Location of records

Rate books and valuation lists are typically found amongst local authority and parish records. Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies has two main collections of rate books:

Civil parish rate books Wolverhampton (town centre area only) 1777-1829

Local authority rate books for the present Wolverhampton Borough 1872-1980
Note that this collection of records is not complete with several gaps. It includes records for Bilston, Tettenhall, and Wednesfield which became part of the borough in 1966.

Some rate books for Wolverhampton, particularly parish rate books, may also be held by Staffordshire Record Office.