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Preferred Name:
SOLIHULL
Unit Type:
Local Government District
Status:
Rural District
Date created:
1894
Date abolished:
1932
Unit ID:
10144103
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 753.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WARWICKSHIRE Administrative County 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 753.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1932 was abolished to enlarge MERIDEN RD Balsall CP, Barston CP, & parts of the CPs of Knowle, Elmdon, & Solihull Area: 8143 acres. Population in 1931: 2505.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76114. The Warwickshire Review Order, 1932; The Coventry Extension Act, 1931
01 Apr 1932 was abolished to create SOLIHULL MB/UD/CB parts of the CPs of Elmdon, Knowle, Lapworth Nuthurst, Packwood, Solihull, & Tanworth Area: 19968 acres. Population in 1931: 25130.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76114. The Warwickshire Review Order, 1932
01 Apr 1932 was reduced to enlarge STRATFORD ON AVON RD parts of each of the CPs of Lapworth, Nuthurst, Solihull, & Tanworth Area: 8272 acres. Population in 1931: 1770.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76114. The Warwickshire Review Order, 1932
01 Apr 1932 was abolished to enlarge WARWICK RD Baddesley Clinton CP, Bushwood CP, & parts of Knowle, Lapworth, & Packwood CPs Area: 5223 acres. Population in 1931: 1171.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 76114. The Warwickshire Review Order, 1932; The Coventry Extension Act, 1931

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BADDESLEY CLINTON Ch/AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BALSALL CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BARSTON Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BUSHWOOD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 440.
ELMDON CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 444.
KNOWLE CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 447.
LAPWORTH AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 447.
NUTHURST CP/Ch/Hmlt Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
PACKWOOD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 450.
SOLIHULL CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 452.
TANWORTH IN ARDEN AP/Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1932 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 454.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Solihull RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10144103

Date accessed: 05th November 2024