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What shire is Birmingham in?

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Jeff

Jeff Report 13 Nov 2006 10:20

Just to confuse matters, there's a racecourse in Startofd-Upon-Avon, which is near Tysoe. To answer the original question, when doing lookups Birmingham was in Warwickshire, but also parts of what are now Birmingham were in Staffordshire.

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 12 Nov 2006 22:01

Thanks Jack not treading on toes as said only know Bromsgrove

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

CATHKIN

CATHKIN Report 12 Nov 2006 21:46

Thanks , Jacquie-have done that but just wondered about proximity to Birmingham-I`ll look again , Ros

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 12 Nov 2006 21:43

Ros don't have the faintest where Tysoe was/is but Warwickshire google for maps to find it

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

CATHKIN

CATHKIN Report 12 Nov 2006 21:40

Conclusion -it was Warwickshire -so it would be in 1891! Greatgrandmother lived in Tysoe and I wondered how far it was from Birmingham, Ros

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 12 Nov 2006 21:39

Sorry Jack yes but I read its shire as in when it was??? Not lived there closest I got was Bromsgrove in 1973

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

www.Siouxhealer

www.Siouxhealer Report 12 Nov 2006 21:31

Birmingham, Coventry & Wolverhampton have all been in the WEST MIDLANDS since 1974. Birmingham used to be in Warwickshire XXX Sioux

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 12 Nov 2006 21:29

Yes but Jack West Mids ain't a shire

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 12 Nov 2006 21:28

Think u got got answered there no track in Birmingham Warwick the best known of warwickshire tracks but there are more small ones

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Nov 2006 21:26

hi ros, warwick racecourse, next to the castle.

Tina-Marie

Tina-Marie Report 12 Nov 2006 21:26

I think WarwickSHIRE Ros..... Tins x

Researching:
Harrod - Norfolk, Batten - Somerset, Bloom - East London, Mason - East London

CATHKIN

CATHKIN Report 12 Nov 2006 21:22

Thanks , Julie. My greatgrandmother lived in Tysoe, Warwick then was working in Birmingham as a maid , Ros

Julie

Julie Report 12 Nov 2006 21:20

Hi Rosalyn Warwick

CATHKIN

CATHKIN Report 12 Nov 2006 21:18

Googled but just got details of Birmingham and is there a horse racing place there? Thanks, Ros