The Civil Parish of Bickenhill
The Ecclesiastical Parish of Bickenhill

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Parish Data

Type of Parish: Ancient. Until boundary changes detail below the Civil & Ecclesiastical Parishes were identical

Date Formed: 1249 previously a chapelry in the parish of Coventry St. Michael

County: Warwickshire. From 1974 transferred to West Midlands

Hundred: Hemlingford

Poor Law Union: Meriden

Rural Sanitary District: Meriden

Rural District: Meriden

Parliamentary Constituency: Northern Division 1832-1918; Tamworth Division 1918-1945; Sutton Coldfield Division later County Constituency 1945-1970; Meriden County Constituency 1970 -

Ecclesiastical Diocese: Lichfield & Coventry until 1837; Worcester 1837-1905; Birmingham 1905-

Ecclesiastical Archdeaconry: Coventry until 1892; Birmingahm 1892-1906; Aston 1906-

Ecclesiastical Rural Deanary: Arden until 1854; Solihull 1854-1892; Coleshill 1892-1905; Solihull 1908-

Civil Boundary Changes: 1877 changes to boundaries (including transfer of Lyndon quarter to Solihull Civil Parish); 1932 changes to boundaries, 1958 changes to boundaries; 1964 exchanges parts with Solihull Civil Parish; 1966 exchanges parts with Birmingham Civil Parish; 1970 changes to boundaries

Ecclesiastical Boundary changes: 1908 to help create Olton Ecclesiastical Parish

Parish History

For details about the History of Barston please see the following:

Victorian County History of Warwickshire - Bickenhill