1993 No. 474

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force for the purposes

referred to in article 1(2)

for all other purposes

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 19721and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect, with modifications, to proposals submitted to him under sections 47, 48(1) and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993.

2

This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 19762.

3

For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

Interpretation2

In this Order–

  • “district” includes a metropolitan borough and a city;

  • “electoral division” means an electoral division of the county of Warwickshire;

  • “the map” means one of the 14 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish;

  • “ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred;

  • “Warwickshire” means the county of Warwickshire, and any reference to Nuneaton and Bedworth, to Rugby, to Warwick or to North Warwickshire is a reference to the Warwickshire district of that name; and “West Midlands” means the metropolitan county of West Midlands, and any reference to Coventry or to Solihull is a reference to the West Midlands district of that name.

Transfers between Warwickshire (Rugby) and West Midlands (Coventry)3

1

Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on map 1 shall be transferred from Warwickshire, from Rugby and from the parish named in column 2 to Coventry, to the ward named in column 3, and to the Coventry District petty sessional division and the Coventry coroner’s district, becoming unparished.

Table

(1)

(2)

(3)

Area marked

Transferred from Warwicks., from Rugby, and from the parish of–

To West Midlands, to Coventry, and to the following ward–

B

Ansty

Henley

F

Binley Woods

Binley and Willenhall

H, K & M

Brandon and Bretford

Binley and Willenhall

A

Combe Fields

Henley

E

Combe Fields

Wyken

2

Each unparished area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on map 1 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Coventry, and from the ward named in column 3 to–

a

Warwickshire;

b

Rugby;

c

the parish, ward and electoral division named in column 4; and to

d

the Rugby petty sessional division and the Warwickshire coroner’s district.

Table

(1)

(2)

(3)

Area marked

Transferred from West Midlands, from Coventry, and from the ward of–

To Warwicks., to Rugby, and to–

G

Binley and Willenhall

Parish of Binley Woods

Earl Craven ward

Earl Craven electoral division

J & L

Binley and Willenhall

Parish of Brandon and

Bretford

Earl Craven ward

Earl Craven electoral division

C

Henley

Parish of Ansty

Fosse ward

Fosse electoral division

D

Wyken

Parish of Combe Fields

Fosse ward

Fosse electoral division

Transfers between Warwickshire (other districts) and West Midlands (Coventry)4

1

Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from the district and the parish (or, if unparished, from the ward) named in column 3 to West Midlands, to Coventry, to the ward (and the parish, if any) named in column 4, and to the Coventry petty sessional division and the Coventry coroner’s district.

Table

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Area marked

On map

Transferred from Warwicks., and from–

To Coventry, and to–

C

14

Nuneaton and Bedworth Exhall ward

Parish of Keresley

Holbrook ward

A & C

B, D, F & G

11

13

Nuneaton and Bedworth Exhall ward

Holbrook ward

A

6

North Warwickshire Parish of Corley

Parish of Allesley

Bablake ward

A

A

D

2

3

10

Warwick Parish of Stoneleigh

Wainbody ward

2

Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Coventry, and from the parish (or, if unparished, from the ward) named in column 3 to–

a

the district, parish (if any), ward, electoral division and petty sessional division named in column 4; and to

b

the Warwickshire coroner’s district.

Table

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Area marked–

On map–

Transferred from West Midlands, from Coventry, and from–

To Warwickshire, and to–

B

6

Parish of Allesley

North Warwickshire

Parish of Corley

Fillongley ward

Arley electoral division

Atherstone and Coleshill petty sessional division

B

A, C, E & H

11

13

Holbrook ward

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Exhall ward

Bedworth Exhall electoral division

Nuneaton petty sessional division

A & B

14

Parish of Keresley

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Exhall ward

Bedworth Exhall electoral division

Nuneaton petty sessional division

C & E

10

Wainbody ward

Warwick

Parish of Stoneleigh

Stoneleigh ward

Kenilworth Stoneleigh electoral division

Mid-Warwickshire petty sessional division

B

3

Wainbody ward

Warwick

Parish of Stoneleigh

Stoneleigh ward

Kenilworth Stoneleigh electoral division

Mid-Warwickshire petty sessional division

Transfers from West Midlands (Solihull) to Warwickshire (Warwick)5

1

The parts of the parish of Berkswell marked A on map 4 and A and B on map 12 shall be transferred from West Midlands, and from Solihull to Warwickshire, to Warwick, and to the Mid-Warwickshire petty sessional division and the Warwickshire coroner’s district. The area marked A on map 4 shall additionally be transferred to the parish of Stoneleigh, the Stoneleigh ward and the Kenilworth Stoneleigh electoral division, and the areas marked A and B on map 12 to the parish of Kenilworth, the Abbey ward, and the Kenilworth Abbey electoral division.

Transfer within Warwickshire from Warwick to Rugby6

The area marked A on map 10 shall be transferred from Warwick and from the parish of Baginton to Rugby, to the parish of Ryton-on-Dunsmore, to the Ryton-onDunsmore ward, to the Earl Craven electoral division, and to the Rugby petty sessional division.

Transfers within West Midlands between Coventry and Solihull7

Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from the district and parish (or, if unparished, from the ward) named in column 3 to the district, parish (if any), ward, petty sessional division and coroner’s district named in column 4.

Table

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Area marked

On map

Transferred from–

To–

A

A

7

8

Coventry

Parish of Allesley

Solihull

Parish of Meriden

Meriden ward

Solihull District petty essional division

Birmingham coroner’s district

D

5

Coventry

Westwood ward

Solihull

Parish of Berkswell

Meriden ward

Solihull District petty sessional division

Birmingham coroner’s district

A

C

5

9

Coventry

Woodlands ward

Solihull

Parish of Berkswell

Meriden ward

Solihull District petty sessional division

Birmingham coroner’s district

B

B & C

4

5

Solihull

Parish of Berkswell

Coventry

Westwood ward

Coventry petty sessional division

Coventry coroner’s district

A & B

9

Solihull

Parish of Berkswell

Coventry

Woodlands ward

Coventry petty sessional division

Coventry coroner’s district

B

7

Solihull

Parish of Meriden

Coventry

Parish of Allesley

Bablake ward

Coventry petty sessional division

Coventry coroner’s district

Town and country planning6

1

In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 19903).

2

Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

Robin SquireParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of the Environment

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes in the boundary between the county of Warwickshire and the metropolitan county of West Midlands, affecting the Warwickshire districts of Rugby, Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire, and Warwick, and the West Midlands districts of Coventry and Solihull. It also transfers areas between districts within those counties, affecting the boundary between Rugby and Warwick, and between Coventry and Solihull. Consequential changes to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.

The map and table forming part of this Note are a general guide only to the areas affected. The table gives in approximate terms the total amount of land and the population affected by each set of transfers. The map[s] described in article 2 should be inspected for full details of the transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of each city, borough, metropolitan borough or district whose area is affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

Table

Transfers between Warwickshire (Rugby) and West Midlands (Coventry) – article 3 Area: 210 hectares Population: 25

General description of changes

Transfers and realignment of boundary along the A46 road in the following locations–

  1. i

    Ansty, near M6 motorway;

  2. ii

    Binley Woods, starting near Coombe Pool and running south to the vicinity of Piles Coppice;

  3. iii

    Tollbar End/Black Spinney/Willenhall Wood;

  4. iv

    High Bridge;

  5. v

    Hungerley Hall Farm.

Transfers between Warwickshire (Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire, Warwick) and West Midlands (Coventry) – article 4 Area: 20 hectares Population: 10

Realignment of Coventry/Nuneaton and Bedworth boundary–

  1. i

    along Bennett’s Road in vicinity of The Crescent and Keresley Newland County Junior School;

  2. ii

    near the Mineral Railway/Houldsworth Crescent/Burrages Lane/A444 road/Rowleys Green Lane;

  3. iii

    in area west of Rowleys Green Lane near Woodshires Green/River Sowe/Industrial Estate;

  4. iv

    by transfer to Coventry of area at Woodshires Green, including part of hotel and of warehouse near Wilson’s Lane, south west of the M6 motorway.

Realignment of North Warwickshire/Coventry boundary along Wall Hill Road, from Watery Lane to a point south of Stone House Farm.

Changes in the Warwick/Coventry boundary as follows–

  1. i

    Transfer to Coventry of Finham Junior School and Finham Park Comprehensive School.

  2. ii

    Realignments in the vicinity of the A46 road at Baginton Bridge.

Transfers from West Midlands (Solihull) to Warwickshire (Warwick) – article 5 Area: 20 hectares Population: 220

Transfer of area west of Cromwell Lane, including Arnold Farm and part of Hodgett’s Lane.

Transfer of areas near Hob Lane, including Moat Farm and Burton Green Farm.

Transfer within Warwickshire from Warwick to Rugby – article 6 Area: 1 hectare Population: Nil

Minor realignment along River Avon near Coventry Airport.

Transfers within West Midlands between Coventry and Solihull – article 7 Area: 10 hectares Population: 390

Transfer to Solihull of area south of Birmingham Road, including Bonneville Close, James Dawson Drive, and related development.

Transfer to Solihull of area north west of Hollyberry Farm. Transfer to Coventry of sports ground at Berkswell.

Realignment of boundary in Tanner’s Lane/Duggins Lane area.

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