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County Borough of Warley, the Glossary

Warley was a short-lived county borough and civil parish in the geographical county of Worcestershire, England, forming part of the West Midlands conurbation.^[1]

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County boroughs of England
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Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen).

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Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.

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Bearwood, West Midlands

Bearwood is the southern part of Smethwick, in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Black Country

The Black Country is an area of England's West Midlands. County Borough of Warley and Black Country are history of the West Midlands (county).

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Brandhall

Brandhall is a suburb of Oldbury in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, bordering Birmingham and Halesowen.

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Caduceus

The caduceus (☤;; cādūceus, from κηρύκειον kērū́keion "herald's wand, or staff") is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology.

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Ceremonial counties of England

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.

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Chance Brothers

Chance Brothers and Company was a glassworks originally based in Spon Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands (formerly in Staffordshire), in England.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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College of Arms

The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is a royal corporation consisting of professional officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s.

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Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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Dudley

Dudley is a large market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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February 1974 United Kingdom general election

The February 1974 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 28 February 1974.

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Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Halesowen and Rowley Regis was a House of Commons constituency in the West Midlands represented in the UK Parliament from 1997 until 2024.

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Hansard

Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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James Watt

James Watt (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

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John Horner (British politician)

Frederick John Horner (5 November 1911 – 11 February 1997) was a British firefighter, trade unionist and politician, best known for creating the modern Fire Brigades Union.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Local Government Act 1958

The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside London.

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Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

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Local Government Commission for England (1958–1967)

The Local Government Commission for England was established by the Local Government Act 1958 to review the organisation of local government, and make "such proposals as are hereinafter authorised for effecting changes appearing to the Commissions desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government".

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Manorialism

Manorialism, also known as seigneurialism, the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages.

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Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton (3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Metropolitan Borough of Dudley

The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England.

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Metropolitan county

Metropolitan counties are a subdivision of England which were originally used for local government.

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Motto

A motto (derived from the Latin, 'mutter', by way of Italian, 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation.

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Old Hill

Old Hill is a village in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, situated around north of Halesowen and south of Dudley.

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Oldbury and Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)

Oldbury and Halesowen was a parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

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Oldbury, West Midlands

Oldbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Peter Griffiths

Peter Harry Steve Griffiths (24 May 1928 – 20 November 2013) was a British Conservative politician best known for gaining the Smethwick seat by defeating the Shadow Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker in the 1964 general election, against the national trend, by using anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric.

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Rowley Regis

Rowley Regis is a town and former municipal borough in Sandwell in the county of the West Midlands, England. County Borough of Warley and Rowley Regis are Sandwell.

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Sandwell

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England.

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Sandwell Community History and Archives Service

Sandwell Community History and Archives Service (CHAS) is the archive service for the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England. County Borough of Warley and Sandwell Community History and Archives Service are Sandwell.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (historically SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name. and abbreviated Shrops) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales.

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Smethwick

Smethwick is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

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Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency)

Smethwick is a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in Staffordshire.

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Smethwick Council House

Smethwick Council House is a municipal building in Smethwick, West Midlands, England.

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Staffordshire

Staffordshire (postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.

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Supporter

In heraldry, supporters, sometimes referred to as attendants, are figures or objects usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up.

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Tipton

Tipton is an industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands County in England. County Borough of Warley and Tipton are Sandwell.

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Tividale

Tividale is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands.

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Tony O'Connor (teacher)

Tony O'Connor (born 1921 or 1922) was a Jamaican teacher.

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Ward (electoral subdivision)

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.

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Warley (UK Parliament constituency)

Warley was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Warley East (UK Parliament constituency)

Warley East was a parliamentary constituency in the borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England.

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Warley West (UK Parliament constituency)

Warley West was a parliamentary constituency in the borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England.

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Warley, West Midlands

The Edwardian drinking fountain in Warley Woods Park, in 2013 Warley is a residential area of Oldbury in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom.

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Wednesbury

Wednesbury is a market town in Sandwell in the West Midlands County, England - historically in Staffordshire. County Borough of Warley and Wednesbury are Sandwell.

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West Bromwich

West Bromwich, commonly known as West Brom, is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. County Borough of Warley and West Bromwich are Sandwell.

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West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, commonly known as West Brom, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England.

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West Bromwich West (UK Parliament constituency)

West Bromwich West was a constituency in the West Midlands in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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West Midlands (county)

West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England.

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West Midlands conurbation

The West Midlands conurbation is the large conurbation in the West Midlands region of England.

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West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive

The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) was the public body responsible for public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan county in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2016. County Borough of Warley and West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive are history of the West Midlands (county) and local government in the West Midlands (county).

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