Place:Worcestershire, England

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NameWorcestershire
Alt namesWORsource: Curious Fox: UK Counties and Shires [online] (2002).
Worcestersource: Family History Library Catalog
Worcestersource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1351
Worcssource: Wikipedia
Worchestersource: misspelling
Worchestershiresource: misspelling
TypeHistoric county, Administrative county, Modern county
Located inEngland
Contained Places
Ancient parish
Beckford ( 1931 - )
Borough (county)
Dudley ( 1865 - 1966 )
Smethwick ( 1966 - 1974 )
Worcester ( 1835 - 1974 )
Borough (municipal)
Bewdley ( 1835 - 1974 )
Droitwich ( 1835 - 1974 )
Evesham ( 1835 - )
Halesowen ( 1844 - 1974 )
Kidderminster ( 300 - 1974 )
Oldbury ( 1844 - 1974 )
Rowley Regis ( 1966 - 1974 )
Stourbridge ( - 1974 )
Stourport on Severn ( 1998 - )
Warley ( 1966 - 1974 )
Chapelry
Ashton under Hill ( 1931 - )
Badsey
Balsall Heath ( - 1891 )
Bartley Green ( - 1911 )
Cofton Hackett
Cow Honeybourne ( 1931 - )
Cradley ( 1844 - 1974 )
Edgbaston ( - 1891 )
Edvin Loach ( - 1893 )
Elmbridge
Grafton Manor
Great and Little Hampton ( 1998 - )
Holt
Kings Norton ( - 1911 )
Little Witley
Lower Mitton ( - 1928 )
Moseley ( - 1912 )
Offenham
Redditch ( 1894 - 1974 )
Rowley Regis ( 1966 - 1974 )
Rushock
Selly Oak ( - 1912 )
Stone
Westwood
Wickhamford
Civil parish
Abbots Morton
Aldington
Alstone ( - 1844 )
Ashton under Hill ( 1931 - )
Badsey
Balsall Heath ( - 1891 )
Beckford ( 1931 - )
Belbroughton
Bengeworth St. Peter
Bentley Pauncefoot
Beoley ( - 1974 )
Bewdley ( 1835 - 1974 )
Bickmarsh ( 1932 - )
Blockley ( - 1931 )
Bockleton
Bredon
Bredons Norton
Bretforton
Bromsgrove ( 1894 - 1974 )
Broome
Cakemore ( 1844 - 1974 )
Chaceley ( - 1931 )
Chaddesley Corbett
Church Honeybourne ( - 1958 )
Church Lench
Churchill (near Spetchley)
Churchill and Blakedown ( 1888 - )
Clent ( 1844 - )
Cofton Hackett
Conderton ( 1988 - )
Cow Honeybourne ( 1931 - )
Cradley ( 1844 - 1974 )
Crutch
Dodderhill in Liberties
Dodderhill
Doverdale
Droitwich St. Andrew
Droitwich St. Peter
Droitwich ( 1835 - 1974 )
Dudley Castle ( - 1929 )
Dudley ( 1865 - 1966 )
Edgbaston ( - 1891 )
Edvin Loach ( - 1893 )
Elmbridge
Evenlode
Evesham All Saints
Evesham ( 1835 - )
Feckenham
Grafton Manor
Great and Little Hampton ( 1998 - )
Hadsor
Hagley
Halesowen ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hampton Lovett
Hartlebury
Hasbury ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hill ( - 1974 )
Hinton on the Green ( 1931 - )
Holt
Honeybourne ( 1958 - 1974 )
Hunnington ( 1844 - )
Icomb ( - 1844 )
Illey ( - 1974 )
Ipsley ( 1998 - )
Kemerton ( 1931 - )
Kidderminster Borough
Kidderminster Foreign
Kidderminster ( 300 - 1974 )
Kings Norton ( - 1911 )
Kington
Lapal ( 1844 - 1974 )
Little Witley
Lower Mitton ( - 1928 )
Lutley ( - 1974 )
Lye ( - 1974 )
Marlborough in the Vines
Mathon ( - 1897 )
North Redditch ( 1894 - 1933 )
North and Middle Littleton
Northfield ( - 1911 )
Norton and Lenchwick
Offenham
Oldberrow ( - 1896 )
Oldbury ( 1844 - 1974 )
Oldswinford ( - 1974 )
Overbury ( 1935 - )
Pebworth ( 1931 - )
Pedmore ( - 1974 )
Pendock ( 1998 - )
Pendock ( 1998 - )
Quinton ( - 1909 )
Redditch ( 1894 - 1974 )
Redmarley d'Abitot ( - 1931 )
Ribbesford
Ripple
Romsley ( 1844 - )
Rowley Regis ( 1966 - 1974 )
Rushock
Rushwick
Salwarpe
Sedgeberrow
Shelsley Kings ( 1998 - )
Shelsley Walsh ( 1998 - )
Smethwick ( 1966 - 1974 )
South Littleton
Staunton ( - 1931 )
Stone
Stourbridge ( - 1974 )
Tardebigge
Teddington ( - 1931 )
Tutnall and Cobley
Upper Swinford ( - 1974 )
Upton Warren
Warley Salop ( 1844 - 1884 )
Warley Wigorn ( 1844 - 1884 )
Warley ( 1966 - 1974 )
Webheath
Westwood
Wickhamford
Wollaston
Wollescote ( - 1974 )
Worcester St. Martin County ( 1894 - 1952 )
Worcester St. Peter the Great ( 1998 - )
Yardley ( - 1912 )
Constituency
Edgbaston ( - 1891 )
Hall Green ( - 1912 )
Northfield ( - 1911 )
Selly Oak ( - 1912 )
Yardley ( - 1912 )
District municipality
Bromsgrove District ( 1998 - )
Malvern Hills District ( 1998 - )
Redditch District ( 1998 - )
Worcester District ( 1998 - )
Wychavon District ( 1998 - )
Wyre Forest District ( 1998 - )
Extra parochial area
Crutch
Dudley Castle ( - 1929 )
Grafton Manor
Marlborough in the Vines
Westwood
Hamlet
Aldington
Bartley Green ( - 1911 )
Brandwood ( - 1912 )
Bredons Norton
Conderton ( 1988 - )
Doddenham
Hawne ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hill Hampton
Lutley ( - 1974 )
Queenhill
Shelsley Kings ( 1998 - )
Shelsley Walsh ( 1998 - )
Hundred
Blackenhurst Hundred
Doddingtree Hundred
Halfshire Hundred
Oswaldslow Hundred
Pershore Hundred
Inhabited place
Ab Lench
Abberley
Abberton
Alvechurch
Areley Kings
Aston Bank
Aston Somerville ( 1931 - )
Astwood Bank
Axborough
Barnt Green
Bewdley ( 1835 - 1974 )
Bordesley
Bredon
Broadway
Catshill
Eckington
Elmley Castle ( 1998 - )
Fernhill Heath
Great Malvern ( 1894 - 1898 )
Great Witley
Hall Green ( - 1912 )
Headless Cross
Hopwood
Kempsey
Kings Heath ( - 1911 )
Lindridge
Little Kyre ( - 1894 )
Malvern Wells
Malvern ( - 1974 )
Mamble
Overbury ( 1935 - )
Pebworth ( 1931 - )
Pendock ( 1998 - )
Pendock ( 1998 - )
Pershore ( 500 - )
Pinvin
Pirton
Ribbesford
Rock
Sedgeberrow
Shipston on Stour ( - 1931 )
Stoke Bliss ( 1998 - )
Stoke Heath
Stourport on Severn ( 1998 - )
Strensham
Teddington ( - 1931 )
Tenbury Wells
Upper Arley
Upton upon Severn ( 1998 - )
Wadborough
Whittington
Worcester ( 1835 - 1974 )
Wythall
Parish
Ab Lench
Abberton
Acton Beauchamp ( 1998 - )
Alderminster ( - 1931 )
Alfrick
Alvechurch
Areley Kings
Astley
Bayton
Berrow
Besford
Birlingham
Birtsmorton
Bishampton
Bransford
Bredicot
Bricklehampton
Broadwas
Broadway
Broughton Hackett ( 1998 - )
Bushley
Castlemorton ( 1998 - )
Childs-Wickham ( 1931 - present )
Claines
Cleeve Priors ( 1998 - )
Clifton upon Teme ( 1998 - )
Cotheridge
Croome d'Abitot
Cropthorne
Crowle
Cutsdean
Daylesford
Defford
Doddenham
Dodford with Grafton ( 1933 - )
Dormston
Earls Croome
Eastham
Eckington
Eldersfield
Elmley Castle ( 1998 - )
Elmley Lovett
Fladbury
Flyford Flavel ( 1998 - )
Frankley
Grafton Flyford ( 1998 - )
Great Comberton
Great Kyre
Great Witley
Grimley
Guarlford
Hallow
Hanbury
Hanley Castle ( 1998 - )
Hanley Child ( 1998 - )
Hanley William ( 1998 - )
Harvington
Hawne ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hill Croome
Hill Hampton
Hill and Cakemore ( 1919 - 1974 )
Hill and Moor
Himbleton
Hindlip
Holdfast
Huddington
Inkberrow
Kempsey
Kenswick
Knighton-on-Teme
Knightwick
Leigh
Lindridge
Little Comberton
Little Malvern
Longdon
Lulsley
Madresfield
Mamble
Martin Hussingtree ( 1998 - )
Martley
Naunton Beauchamp ( 1998 - )
Netherton (near Elmley Castle) ( 1998 - )
Newland
North Piddle
Norton by Kempsey ( 1998 - )
Oddingley
Ombersley
Orleton
Pensax
Peopleton
Pinvin
Pirton
Powick
Queenhill
Rochford
Rock
Sapey Pritchard ( 1998 - )
Severn Stoke ( 1998 - )
Shelsley Beauchamp ( 1998 - )
Shipston on Stour ( - 1931 )
Shrawley
Spetchley
Stanford upon Teme ( 1998 - )
Stock and Bradley
Stockton on Teme ( 1998 - )
Stoke Bliss ( 1998 - )
Stoke Bliss ( 1998 - )
Stoke Prior ( 1998 - )
Stoulton
Strensham
Suckley
Tenbury
Throckmorton
Tibberton
Tidmington
Tredington ( - 1931 )
Upper Mitton
Upton Snodbury ( 1998 - )
Upton upon Severn ( 1998 - )
Warndon
Welland
Whistones
White Ladies Aston
Whittington
Wichenford
Wick (near Pershore)
Wolverley
Wyre Piddle ( 1998 - )
Wythall
Parish (ancient)
Abbots Morton
Badsey
Bedwardine-St. Michael
Belbroughton
Bengeworth St. Peter
Beoley ( - 1974 )
Bockleton
Bretforton
Bromsgrove ( 1894 - 1974 )
Broome
Chaddesley Corbett
Church Honeybourne ( - 1958 )
Church Lench
Churchill (near Spetchley)
Clent ( 1844 - )
Dodderhill
Doverdale
Droitwich St. Andrew
Droitwich St. Mary de Witton
Droitwich St. Nicholas
Droitwich St. Peter
Dudley St. James
Dudley ( 1865 - 1966 )
Edvin Loach ( - 1893 )
Evenlode
Evesham All Saints
Evesham St. Lawrence
Feckenham
Great and Little Hampton ( 1998 - )
Hadsor
Hagley
Halesowen ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hampton Lovett
Hartlebury
Hinton on the Green ( 1931 - )
Holt
Icomb ( - 1844 )
Ipsley ( 1998 - )
Kemerton ( 1931 - )
Kidderminster ( 300 - 1974 )
Kington
North and Middle Littleton
Northfield ( - 1911 )
Norton and Lenchwick
Offenham
Oldberrow ( - 1896 )
Oldswinford ( - 1974 )
Pedmore ( - 1974 )
Pershore Holy Cross
Pershore St. Andrew
Ripple
Rushock
Salwarpe
South Littleton
Stone
Tardebigge
Upton Warren
Wickhamford
Worcester All Saints
Worcester St. Alban
Worcester St. Clement
Worcester St. Martin
Worcester St. Peter the Great ( 1998 - )
Yardley ( - 1912 )
Parochial area
Dodderhill in Liberties
Regional district
Malvern Registration District (1) ( 1952 - 1974 )
Registration district
Bromsgrove Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1844 )
Bromsgrove Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Droitwich Registration District (1) ( 1937 - 1974 )
Droitwich Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Dudley Registration District ( 1912 - 1966 )
Evesham (post-1998) Registration District ( 1998 - 2006 )
Evesham Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1974 )
Evesham Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Kidderminster Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1974 )
Kidderminster Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Kings Norton Registration District ( 1837 - 1912 )
Malvern Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Malvern Registration District ( 1952 - 1974 )
Martley Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1913 )
Martley Registration District (2) ( 1934 - 1974 )
Newent Registration District ( 1837 - 1895 )
Oldbury Registration District ( 1934 - 1966 )
Pershore Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1974 )
Pershore Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Pershore Registration District ( 1837 - 1974 )
Redditch Registration District ( 1998 - 2006 )
Stourbridge Registration District ( 1837 - 1974 )
Tenbury Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1974 )
Tenbury Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Tenbury Registration District ( 1837 - 1974 )
Tewkesbury Registration District
Upton on Severn Registration District ( 1837 - 1952 )
Warley East Registration District ( 1966 - 1968 )
Warley Registration District ( 1969 - 1974 )
Warley West Registration District ( 1966 - 1968 )
Winchcomb Registration District ( 1931 - 1935 )
Worcester Registration District (1) ( 1837 - 1974 )
Worcester Registration District (2) ( 1998 - 2006 )
Worcester Registration District ( 1837 - 1974 )
Worcestershire Registration District ( 2006 - )
Rural district
Bromsgrove Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Droitwich Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Evesham Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Feckenham Rural ( 1894 - 1933 )
Halesowen Rural ( 1894 - 1925 )
Kidderminster Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Kings Norton Rural ( 1894 - 1898 )
Martley Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Mathon Rural ( 1894 - 1897 )
Pershore Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Rock Rural ( 1894 - 1933 )
Shipston on Stour Rural ( 1894 - 1931 )
Stourbridge Rural ( 1894 - 1897 )
Stow on the Wold Rural ( 1894 - 1931 )
Tenbury Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Tewkesbury Rural ( 1894 - 1933 )
Upton upon Severn Rural ( 1894 - 1974 )
Winchcombe Rural ( 1894 - 1933 )
Yardley Rural ( 1894 - 1912 )
Suburb
Balsall Heath ( - 1891 )
Bartley Green ( - 1911 )
Bengeworth St. Peter
Billesley (Birmingham) ( - 1912 )
Brandwood ( - 1912 )
Catshill
Great and Little Hampton ( 1998 - )
Ipsley ( 1998 - )
Kings Heath ( - 1911 )
Moseley ( - 1912 )
North Bromsgrove ( 1894 - 1933 )
Pedmore ( - 1974 )
Warndon
Worcester St. Peter the Great ( 1998 - )
Township
Bentley Pauncefoot
Bockleton
Cakemore ( 1844 - 1974 )
Halesowen ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hartlebury
Hasbury ( 1844 - 1974 )
Hill ( - 1974 )
Hunnington ( 1844 - )
Illey ( - 1974 )
Kidderminster Borough
Kidderminster Foreign
Lapal ( 1844 - 1974 )
Lye ( - 1974 )
Oldbury ( 1844 - 1974 )
Oldswinford ( - 1974 )
Quinton ( - 1909 )
Romsley ( 1844 - )
Stourbridge ( - 1974 )
Tutnall and Cobley
Upper Swinford ( - 1974 )
Warley Salop ( 1844 - 1884 )
Warley Wigorn ( 1844 - 1884 )
Webheath
Wollaston
Wollescote ( - 1974 )
Unknown
Acock's Green
Barbourne
Blackheath
Bloomfield
Broadwaters
Cookley
Cowleigh
Crabs Cross
Drakes Broughton
Fairfield
Finstall
Franche
Hollybush
Kings Pyon
Langley
Lickey
Marston
Netherton (near Dudley)
Newbold
North Malvern
Pensham
Rednall
Round's Green
Shell
South Middleton
Stamber Mill
Tollandine
Trimpley
West Malvern
Woodside
Wribbenhall
Wychavon
Wychbold
Yardley Wood
Urban district
Bromsgrove ( 1894 - 1974 )
Great Malvern ( 1894 - 1898 )
Halesowen ( 1844 - 1974 )
Kings Norton and Northfield ( 1898 - 1912 )
Kings Norton ( - 1911 )
Lye and Wollescote ( 1897 - 1933 )
Malvern Link ( 1894 - 1898 )
Malvern ( - 1974 )
North Bromsgrove ( 1894 - 1933 )
Redditch ( 1894 - 1974 )
Stourbridge ( - 1974 )
Ward
Balsall Heath ( - 1891 )
Bartley Green ( - 1911 )
Billesley (Birmingham) ( - 1912 )
Brandwood ( - 1912 )
Edgbaston ( - 1891 )
Moseley ( - 1912 )
Quinton ( - 1909 )
Sparkhill ( - 1912 )
Tyseley and Hay Mills ( - 1912 )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Worcestershire (; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see History of Worcestershire). Over the centuries the county borders have been modified, but it was not until 1844 that substantial changes were made. This culminated with the abolition of Worcestershire in 1974 with its northern area becoming part of the West Midlands and the rest part of the county of Hereford and Worcester. However, in 1998 the county of Hereford and Worcester was abolished and Worcestershire was reconstituted without the northern area, which was ceded to the West Midlands.

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History

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The geographical area now known as Worcestershire was first populated at least 700,000 years ago. The area became predominantly agricultural in the Bronze Age, leading to population growth and more evidence of settlement. By the Iron Age, hill forts dominated the landscape. Settlement of these swiftly ended with the Roman occupation of Britain.

The Roman period saw establishment of the villa system in the Cotswalds and Vale of Evesham. Droitwich (Salinae) was probably the most important settlement in the county in this period, due to its product of salt. There is also evidence for Roman settlement and industrial activity around Worcester and King's Norton.

Anglo-Saxon Worcestershire

The area which became Worcestershire formed the heartland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the Hwicce. It was absorbed by the Kingdom of Mercia during the 7th century and became part of the unified Kingdom of England in 927. Worcestershire was established as an administrative and defensive unit in the early tenth century. Its purpose was to take into account and defend the estates within the northern area of the historic See of Worcester, held by the Episcopus Hwicciorum and Worcester Priory, along with the Abbots of Pershore, Westminster and Evesham. The shires and its sub-divisions known as hundreds, formed a framework for administering the resources of each burhs' outlying estates. It was a separate ealdormanship briefly in the 10th century before forming part of the Earldom of Mercia in the 11th century. The last known Anglo-Saxon Sheriff of Worcestershire was Cyneweard of Laughern.

Norman Conquest

During the Middle Ages, much of the county's economy was based on the wool trade. Many areas of its dense forests, such as Feckenham Forest, Horewell Forest and Malvern Chase, were royal hunting grounds subject to forest law.

After the Norman conquest of England; the Domesday Book noted in 1086 that in seven of the twelve hundreds covering Worcestershire, the Crown had no authority. The Crown's authority was replaced by the Bishop of Worcester and the Abbots at Pershore, Westminster and Evesham.

William the Conqueror gave to his allies and friends manors and parishes captured from the Anglo-Saxons. Despite the Norman Conquest, the rest of the county was still held by the Abbeys of Pershore and Evesham, the Bishop of Worcester and Priory.

The first Norman Sheriff Urse d'Abetot, built the castle of Worcester and seized much church land, some of which became part of the Crown's hundreds in Worcestershire. and was in dispute with the Bishop of Worcester over the rights of the sheriff.

Bishop Wulfstan was the last Anglo-Saxon bishop in England, and remained in post until his death in 1095. Under his tenure Worcester Cathedral began major reconstruction, and he opposed political interventions against William and the Normans. He was later made a saint.

High Medieval

During Henry III's disputes and wars with his Barons, in 1263 Worcester's Jewish residents were attacked by a baronial force led by Robert Earl Ferrers and Henry de Montfort. Most were killed. The massacre in Worcester was part of a wider campaign by the De Montforts and their allies in the run-up to the Second Barons' War, aimed at undermining Henry III. Worcestershire was the site of the Battle of Evesham in which Simon de Montfort was killed on 4 August 1265. A few years later, in 1275, the Jews that were still living in Worcester were forced to move to Hereford, as they were expelled from all towns under the jurisdiction of the queen mother.

Civil War

In 1642, the Battle of Powick Bridge was the first major skirmish of the English Civil War. The county suffered from being on the Royalist front line, as it was subject to heavy taxation and the pressing of men into the Royalist army, which also reduced its productive capacity. The northern part of the county, which was already a centre of iron production, was important for military supplies. Parliamentarian raids and Royalist requisitioning both placed a great strain on the county.

There were tensions from the participation of prominent Catholic recusants in the military and civilian organisation of the county. Combined with the opposition to requisitioning from both sides, bands of Clubmen formed to keep the war away from their localities.

The Battle of Worcester in 1651 effectively ended the third civil war. There was little enthusiasm or local participation in the mostly Scottish Royalist army, whose defeat was widely welcomed. Nevertheless, Parliamentarian forces ransacked the city of Worcester, causing heavy damage, looting and destruction of property. Around 10,000 mostly Scottish prisoners were sent into forced labour in the New World or fen drainage schemes. The small bands of Scots that fled into Worcestershire's countryside were attacked by local forces and killed.

Nineteenth century

In the 19th century, Worcester was a centre for the manufacture of gloves; the town of Kidderminster became a centre for carpet manufacture, and Redditch specialised in the manufacture of needles, springs and hooks. Droitwich Spa, situated on large deposits of salt, was a centre of salt production from Roman times, with one of the principal Roman roads running through the town. These old industries have since declined, to be replaced by other, more varied light industry. The county is also home to the world's oldest continually published newspaper, the Berrow's Journal, established in 1690. Malvern was one of the centres of the 19th-century rise in English spa towns due to Malvern water being believed to be very pure, containing "nothing at all".

  • Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales - Revised: Worcestershire illustrates the parish boundaries of Worcestershire when rural districts were still in existence and before the West Midlands came into being. The map publication year is 1931. The map blows up to show all the parishes and many of the small villages and hamlets. Maps in this series are now downloadable for personal use.
  • British History Online has a large collection of local maps from the Ordnance Survey 1883-1893. These blow up to a size that permits viewing of individual hamlets, farms, collieries, but there is no overlapping of one map to the next, and no overall map to tie the individual ones together.
  • British History Online also has three volumes of the Victoria County History of Worcestershire online. Volume 3 (published in 1913) deals with the Halfshire Hundred; Volume 4 (published in 1924) deals with the City of Worcester, as well as parishes in the hundreds of Pershore and Doddingtree. Volume 2 covers religious houses in the county. The remainder of the county is not represented in the British History Online series.
  • GENUKI makes a great many suggestions as to other websites with worthwhile information about Worcestershire as well as leading to a collection of 19th century descriptions of each of the ecclesiastical parishes.
  • The FamilySearch Wiki provides a similar information service to GENUKI which may be more up-to-date. An index of parishes leads to notes and references for each parish. The auxiliary website English Jurisdictions can also be helpful.
  • Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3PD (Telephone: 01905 822866, e-mail: archive@worcestershire.gov.uk) The Archives Collections Catalog Summary outlines the contents of the Archives Collection and also notes on what has been transferred to the national online service Access to Archives
  • The Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry has a branch in Bromsgrove which deals in Worcestershire family history. There are also branches at Stourbridge and Worcester.
  • The Midlands Historical Data project produces searchable facsimile copies of old local history books and directories of interest to genealogists. It specialises in the three counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire, working closely with libraries, archives and family history societies in the area. Digital images are made freely available to participating organisations to improve public access. Free search index on its web-site to all its books. In many cases payment will be required to see the extract.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time has
  1. organization charts of the hierarchies of parishes within hundreds, registration districts and rural and urban districts of the 20th century
  2. excerpts from a gazetteer of circa 1870 outlining individual towns and parishes
  3. reviews of population through the time period 1800-1960
  • Brett Langston's list of Worcestershire Registration Districts and parishes within each registration district from 1837 to the present can indicate where to find details of civil registration entries since the process began in England.
  • More local sources can often be found by referring to "What Links Here" in the column on the left.
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