Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.4336°N -2.0272°W |
Official Name: | Illey |
Static Image: | The Black Horse, Illey..jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250px |
Static Image Caption: | The Black Horse |
Metropolitan Borough: | Dudley |
Metropolitan County: | West Midlands |
Region: | West Midlands |
Postcode District: | B62 |
Postcode Area: | B |
Post Town: | Halesowen |
Illey is a hamlet south of Halesowen in the Dudley district, in the county of the West Midlands, England.
See also: History of Worcestershire, Evolution of Worcestershire county boundaries since 1844 and History of Shropshire. Illey was historically a township in the ancient parish of Halesowen. It was one of the parts of Halesowen transferred from Worcestershire to Shropshire in the Middle Ages, remaining a detached part of Shropshire until it was returned to Worcestershire in 1844. Illey became a separate civil parish in 1866.[1] From 1894 to 1925 it was part of Halesowen Rural District. In 1925 it was incorporated into the municipal borough of Halesowen. It remained a civil parish until 1974, but as an urban parish it had no parish council of its own after 1925, being directly administered by Halesowen Town Council.[2] In 1951 the parish had a population of 133.[3] The parish was abolished in 1974 along with the borough of Halesowen, becoming part of the wider metropolitan borough of Dudley.[4]