Editing Worcestershire (section)

===Summary of main changes===
These settlements were historically part of the county as noted above, that now fall under the counties of [[Warwickshire]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] or [[Gloucestershire]].

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! scope="row" | Warwickshire
| {{flatlist|
* [[Shipston-on-Stour]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" | West Midlands (County)
| {{flatlist|* Certain areas of [[Birmingham]] (such as [[Bournville]], [[Quinton, Birmingham|Quinton]] and [[Yardley, Birmingham|Yardley]])
* [[Dudley, West Midlands|Dudley]]
* [[Dudley Wood, West Midlands|Dudley Wood]]
* [[Halesowen]]
* [[Lye, West Midlands|Lye]]
* [[Netherton, West Midlands|Netherton]]
* [[Oldbury, West Midlands|Oldbury]]
* [[Quarry Bank#History|Quarry Bank]] (''partially in [[County Borough of Warley|Warley Borough]] from 1966-1974'')
* [[Rowley Regis]] (1966–74, ''constitutes Rowley, [[Blackheath, West Midlands|Blackheath]], [[Cradley Heath]], [[Tividale]] and [[Old Hill, West Midlands|Old Hill]]''<ref name="Research Sandwell: Rowley Regis Town Profile">[https://www.sandwelltrends.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/09/Rowley-Regis-Town-Profile-September-2022.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawIoXYBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYp9i-BmM4tb5zStMH-Q55nKbkoGedrWHpQpD9dY2WvQJ3uMfjXB7nLQCg_aem_iyF1MG2LvNe69QCZEO1r0g] – Retrieved 23 February 2025</ref>)
* [[Smethwick]] (1966–74)
* [[Stourbridge]]
* Parts of [[West Bromwich#20th century|West Bromwich]] (''within Warley Borough from 1966-1974'')}}
|-
! scope="row" | Gloucestershire
| {{flatlist|
* [[Tewkesbury#Expansion|Tewkesbury]] (''Mitton area only'')
}}
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| title            = Large Settlements
| caption          = (Cities appear in bold. Civil parishes used for population reference where applicable, otherwise the source with boundaries as accurate to the locality as possible has been chosen.)<br />[[File:Red pog.svg|12px]] As of the 2021 UK census, the five largest settlements in Worcestershire. &nbsp;– Red.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63003490-worcester |title = Worcester Built Up Area - Population 107,545 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63003268-redditch |title = Redditch Built Up Area - Population 85,277 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04012638-kidderminster |title = Kidderminster Civil Parish - Population 57,414 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref> <br /><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63003192-bromsgrove |title = Bromsgrove Built Up Area - Population 36,537 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04010325-malvern |title = Malvern Civil Parish - Population 30,472 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref> <br />[[File:Orange pog.svg|12px]] Settlements which were historically in (or partially in) Worcestershire at any point before 1974 boundary changes to the county,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol8/pp110-118?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwckJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaKr8-dIOMOS8zhin_-fng_Ow_tAftkC-jE_HP4rA2CmhdkLYGmsG18tQA_aem_gkgUlOqxZjN7XZNfJoAVgQ |title = The borough of Tewkesbury: Introduction |access-date = 1 March 2025 |website = British History Online }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/stourbridge.html |title = Stourbridge Registration District, Worcestershire (including Stourbridge, Halesowen, Quinton area of Birmingham) |access-date = 1 March 2025 |website = UKBMD }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/warley%20east.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwc9JleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaKr8-dIOMOS8zhin_-fng_Ow_tAftkC-jE_HP4rA2CmhdkLYGmsG18tQA_aem_gkgUlOqxZjN7XZNfJoAVgQ |title = Warley East, Worcestershire (including Oldbury, Smethwick, West Bromwich, areas of Birmingham Registration District) |access-date = 1 March 2025 |website = UKBMD }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/warley%20west.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwdE5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYNdA5PYH547qIC2X_sn8ncQBmGiRWwvuUgmp-flO-XOmIwXtxvR8ObGog_aem_9Khy54uZ7F6V5v33mFeWzw |title = Warley West, Worcestershire (including Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Dudley) |access-date = 1 March 2025 |website = UKBMD }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10206236?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwdl1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHatisGKJVZkUStTxPCVGxqHkMUGj7mfNNnOk9yh8wpLje2YObQG1g2WtZg_aem_AC9k257-70XMzxGTjYlP7Q |title = Warley County Borough through time: 1 acre of Brierly Hill Urban District granted to Warley Borough, 1st April 1966 |access-date = 1 March 2025 |website = Vision of Britain }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20378?fbclid=IwY2xjawIwcjxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYIXOj3rggmrz2KQE3wEMnFxOZ8BQe5dkOQCgbpugjwJxBY2xAGA4cQDbA_aem_DDy2aSmPoUVXVmK4vEXGuA |title = Netherton, Worcestershire |access-date = 1 March 2025 |website = Vision of Britain }}</ref> which as of the 2021 UK census had a population of 9000 or more. &nbsp;– Orange.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002904-birmingham |title = Birmingham Built Up Area - Population 1,091,741 excluding Chelmsley Wood, Castle Bromwich, Smith's Wood, Fordbridge, Kingshurst, Bickenhill and Marston Green (see next sources) |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04000150-chelmsley-wood |title = Chelmsley Wood Civil Parish - Population 13,734 |access-date = 25 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04000149-castle-bromwich |title = Castle Bromwich Civil Parish - Population 11,459 |access-date = 25 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04000156-smiths-wood |title = Smith's Wood Civil Parish - Population 10,637 |access-date = 25 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04000151-fordbridge |title = Fordbridge Civil Parish - Population 8,690 |access-date = 25 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04000154-kingshurst |title = Kingshurst Civil Parish - Population 8,350 |access-date = 25 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04000148-bickenhill-and-marston-green |title = Bickenhill and Marston Green Civil Parish - Population 7,438 |access-date = 25 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002828-west-bromwich |title = West Bromwich Built Up Area - Population 111,959 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002889-smethwick |title = Smethwick Built Up Area - Population 65,644 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002941-halesowen |title = Halesowen Built Up Area - Population 64,414 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002887-rowley-regis |title = Rowley Regis Built Up Area (excludes Cradley Heath, Old Hill, see next source) - Population 45,865 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e05001264-cradley-heath-and-old-hill |title = Cradley Heath and Old Hill (Rowley Regis) Electoral Ward - Population 14,965 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002862-dudley-dudley |title = Dudley Built Up Area - Population 57,932 excluding Netherton, Dudley Wood (see next sources) |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e02002017-netherton |title = Netherton Middle layer Super Output Area - Population 8,071 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e02002019-dudley-wood--saltwells |title = Netherton Middle layer Super Output Area 2 (Dudley Wood & Saltwells) - Total population 7,798. No individual population count for the Saltwells suburb of Netherton excluding Dudley Wood village available, but confirms that Netherton's population was between 8,071-15,869. |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002880-oldbury-sandwell |title = Oldbury Built Up Area - Population 54,766 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e63002944-stourbridge |title = Stourbridge Built Up Area - Population approximately 47,000 excluding Amblecote, Lye (see next sources) |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e02002036-lye--wynall |title = Lye & Wynall Middle layer Super Output Area - No individual population count for Lye available, but confirms that its population was somewhere below 6,670. |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e02002030-amblecote-west--stambermill |title = Amblecote West & Stambermill Middle layer Super Output Area - Population 6,814 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e02002024-quarry-bank |title = Quarry Bank Middle layer Super Output Area - Population 8,738 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e02002026-amblecote-east |title = Amblecote East - Despite its name is a combination of areas of Quarry Bank and Withymoor Village. No individual population count for the Quarry Bank part available, but confirms that its total population was between 8,738-15,521. |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://censusdata.uk/e04004426-tewkesbury |title = Tewkesbury Civil Parish - Population 10,662 |access-date = 23 February 2025 |website = Census Data UK }}</ref>
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