The Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the boundary—

(a) between the county of Hereford and Worcester (district of Bromsgrove) and the metropolitan county of West Midlands (metropolitan borough of Dudley);

(b) between West Midlands (metropolitan boroughs of Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton) and the county of Staffordshire (districts of Lichfield and South Staffordshire); and

(c) within West Midlands, between the following—

(i) the city of Birmingham and the metropolitan borough of Sandwell;

(ii) Dudley and Sandwell;

(iii) Sandwell and Walsall;

(iv) Dudley and Wolverhampton;

(v) Walsall and Wolverhampton; and

(vi) Sandwell and Wolverhampton.

Consequential changes are made to parishes, local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts.

The map and table forming part of this Note (Pages 8 to 12) give a general guide to the location, area and population of the land affected. Prints of the detailed order maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the council for each city, district or metropolitan borough affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

TABLE OF AREAS AFFECTED

Transfers—	Description, area and population—
Between Hereford and Worcester (Bromsgrove) and West Midlands (Dudley) Article 3	Realignments in Pedmore Lane, Hagley near Rosary Cottage. Realignment off Stourbridge Road/Hagley Road to unite Cherrington gardens in Dudley. Transferred from Bromsgrove— Area (total): 2 hectares Population (total): 17 Transferred to Bromsgrove— Area: 1 hectare Population: Nil
Between West Midlands (Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton) and Staffordshire (Lichfield and South Staffordshire) Article 4	Between Dudley and South Staffordshire Transfer of Himley Gardens and properties on the south-western side of the Straits to Dudley. Realignment at Gospel End Road to unite Brook Meadow and No. 86 in Dudley. Realignment to more defined boundary near Oakleighs/Braemar Avenue/Woodstock Drive, Kinver. Realignment at Kinver to the southern side of Swindon Road, the western side of Kidderminster Road, then the southern side of Lodge Lane. Realignment to rear curtilages of properties at Wallows Wood, Himley. Transferred from Dudley— Area: 5 hectares Population: 2 Transferred to Dudley— Area: 15 hectares Population: 2 From South Staffordshire to Walsall Transfer to Walsall of Sneyd Reservoir and of Sneyd Community School and its grounds. Area: 30 hectares Population: 6 From Walsall to Lichfield Transfer of area bounded in the east by Hunney Hay Road and in the west by the rear curtilages of properties in Hednesford Road. Area includes part of Chasewater, the Chasewater Raceway, Highfield House Farm, Burntwood Road Bridge, works and sandpit, Freeth Bridge and Roundhill Farm. Transfer of area south of Mill Green Farm and east of Chester Road, including part of Forge Lane and of Mill Farm. Area: 230 hectares Population: 200 Between Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Transfer of Penn Squash Club to Wolverhampton. Transfer of Highfields School (off Boundary Way) to Wolverhampton. Transfer to Wolverhampton of Bhylls Acre County Primary School, Orchard Crescent, Bellencroft Gardens and properties on the northern side of Langley Road. Transfer to Wolverhampton of area south of Castlecroft Road, including The Crib, The Woodhouse, Windsor Gardens, Pinewood Close and Aldwyck Drive. Transfer of Aldersley School to Wolverhampton, and realignment to unite Barnhurst/Dovecotes Estate in Wolverhampton. Transfer to Wolverhampton of area to the south of the M54 motorway located near the junction of the A449 road, and lying between the Towing Path at Coven Heath and Cat and Kittens Lane. Realignments at Pattingham Road/Perton Grove/Boundary Farm. Realignments to more defined boundary at The Droveway and Upper Pendeford Farm. Area: 90 hectares Population: 1040
Within West Midlands, between Birmingham and Sandwell Article 5	Realignments to unite Park Lane Industrial Estate and the Throstle Club in Sandwell. Realignments to the centre of the River Tame between Greenway/Walcot Drive and Forge Mill Farm. Transfer to unite Forge Mill Farm in Sandwell. Realignment to centre of Park Lane between Forge Mill Farm and Holyhead Road. Transferred from Birmingham— Area: 4 hectares Population: Nil Transferred to Birmingham— Area: 1 hectare Population: Nil
Between Dudley and Sandwell Article 6	Transfer to unite Chatsworth Road Estate in Sandwell. Transfer of properties in Lodgefield Road to Dudley. Realignments in the vicinity of Warwick Road/Stanhope Street. Transfer to Dudley of residential area north-east of Withymoor Road and south-west of Waterside Trading Estate, including Broomsbank Drive. Transfer to unite Tipton Trading Estate in Sandwell. Realignments to more defined boundary— (a) between Birmingham New Road and Deal Drive; and (b) off Fountain Lane/Bloomfield Road. Transferred from Dudley— Area: 10 hectares Population: 160 Transferred to Dudley— Area: 10 hectares Population: 360
Between Sandwell and Walsall Article 7	Transfer to unite Aston University Sports Ground (at Shustoke bridge) in Walsall. Realignments at Woden Way West/Old Park Road. Transferred from Sandwell— Area: 15 hectares Population: Nil Transferred to Sandwell— Area: 5 hectares Population: Nil
Between Dudley and Wolverhampton Article 8	Realignments at Birmingham New Road/Shaw Road/Hinchcliffe Avenue/Biddings Lane/Scrap Yard east of the Birmingham Canal to unite Deepfields Estate in Wolverhampton, and to create a more defined boundary. Realignment to centre of the Birmingham Canal (Bradley Branch) between Deepfields and Highmore Close. Transferred from Dudley— Area: 10 hectares Population: 105 Transferred to Dudley— Area: 2 hectares Population: 13
Between Walsall and Wolverhampton Article 9	Realignments to more defined boundary at Lichfield Road/Broad Lane North/Broad Lane South/Mere Close/Birchfields Road/Waddens Brook Lane/Watery Lane/Neachells Lane. Realignment to western side of The Keyway (between Somerford Place and Bilston Road) and then to rear curtilages of properties in Bilston Road/Hunters Close/Darlaston Lane. Realignments at Darlaston to centre of Walsall Canal, then southern side of embankment between Darlaston Road and Darlaston CPA Urban Farm. Transferred from Walsall— Area: 10 hectares Population: 180 Transferred to Walsall— Area: 25 hectares Population: 8
From Wolverhampton to Sandwell Article 10	Transfer to Sandwell of area stretching from Bradley bridge to the northern side of the railway line near Glyn Avenue, including Hyett Way and related housing development. Area: 2 hectares Population: 100