Lane) (from ); Walsall, St Andrew (from 1889); Walsall, St Gabriel (from 1939); Walsall, St George (from 1878); Walsall, St John (Pleck and Bescot) (from 1860); Walsall, St Mark (from 1925); Walsall, St Mary and All Saints (Palfrey) (from 1902); Walsall, St Michael (Caldmore) (from 1872); Walsall, St Paul (from 1875); Walsall, St Peter (from 1842); Walsall Wood, Christ Church (from ); Walsall Wood, Holy Trinity (from ); Walsall Wood, St John (from 1845); Walsall Wood, St Mark (from )
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| Local Government |
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| Civil Parish |
Walsall (to 1866; 1894-date); Walsall Borough (1866-1894); Walsall Foreign (1866-1894); Walsall Wood (1894-1966); Aldridge-Brownhills (1966-1974) |
| Hundred |
Offlow South |
| Poor Law Union |
Walsall Poor Law Union (1836-1930) (see note 2) |
| District Council (a) |
Townships of Walsall Borough, Walsall Foreign (part) : Walsall Municipal Borough (to 1889); Walsall County Borough (1889-1974) |
| District Council (b) |
Township of Walsall Foreign (part, known as Walsall Wood) : Brownhills Urban District (1890-1966); Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District (1966-1974) |
| Parliamentary Representation |
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| Parliamentary Constituency (to 1955) |
Southern Staffordshire (1832-1867); Walsall (1867-1955) |
| Parliamentary Constituency (from 1955) (a) |
Walsall North (1955 onwards) |
| Parliamentary Constituency (from 1955) (b) |
Walsall South (1955 onwards) |
| Nonconformist Churches |
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| Methodist Churches |
Stafford Street Primitive Methodist Chapel |
| Other organisations |
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| Businesses |
Professional firms in Walsall |
| Charities |
Charities in Walsall |
| Notes |
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| Note 1 |
Parish records remain in the custody of the Vicar and Churchwardens of the parish |
| Note 2 |
Records held at Walsall Local History Centre
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