Difference between revisions of "Halfshire"
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| − | '''Halfshire''' is a hundred in the north of [[Worcestershire]] adjacent to [[Staffordshire]] and [[Warwickshire]]. The north of the hundred forms a large part of the [[Birmingham]] and west [[Midlands]] conurbation. Stretching from [[Stourbridge]] in the west to Yardley in the east, it includes the detached part of Worcestershire containing [[Dudley]]. | + | [[File:Halfshire Hundred - Worcestershire.svg|thumb|250px|Halfshire Hundred in Worcestershire]] |
| + | '''Halfshire''' is a hundred in the north of [[Worcestershire]] adjacent to [[Staffordshire]] and [[Warwickshire]]. The north of the hundred forms a large part of the [[Birmingham]] and west [[Midlands]] conurbation. Stretching from [[Stourbridge]] in the west to Yardley in the east, it includes the detached part of Worcestershire containing [[Dudley]]. It is the most populous of the hundreds, with a population in 2011 of 762,570, rising to 811,908 if detached parts are disregarded. | ||
It comprises the ancient parishes of: | It comprises the ancient parishes of: | ||
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*[[Chaddesley Corbett]] | *[[Chaddesley Corbett]] | ||
*[[Church Lench]] (part)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Church Lench]] (part)<sup>*</sup> | ||
| − | *[[Churchill]] | + | *[[Churchill in Halfshire|Churchill]] |
*[[Coston]] or Corstone Hackett | *[[Coston]] or Corstone Hackett | ||
| + | *Crutch (ex. par.) | ||
*[[Dodderhill]] | *[[Dodderhill]] | ||
*[[Doverdale]] | *[[Doverdale]] | ||
| + | *[[Droitwich]] St Andrew, St Nicholas & St Peter | ||
*[[Dudley]] | *[[Dudley]] | ||
*[[Elmley Lovett]] | *[[Elmley Lovett]] | ||
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*[[Kidderminster]] | *[[Kidderminster]] | ||
*[[King's Norton]] | *[[King's Norton]] | ||
| − | *[[Kington]] | + | *[[Kington, Worcestershire|Kington]] |
*[[Northfield]] | *[[Northfield]] | ||
*[[Old Swinford]] (part)<sup>‡</sup> | *[[Old Swinford]] (part)<sup>‡</sup> | ||
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*[[Rushock]] | *[[Rushock]] | ||
*[[Salwarpe]] | *[[Salwarpe]] | ||
| − | *[[Stone]] | + | *[[Stone, Worcestershire|Stone]] |
*[[Tardebigge]] (part)<sup>§</sup> | *[[Tardebigge]] (part)<sup>§</sup> | ||
*[[Upton Warren]] | *[[Upton Warren]] | ||
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<sup>†</sup>: Remainder in detached part of Shropshire.<br /> | <sup>†</sup>: Remainder in detached part of Shropshire.<br /> | ||
<sup>‡</sup>: Extends into Staffordshire.<br /> | <sup>‡</sup>: Extends into Staffordshire.<br /> | ||
| − | <sup>§</sup>: | + | <sup>§</sup>: Tutnall and Cobley hamlet in Warwickshire. |
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| + | Additionally, the parishes of [[Broome]] and [[Clent]] form a detached part of Staffordshire, and the hamlet of Tutnall and Cobley forms a detached part of Warwickshire, locally situated in Halfshire. | ||
{{Worcestershire hundreds}} | {{Worcestershire hundreds}} | ||
[[Category:Pseudo-shires]] | [[Category:Pseudo-shires]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:28, 12 October 2020
Halfshire is a hundred in the north of Worcestershire adjacent to Staffordshire and Warwickshire. The north of the hundred forms a large part of the Birmingham and west Midlands conurbation. Stretching from Stourbridge in the west to Yardley in the east, it includes the detached part of Worcestershire containing Dudley. It is the most populous of the hundreds, with a population in 2011 of 762,570, rising to 811,908 if detached parts are disregarded.
It comprises the ancient parishes of:
- Belbroughton
- Bromsgrove
- Chaddesley Corbett
- Church Lench (part)*
- Churchill
- Coston or Corstone Hackett
- Crutch (ex. par.)
- Dodderhill
- Doverdale
- Droitwich St Andrew, St Nicholas & St Peter
- Dudley
- Elmley Lovett
- Feckenham
- Frankley
- Grafton Manor (ex. par.)
- Hadsor
- Hagley
- Halesowen (Cradley, Luttley, Warley Wigorn)†
- Hampton Lovett
- Hartlebury
- Kidderminster
- King's Norton
- Kington
- Northfield
- Old Swinford (part)‡
- Pedmore
- Rushock
- Salwarpe
- Stone
- Tardebigge (part)§
- Upton Warren
- Westwood Park (ex. par.)
- Yardley
*: Atch Lench and Sheriff's Lench in Blackenhurst hundred.
†: Remainder in detached part of Shropshire.
‡: Extends into Staffordshire.
§: Tutnall and Cobley hamlet in Warwickshire.
Additionally, the parishes of Broome and Clent form a detached part of Staffordshire, and the hamlet of Tutnall and Cobley forms a detached part of Warwickshire, locally situated in Halfshire.
| Hundreds of Worcestershire |
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Blackenhurst (including Evesham) • Doddingtree • Halfshire (including Droitwich) • Oswaldslow (including Worcester) • Pershore |
