In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Offlow like this:
OFFLOW (North and South), two hundreds in Staffordshire; bounded, on the N, by Derbyshire, on the E and the S E, by Derbyshire and Warwickshire, on the S W and the W, by the hundreds of Seisdon, Cuttlestone, and Pirehill. North O. contains Alrewas parish, fourteen other parishes, and parts of six other parishes. Acres, 72, 673. Pop. in 1851, 24, 918. Houses, 5, 207. South O. contains Aldridge parish, twenty other parishes, and parts of four others. Acres, 90, 660. Pop.in 1851, 136, 853. Houses, 26, 177. Pop. of both in 1861, 214, 246. Houses, 41, 875.
Offlow through time
Offlow is now part of Walsall district. Click here for graphs and data of how Walsall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Offlow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Offlow, in Walsall and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26016
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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