Yardley Birmigham is it Warwickshire or Worcestershire

[Mansl]

Hi.

Do I put St Edburgha Parish Church, Worcestershire.

or 

St Edburgha Parish Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Alan

[BumbleB]

Current official address appears to be Yardley, Birmingham.

[suzard]

I would describe it as "Historic County Worcestershire- now Birmingham Warwickshire"

Suz

[Mansl]

Ok thank you, so I will put Birmingham, Warwickshire. The Parish Registers I obtained from the Birmingham Library so I suppose that makes sense, although they probably have them at the Hive as well.

Alan

[medpat]

Been in Warwickshire since 1911 before that Worcestershire.

[Mansl]

Ok so in my book I am best to put anything before 1911 Worcestershire.

Alan

[medpat]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardley,_Birmingham

[smudwhisk]

Birmingham has been in the county of "West Midlands" since 1974 but I personally never use it in my address and I only live a few yards from the border with Worcestershire.  Where I live is split between the City of Birmingham and Bromsgrove District Council areas.

I would use the appropriate county depending on the date so either Worcestershire for p1911, Warwickshire 1911-1974 and then West Midlands if a county is needed in the address.  I have similar issues with places in London and always use the appropriate county name for the date of the event.

[medpat]

Try Dudley, part of it was an exclave of Worcestershire the rest in Staffordshire. My relatives lived on the outskirts of Dudley and registered BMDs in Dudley AND Stourbridge. I assume according to which registrar got there first for early birth registration or whichever was the most convenient at the time.

Now in the West Midlands