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BURY ST. EDMUNDS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Bury St. Edmunds Registration District (1837–1974)

All the areas in Bury St. Edmunds registration district became part of the county of West Suffolk on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Ampton

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Badwell Ash

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Bardwell

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Barnham

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Barningham

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Barrow

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Beyton

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Bradfield Combust

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).

Bradfield St. Clare

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Bradfield St. George

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Brockley

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Bury St. Edmunds

West Suffolk

1895

1974

Created 30.9.1895 from the parishes of St. James and St. Mary. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the St. Edmundsbury unparished area.

Chedburgh

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Chevington

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Coney Weston

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Culford

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Denham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Depden

West Suffolk

1908

1938

See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).

Drinkstone

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Elmswell

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Euston

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Fakenham Magna

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Felsham

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Flempton

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Fornham All Saints

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Fornham St. Genevieve

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Fornham St. Martin

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Gedding

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Great Ashfield

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Great Barton

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Great Livermere

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Great Saxham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Great Whelnetham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Hardwick

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Hargrave

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Hawstead

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Hengrave

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Hepworth

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Hessett

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Hinderclay

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Honington

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Hopton

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Horringer

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Hunston

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Ickworth

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Ingham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Ixworth

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Ixworth Thorpe

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Knettishall

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Lackford

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Langham

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Little Livermere

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Little Saxham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Little Whelnetham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Market Weston

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Norton

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Nowton

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Pakenham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Rattlesden

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Rede

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Rickinghall Inferior

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).

Risby

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Rougham

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Rushbrooke

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

St. James

Suffolk

1837

1889

Abolished 30.9.1895 and added to the parish of Bury St. Edmunds.

West Suffolk

1889

1895

St. Mary

Suffolk

1837

1889

Abolished 30.9.1895 and added to the parish of Bury St. Edmunds.

West Suffolk

1889

1895

Sapiston

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Stanningfield

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Stanton

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Stowlangtoft

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Thelnetham

West Suffolk

1938

1974

See Table 2, note (e).

Thurston

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Timworth

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Tostock

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Troston

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Walsham-le-Willows

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Wattisfield

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

West Stow

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Westley

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Whepstead

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).

Woolpit

West Suffolk

1935

1974

See Table 2, note (b).

Wordwell

West Suffolk

1908

1974

See Table 2, note (a).


Table 1B: List of Places in Bury St. Edmunds Registration District (1974–2010)

All the areas in Bury St. Edmunds registration district became part of to the county of Suffolk on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Ampton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Badwell Ash

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Bardwell

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Barnardiston

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Barnham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Barningham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Barrow

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Barton Mills

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Beck Row, Holywell Row & Kenny Hill

Suffolk

1999

2010

Created 1.4.1999 out of the parish of Mildenhall. See also Table 2, note (j).

Beyton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Bradfield Combust

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and divided between the parishes of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield and Bradfield St. Clare.

Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield

Suffolk

1988

2010

Created 1.4.1988 from the parishes of Bradfield Combust and Stanningfield. See also Table 2, note (j).

Bradfield St. Clare

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Bradfield St. George

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Brandon

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Brockley

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Bury St. Edmunds

Suffolk

2003

2010

Created 1.4.2003 from the St. Edmundsbury unparished area. See also Table 2, note (j).

Cavenham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Chedburgh

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Chevington

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Coney Weston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Cowlinge

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Culford

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Dalham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Denham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Denston

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Depden

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Drinkstone

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Elmswell

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Elveden

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Eriswell

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Exning

Suffolk

1999

2010

Created 1.4.1999 out of the Newmarket unparished area. See also Table 2, note (j).

Euston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Fakenham Magna

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Felsham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Flempton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Forest Heath*

Suffolk

1989

1999

Unparished area of the town of Newmarket. Abolished 1.4.1999 and divided between the parishes of Exning and Newmarket. See also Table 2, note (h).

Fornham All Saints

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Fornham St. Genevieve

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Fornham St. Martin

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Freckenham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Gazeley

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Gedding

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Great Ashfield

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, notes (g) and (j)

Great Barton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Great Bradley

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Great Livermere

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Great Saxham

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and divided between the parishes of Risby and The Saxhams.

Great Thurlow

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Great Whelnetham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Great Wratting

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Hardwick

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and added to the St. Edmundsbury unparished area.

Hargrave

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Haverhill

Suffolk

1989

2010

Created 1.4.1989 out of the St. Edmundsbury unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Hawstead

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Hengrave

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Hepworth

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Herringswell

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Hessett

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Higham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Hinderclay

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Honington

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Hopton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Horringer

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Hunston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Icklingham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Ickworth

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Ingham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Ixworth

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Ixworth Thorpe

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Kedington

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Kentford

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Knettishall

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Lackford

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Lakenheath

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Langham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Lidgate

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Little Bradley

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Little Livermere

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Little Saxham

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and divided between the parishes of Risby and The Saxhams.

Little Thurlow

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Little Whelnetham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Little Wratting

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Market Weston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Mildenhall

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Moulton

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Newmarket

Suffolk

1999

2010

Created 1.4.1999 out of the Newmarket unparished area. See also Table 2, note (j).

Norton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Nowton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Ousden

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Pakenham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Rattlesden

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Red Lodge

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Rede

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Risby

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Rougham

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and added to the parish of Rushbrooke with Rougham.

Rushbrooke

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and divided between the parishes of Great Whelnetham and Rushbrooke with Rougham.

Rushbrooke with Rougham

Suffolk

1988

2010

Created 1.4.1988 out of the St. Edmundsbury unparished area and the parishes of Great Barton, Great Whelnatham, Rougham and Rushbrooke. See also Table 2, note (j).

Santon Downham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Sapiston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

St. Edmundsbury*

Suffolk

1974

2003

Unparished area of the town of Bury St. Edmunds. Abolished 1.4.2003 to become the parish of Bury St. Edmunds.

Stanningfield

Suffolk

1974

1988

Abolished 1.4.1988 and added to the parish of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield.

Stanton

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Stowlangtoft

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Stradishall

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

The Saxhams

Suffolk

1988

2010

Created 1.4.1988 out of the parishes of Great Saxham, Little Saxham and Rigby. See also Table 2, note (j).

Thelnetham

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Thurston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Timworth

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Tostock

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Troston

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Tuddenham

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Walsham-le-Willows

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Wangford

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Wattisfield

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

West Stow

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Westley

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Whepstead

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Wickhambrook

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Withersfield

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Woolpit

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).

Wordwell

Suffolk

1974

2010

See Table 2, note (j).

Worlington

Suffolk

1989

2010

See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bury St. Edmunds Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1908

(a)

Gained the parishes of Ampton, Bardwell, Barrow, Bradfield Combust, Bradfield St. Clare, Bradfield St. George, Brockley, Chedburgh, Chevington, Culford, Denham, Depden, Flempton, Fornham All Saints, Fornham St. Genevieve, Fornham St. Martin, Great Barton, Great Livermere, Great Saxham, Great Whelnetham, Hardwick, Hargrave, Hawstead, Hengrave, Horringer, Ickworth, Ingham, Ixworth, Ixworth Thorpe, Lackford, Little Livermere, Little Saxham, Little Whelnetham, Nowton, Pakenham, Rede, Risby, Rougham, Rushbrooke, Stanningfield, Stanton, Timworth, Troston, West Stow, Westley, Whepstead and Wordwell, from Thingoe registration district.

14528 in 1901

1.4.1935

(b)

Gained the parishes of Badwell Ash, Beyton, Drinkstone, Elmswell, Felsham, Gedding, Great Ashfield, Hessett, Hinderclay, Hunston, Langham, Norton, Rattlesden, Rickinghall Inferior, Stowlangtoft, Thurston, Tostock, Walsham-le-Willows, Wattisfield and Woolpit, from Stow registration district.

8039 in 1931

1.7.1938

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Bradfield Combust (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Cockfield) from Cosford registration district.

0 in 1931

(d)

Lost the parish of Depden to Newmarket registration district.

180 in 1931

(e)

Gained the parishes of Barnham, Barningham, Coney Weston, Euston, Fakenham Magna, Hepworth, Honington, Hopton, Knettishall, Market Weston, Sapiston and Thelnetham, from Thetford registration district.

2979 in 1931

1.4.1974

(f)

Lost the parish of Rickinghall Inferior to Hartismere registration district.

299 in 1971

1.4.1982

(g)

Gained part of the parish of Great Ashfield (which until 1.4.1982 formed part of the parish of Wyverstone) from Hartismere registration district.

n/a

1.4.1989

(h)

Gained the Forest Heath unparished area, the parishes of Barnardiston, Barton Mills, Brandon, Cavenham, Cowlinge, Dalham, Denston, Depden, Elveden, Eriswell, Freckenham, Gazeley, Great Bradley, Great Thurlow, Great Wratting, Haverhill, Herringswell, Higham, Icklingham, Kedington, Kentford, Lakenheath, Lidgate, Little Bradley, Little Thurlow, Little Wratting, Mildenhall, Moulton, Ousden, Red Lodge, Santon Downham, Stradishall, Tuddenham, Wangford, Wickhambrook, Withersfield and Worlington, from Newmarket registration district.

n/a

1.4.2009

(i)

Lost parts of the parish of Woolpit (which became parts of the parishes of Shelland and Wetherden on 1.4.2009) to Gipping & Hartismere registration district.

n/a

2.11.2010 (abolished)

(j)

Lost the parishes of Ampton, Badwell Ash, Bardwell, Barnardiston, Barnham, Barningham, Barrow, Barton Mills;, Beck Row, Holywell Row & Kenny Hill; Beyton, Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield, Bradfield St. Clare, Bradfield St. George, Brandon, Brockley, Bury St. Edmunds, Cavenham, Chedburgh, Chevington, Coney Weston, Cowlinge, Culford, Dalham, Denham, Denston, Depden, Drinkstone, Elmswell, Elveden, Eriswell, Euston, Exning, Fakenham Magna, Felsham, Flempton, Fornham All Saints, Fornham St. Genevieve, Fornham St. Martin, Freckenham, Gazeley, Gedding, Great Ashfield, Great Barton, Great Bradley, Great Livermere, Great Thurlow, Great Whelnetham, Great Wratting, Hargrave, Haverhill, Hawstead, Hengrave, Hepworth, Herringswell, Hessett, Higham, Hinderclay, Honington, Hopton, Horringer, Hunston, Icklingham, Ickworth, Ingham, Ixworth, Ixworth Thorpe, Kedington, Kentford, Knettishall, Lackford, Lakenheath, Langham, Lidgate, Little Bradley, Little Livermere, Little Thurlow, Little Whelnetham, Little Wratting, Market Weston, Mildenhall, Moulton, Newmarket, Norton, Nowton, Ousden, Pakenham, Rattlesden, Red Lodge, Rede, Risby, Rushbrooke with Rougham, Santon Downham, Sapiston, Stanton, Stowlangtoft, Stradishall, The Saxhams, Thelnetham, Thurston, Timworth, Tostock, Troston, Tuddenham, Walsham-le-Willows, Wangford, Wattisfield, West Stow, Westley, Whepstead, Wickhambrook, Withersfield, Woolpit, Wordwell and Worlington, to Suffolk registration district.

147123 in 2001



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