Worcestershire
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Halfshire Hundred Lower Division - Dudley Parish
Dudley is locally situate in Offlow Hundred Staffordshire. Additional coal-mines and iron-stone mines have been opened, and
a correspondent number of iron-works erected since the year 1811 which accounts for the increase of Population, although other trades are in a depressed state at Dudley.
Oswaldslow Hundred Lower Division - Claines Parish and Whistons Tything.
The Entire Parish of Claines contains 3,853 inhabitants. A Branch of the Birmingham and Worcester Canal has greaatly increased the Population of this Parish. A new gaol at Whistons has a similar tendency.
Oswaldslow Hundred Lower Division - Wolverley Parish
Wolverley Parish extends into Upper Halfshire Hundred, and forms a detached portion of Lower Oswaldslow Hundred near Bewdley. The iron and tin manufactures have increased there.
Pershore Hundred Lower Division - Hanley Castle Parish
The resort of invalids and others to Malvern Wells, has greatly increased the Population of the Parish of Hanley Castle, in
which these Wells are situate.
[Last updated:- 2nd April 2001 - Peter Abbott]