| Dudley Borough of Dudley | |
|---|---|
| County Borough | |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 51,079 |
| • 1931 | 59,583 |
| • 1961 | 62,965 |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Ancient borough |
| • Created | 1865 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Metropolitan Borough of Dudley |
| Status | Municipal borough (1865-1889) County borough (1889-1974) |
| Government | Dudley Borough Council |
| • HQ | Council House, Dudley |
| • Motto | Sapiens qui prospicit (Latin) "He is wise that looks ahead"[1] |
 Arms of Dudley Borough Council | |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Wards[2] |
| • Units | Castle Netherton Oakham Priory South St. Andrew's St. Edmund's St. James's St. John's St. Thomas's Woodside |
The County Borough of Dudley was a local government district in the English Midlands from 1865 to 1974.[3] Originally a municipal borough, it became a county borough in 1889, centred on the main town centre of Dudley, along with the suburbs of Netherton and Woodside. Although surrounded by Staffordshire, the borough was associated with Worcestershire for non-administrative purposes, forming an exclave of the county until 1966, when it was transferred to Staffordshire after an expansion of the borough boundaries. Following local government reorganization in 1974, Dudley took in the boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge to form the present-day Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the newly formed West Midlands county.
- ^ "Civic Heraldry of England and Wales - Worcestershire". Civic Heraldry. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Dudley MB/CB through time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth et al. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dudley MB/CB. Retrieved 23 July 2012.