1060:
1576:
1488:
1103:
210:
391:, the borough council had built more than 3,000 homes in the space of 20 years, and 1,269 of these were on the Priory Estate. The nearby Wren's Nest Estate was also built in the mid to late 1930s. Other 1930s developments around Dudley included the Rosland Estate at Kates Hill and the Grace Mary Estate at Oakham.
398:
in 1945, mass council house building in Dudley continued for another quarter of a century. The largest developments of this era were the
Sledmere Estate near Oakham in the mid-1950s and the Russells Hall Estate near Himley Road from the late 1950s to mid-1960s. The Old Park Farm estate was also built
378:
By the end of the 1920s, more than 1,000 "Homes for Heroes" had been built by the borough council. These included further developments at Kates Hill as well as
Netherton, Woodside and Bowling Green. However, thousands of families in the borough still lived in unfit housing, and in 1926 the boundary
374:
known as the
Brewery Fields Estate in 1915, where the borough's first council houses were completed by 1918, centred on streets including Corporation Road, Bunns Lane and Highfield Road, where more than 300 houses were built. However, the war effort meant that there were no more council housing
319:
for non-administrative purposes, forming an exclave of the county until 1966, when it was transferred to
Staffordshire after an expansion of the borough boundaries. Following local government reorganization in 1974, Dudley took in the boroughs of
402:
The council also built eleven blocks of multi-storey flats in the borough between 1963 and 1969; three at Eve Hill, two at Grange Park, two at Queen's Cross and four at
Netherton, although four of those had been demolished by 2001.
1477:
1049:
369:
conditions of many houses across the borough, by 1915 the borough council had decided to start building new houses to let to tenants to ease the local housing problem. This began with the purchase of land at
502:
Urban
District was abolished, with approximately half of the district merged into Dudley; remainder was divided between Walsall MB (2 acres), West Bromwich CB (152 acres), and Wolverhampton CB (542 acres)
1838:
1470:
1691:
1666:
1042:
1767:
1625:
609:
1676:
1610:
1595:
1463:
1455:
605:
1027:
1035:
1620:
1605:
1147:
1122:
1117:
563:
1686:
1323:
1293:
1707:
1651:
1328:
1318:
1727:
1722:
1712:
1656:
1409:
1308:
1747:
1681:
1303:
1223:
1762:
1742:
1717:
1671:
1404:
1278:
1233:
1833:
1248:
1752:
1369:
1263:
407:
518:
Borough was abolished to form part of Warley CB (1483 acres), with the remainder divided between
Halesowen MB (2 acres), and West Bromwich CB (44 acres)
399:
in the early 1950s on the remaining section of land which had been incorporated into Dudley from
Sedgley to allow for the Priory Estate to be built.
1485:
1057:
998:
1661:
489:
Urban
District was abolished; remainder of district was divided between Seisdon RD (45 acres), Stourbridge MB (5 acres), and Warley CB (1 acre)
345:
1828:
1823:
750:
633:
209:
1788:
1799:
1435:
531:
Urban
District was abolished; remainder of district was divided between Seisdon RD (399 acres), and Wolverhampton CB (161 acres)
1487:
1446:
1152:
1059:
573:
Borough was abolished, with the majority merged into West Bromwich CB (834 acres). Remainder formed part of Warley CB (1 acre)
444:
As all of these areas were within Staffordshire, Dudley was transferred from Worcestershire to the county of Staffordshire.
1843:
1374:
1127:
691:
1615:
1208:
1157:
508:
1757:
1313:
954:
1737:
1389:
1192:
1187:
329:
128:
422:. This area also included the buildings on Sedgley Road West previously occupied by Tipton borough council.
1732:
1590:
1228:
1172:
687:
612:
municipal boroughs, was formed into the present Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, which became a part of the
411:
239:
1635:
1359:
1162:
1818:
1288:
1273:
1419:
1268:
1253:
1182:
775:
M. of H. Provisional Orders Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act, 1931
601:
359:
1630:
1515:
1364:
1258:
1243:
1213:
1177:
1137:
1063:
594:
466:
438:
304:
253:
754:
1550:
1399:
1384:
1491:
932:
910:
888:
866:
844:
822:
800:
704:
425:
The plans for an expansion of the Dudley borough had at one stage included the incorporation of
410:, the county borough was expanded to include the vast majority of the area which had formed the
1772:
1414:
1379:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1283:
1238:
537:
415:
380:
333:
476:
Urban District was abolished; remainder of district was merged into Stourbridge MB (158 acres)
1218:
167:
637:
1394:
1298:
1087:
8:
1167:
1082:
613:
291:
was a local government district in the English Midlands from 1865 to 1974. Originally a
1565:
1520:
355:
292:
142:
728:
395:
388:
308:
275:
787:
659:
351:
96:
1575:
316:
296:
148:
36:
978:
1812:
1545:
1102:
1013:
1000:
434:
384:
312:
259:
17:
358:
since 1865. However, in 1889 it was granted county borough status under the
430:
593:
which was within Dudley was at this time transferred to the newly created
325:
375:
developments in Dudley until after the end of the war in November 1918.
1505:
387:, where the first families were housed in 1930. By the outbreak of the
371:
1540:
1525:
1142:
321:
784:
1555:
1077:
590:
1560:
1535:
1510:
1092:
725:
975:
1839:
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
1530:
586:
426:
419:
300:
174:
604:, the county borough was abolished, and along with the former
414:, as well as the bulk of Sedgley and the southern section of
198:
183:
366:
383:
had been altered to include the land which would form the
1492:
History of local government districts in Worcestershire
437:
and Rowley Regis was instead incorporated into the new
1064:
History of local government districts in Staffordshire
634:"Civic Heraldry of England and Wales - Worcestershire"
16:
For the Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, see
433:into Dudley, but most of Tipton was absorbed into
1810:
1834:Local government in the West Midlands (county)
1471:
1043:
346:Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries
299:in 1889, centred on the main town centre of
597:, which in turn remained in Worcestershire.
189:
1478:
1464:
1050:
1036:
1800:Boundary changes affecting Worcestershire
579:Source: A vision of Britain through Time
1789:List of civil parishes in Worcestershire
1447:Boundary changes affecting Staffordshire
1436:List of civil parishes in Staffordshire
408:Local Government Commission for England
1811:
406:In 1966, under recommendations of the
1459:
1031:
683:
681:
547:Parts of Himley transferred (6 acres)
447:
13:
1829:Local government in Worcestershire
678:
315:, the borough was associated with
14:
1855:
1824:Local government in Staffordshire
867:"Rowley Regis UD/MB through time"
1574:
1486:
1101:
1058:
785:A Vision of Britain through time
666:. University of Portsmouth et al
664:A Vision of Britain Through Time
636:. Civic Heraldry. Archived from
482:Brierley Hill UD, Staffordshire
208:
969:
947:
925:
903:
881:
859:
837:
823:"Brierley Hill UD through time"
815:
793:
553:Stourbridge MB, Worcestershire
379:of Dudley and the neighbouring
778:
769:
743:
740:Local Government Act 1958 c.55
734:
719:
697:
652:
626:
330:Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
214:Arms of Dudley Borough Council
129:Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
124: • Succeeded by
1:
705:"Dudley Borough through time"
619:
585:Additionally, the section of
203:"He is wise that looks ahead"
92: • Preceded by
1662:King's Norton and Northfield
690:/ University of Portsmouth,
688:Great Britain Historical GIS
412:Brierley Hill Urban District
303:, along with the suburbs of
7:
933:"Tipton MB/UD through time"
801:"Amblecote UD through time"
660:"Dudley MB/CB through time"
10:
1860:
1844:County boroughs of England
524:Sedgley UD, Staffordshire
495:Coseley UD, Staffordshire
343:
339:
15:
1797:
1781:
1700:
1644:
1583:
1572:
1498:
1444:
1428:
1337:
1201:
1110:
1099:
1070:
979:Local Government Act 1972
911:"Seisdon RD through time"
889:"Sedgley UD through time"
845:"Coseley UD through time"
790:- Retrieved 06 April 2015
751:"Brief History of Tipton"
729:Local Government Act 1888
726:HM Government Legislation
694:. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
602:Local Government Act 1972
578:
455:Existing local authority
418:, and a small section of
360:Local Government Act 1888
311:. Although surrounded by
281:
245:
233:
226:
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218:
207:
180:
164:
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138:
134:
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112:
102:
90:
83:
79:
69:
59:
49:
42:
35:
27:
981:- Retrieved 6 April 2015
731:- Retrieved 6 April 2015
595:County Borough of Warley
439:County Borough of Warley
328:to form the present-day
289:County Borough of Dudley
955:"Warley County Borough"
616:of the West Midlands.
332:, in the newly formed
190:
160:Dudley Borough Council
114: • Abolished
1584:Incorporated boroughs
1111:Incorporated boroughs
394:After the end of the
191:Sapiens qui prospicit
1375:Newcastle-under-Lyme
1153:Newcastle-under-Lyme
1088:Newcastle-under-Lyme
757:on 15 September 2012
354:, Dudley had been a
104: • Created
1692:Stourport-on-Severn
1667:Lye and Wollenscote
1209:Aldridge-Brownhills
1010: /
990:Black Country Bugle
957:. Vision of Britain
935:. Vision of Britain
913:. Vision of Britain
891:. Vision of Britain
869:. Vision of Britain
847:. Vision of Britain
825:. Vision of Britain
803:. Vision of Britain
707:. Vision of Britain
614:metropolitan county
600:In 1974, under the
247: • Units
1819:History of Dudley
1806:
1805:
1768:Upton upon Severn
1758:Shipston-on-Stour
1521:Clifton-upon-Teme
1453:
1452:
1143:City of Lichfield
1128:Burton upon Trent
583:
582:
448:Areas transferred
356:municipal borough
293:municipal borough
285:
284:
235: • Type
143:Municipal borough
71: • 1961
61: • 1931
51: • 1911
30:Borough of Dudley
1851:
1677:North Bromsgrove
1578:
1499:Ancient boroughs
1490:
1480:
1473:
1466:
1457:
1456:
1390:Stoke upon Trent
1105:
1071:Ancient boroughs
1062:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1029:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1014:52.509°N 2.087°W
1011:
1008:
1007:
1006:
1003:
982:
973:
967:
966:
964:
962:
951:
945:
944:
942:
940:
929:
923:
922:
920:
918:
907:
901:
900:
898:
896:
885:
879:
878:
876:
874:
863:
857:
856:
854:
852:
841:
835:
834:
832:
830:
819:
813:
812:
810:
808:
797:
791:
782:
776:
773:
767:
766:
764:
762:
753:. Archived from
747:
741:
738:
732:
723:
717:
716:
714:
712:
701:
695:
685:
676:
675:
673:
671:
656:
650:
649:
647:
645:
630:
566:, Staffordshire
540:, Staffordshire
511:, Staffordshire
469:, Staffordshire
452:
451:
396:Second World War
389:Second World War
381:Sedgley district
248:
236:
212:
196:
193:
186:
170:
125:
115:
105:
93:
72:
62:
52:
25:
24:
1859:
1858:
1854:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1849:
1848:
1809:
1808:
1807:
1802:
1793:
1777:
1701:Rural districts
1696:
1645:Urban districts
1640:
1579:
1570:
1494:
1484:
1454:
1449:
1440:
1424:
1338:Rural districts
1333:
1202:Urban districts
1197:
1106:
1097:
1066:
1056:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1004:
1001:
999:
997:
996:
986:
985:
976:H.M. Government
974:
970:
960:
958:
953:
952:
948:
938:
936:
931:
930:
926:
916:
914:
909:
908:
904:
894:
892:
887:
886:
882:
872:
870:
865:
864:
860:
850:
848:
843:
842:
838:
828:
826:
821:
820:
816:
806:
804:
799:
798:
794:
783:
779:
774:
770:
760:
758:
749:
748:
744:
739:
735:
724:
720:
710:
708:
703:
702:
698:
686:
679:
669:
667:
658:
657:
653:
643:
641:
632:
631:
627:
622:
509:Rowley Regis MB
450:
352:ancient borough
348:
342:
274:
272:
270:
268:
266:
264:
262:
258:
256:
252:
246:
234:
213:
202:
194:
181:
173:Council House,
165:
151:
147:
145:
123:
113:
103:
97:Ancient borough
91:
70:
60:
50:
31:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1857:
1847:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1804:
1803:
1798:
1795:
1794:
1792:
1791:
1785:
1783:
1782:Civil parishes
1779:
1778:
1776:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1704:
1702:
1698:
1697:
1695:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1648:
1646:
1642:
1641:
1639:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1587:
1585:
1581:
1580:
1573:
1571:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1502:
1500:
1496:
1495:
1483:
1482:
1475:
1468:
1460:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1432:
1430:
1429:Civil parishes
1426:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1341:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1173:Stoke-on-Trent
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1100:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1032:
1019:52.509; -2.087
994:
993:
984:
983:
968:
946:
924:
902:
880:
858:
836:
814:
792:
777:
768:
742:
733:
718:
696:
677:
651:
640:on 5 June 2009
624:
623:
621:
618:
581:
580:
576:
575:
570:
567:
560:
559:
557:
554:
550:
549:
544:
541:
534:
533:
528:
525:
521:
520:
515:
512:
505:
504:
499:
496:
492:
491:
486:
483:
479:
478:
473:
470:
463:
462:
459:
456:
449:
446:
350:Originally an
341:
338:
317:Worcestershire
297:county borough
295:, it became a
283:
282:
279:
278:
249:
243:
242:
237:
231:
230:
228:
224:
223:
220:
219:
216:
215:
205:
204:
187:
178:
177:
171:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
149:County borough
140:
136:
135:
132:
131:
126:
120:
119:
116:
110:
109:
106:
100:
99:
94:
88:
87:
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81:
80:
77:
76:
73:
67:
66:
63:
57:
56:
53:
47:
46:
44:
40:
39:
37:County Borough
33:
32:
29:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1856:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1814:
1801:
1796:
1790:
1787:
1786:
1784:
1780:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1738:King's Norton
1736:
1734:
1733:Kidderminster
1731:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1705:
1703:
1699:
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1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
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1655:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:Kidderminster
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1582:
1577:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1546:Kidderminster
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1481:
1476:
1474:
1469:
1467:
1462:
1461:
1458:
1448:
1443:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1427:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1229:Brierley Hill
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1200:
1194:
1193:Wolverhampton
1191:
1189:
1188:West Bromwich
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1104:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1053:
1048:
1046:
1041:
1039:
1034:
1033:
1030:
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