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- ↑ The Bromsgrove (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2007 Retrieved 4 August 2010
- ↑ The Bromsgrove (Parish) Order 2003 Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 August 2010
- 1 2 "Bulletin of change to local authority arrangements, areas and names in England" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bewdley Municipal Borough
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bromsgrove Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Bromsgrove Urban District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Droitwich Municipal Borough
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Droitwich Rural District Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Evesham Municipal Borough
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Evesham Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Kidderminster Municipal Borough
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Kidderminster Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Malvern Urban District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Martley Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Pershore Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Redditch Urban District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Stourport on Severn Urban District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Tenbury Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Upton upon Severn Rural District
- ↑ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Worcester County Borough