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==Boundary Changes Affecting Records== | ==Boundary Changes Affecting Records== | ||
Worcestershire was abolished as part of local government reforms in 1974, with its northern area becoming part of the West Midlands and the rest part of the county of Hereford and Worcester. In 1998 the county of Hereford and Worcester was abolished and Worcestershire was reconstituted, again without the West Midlands area. | *Worcestershire was abolished as part of local government reforms in 1974, with its northern area becoming part of the West Midlands and the rest part of the county of Hereford and Worcester. | ||
*Worcester areas then in the West Midlands were Warley CB, Stourbridge MB and Halesowen MB.<ref>"West Midlands (county)", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Midlands_(county), accessed 25 February 2023.</ref> | |||
*In 1998 the county of Hereford and Worcester was abolished and Worcestershire was reconstituted, again without the West Midlands area.<ref>"Worcestershire", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire, accessed 25 February, 2023.</ref> | |||
== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
'''Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service'''<br>The Hive<br>Sawmill Walk<br>The Butts<br>Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 3PD UK<br>Telephone: 01905 822866<br> | '''Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service'''<br>The Hive<br>Sawmill Walk<br>The Butts<br>Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 3PD UK<br>Telephone: 01905 822866<br> | ||