When Did Staffordshire Become West Midlands?
Under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, the county boroughs of the Black Country and the Aldridge-Brownhills Urban District of Staffordshire became, along with Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry and other districts, a new metropolitan county of West Midlands. Is Staffordshire part of the west Midlands? The West Midlands comprises Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, …