West Midlands (county)

The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. The county contains the cities of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry.

History

The county was created by the Local Government Act 1972 and came into being in 1974.

Related Topics:
Local Government Act 1972 - 1974

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The West Midlands took in areas from the historic counties of Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

Related Topics:
Historic counties - Warwickshire - Staffordshire - Worcestershire

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Birmingham and Coventry were traditionally in Warwickshire; Wolverhampton and most of the Black Country were in Staffordshire and some of the Black Country was in Worcestershire, many of these were administered as county boroughs.

Related Topics:
Warwickshire - Staffordshire - Worcestershire - County borough

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Main article: History of West Midlands.

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