Warley was a county borough formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the towns of Oldbury and Rowley Regis. The Tividale area of Tipton and a tiny fragment of Dudley also became part of Warley. Smethwick and Rowley Regis were formerly in Staffordshire, while Oldbury which was in Worcestershire. For ceremonial and geographical purposes the new County Borough was placed in Worcestershire. Warley took its name from Warley, an area straddling the Smethwick/Oldbury boundary. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Map sources for Smethwick at grid reference SP0287 Smethwick (pronounced Smethick) is a town adjacent to Birmingham and West Bromwich in England. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country. ... Tividale first existed during the late 18th century as an extension of Tipton in the county of Staffordshire. ... Map sources for Tipton at grid reference SO9592 Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. ... This is about Dudley, England, for other places by the same name, see Dudley (disambiguation) Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃə/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

On the formation of the West Midlands metropolitan county in 1974, the county borough of Warley merged with the county borough of West Bromwich to form the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... The metropolitan counties of England are counties that cover large urban areas, each with several metropolitan districts. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is the largest town within the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ...

Famous people from Warley include the comedian Frank Skinner, the actress Julie Walters and Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie. Frank Skinner (born January 28, 1957) is a British comedian. ... Julie Walters (born February 22, 1950) is a British actress of Irish Catholic extraction, mainly associated with comedy and character roles. ... Fleetwood Mac during their 1970s commercial heyday. ... Christine McVie (born Christine Perfect, July 12, 1943) was a keyboardist, singer, and songwriter for the band Fleetwood Mac. ...