54 & 55 Vic. c. 161 (local act). 1895: a small section containing the villages of Shatterford and Upper Arley was transferred to Worcestershire. 1911: Handsworth became part of Birmingham, then in Warwickshire. 1928: Perry Barr was ceded to Warwickshire, also as part of Birmingham. 1966: Smethwick and Rowley Regis became