County Borough of Warley

Warley
County borough
Map of Warley County Borough
Area
• 1966	3,833 acres (15.51 km2)
• 1974	3,833 acres (15.51 km2)
Population
• 1971	163,545
History
• Preceded by	• County Borough of Smethwick • Municipal Borough of Oldbury • Municipal Borough of Rowley Regis
• Origin	Local Government Act 1958
• Created	1966
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Sandwell
Status	County borough, Civil parish
Government
• HQ	Smethwick Council House, Smethwick
• Motto	Unity and Progress
Arms of the County Borough of Warley

Warley was a short-lived county borough and civil parish in the geographical county of Worcestershire, England, forming part of the West Midlands conurbation.^[1] It was formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis, by recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England.^[1] It was abolished just 8 years later in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with its area passing to the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell.