Ipswich Registration District

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IPSWICH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Suffolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 2.11.2010 (to become part of Suffolk registration district).
Sub-districts : Ipswich, Ipswich Eastern, Ipswich Western, St. Clement, St. Margaret, St. Matthew
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4B (1946–74), 10 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Suffolk (Ipswich) and Suffolk (Woodbridge).

Table 1A: List of Places in Ipswich Registration District (1837–1974)

All the areas in Ipswich registration district became part of the county of East Suffolk on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ipswich	East Suffolk	1903	1974	Created 25.3.1903 from the parishes of St. Margaret, St. Matthew, St. Clement, St. Peter, St. Mary Stoke, St. Helen, St. Nicholas, St. Mary at the Elms, St. Mary at the Quay, Whitton cum Thurlston, Rushmere, St. Stephen, St. Mary at the Tower, Westerfield in Ipswich, St. Lawrence, Shire Hall Yard, and Warren House. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (h) to (n).
Rushmere	East Suffolk	1895	1903	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (f).
St. Clement	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Clement	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Helen	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Helen	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Lawrence	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Lawrence	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Margaret	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Margaret	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Mary at the Elms	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Mary at the Elms	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Mary at the Quay	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Mary at the Quay	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Mary at the Tower	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
St. Mary at the Tower	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Mary Stoke	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Mary Stoke	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Matthew	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (e).
St. Matthew	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Nicholas	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Nicholas	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Peter	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Peter	East Suffolk	1889	1903
St. Stephen	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (d).
St. Stephen	East Suffolk	1889	1903
Shire Hall Yard	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (d).
Shire Hall Yard	East Suffolk	1889	1903
Warren House	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (d).
Warren House	East Suffolk	1889	1903
Westerfield	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (g).
Westerfield	East Suffolk	1889	1895	See Table 2, note (g).
Westerfield in Ipswich	Suffolk	1894	1903	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Westerfield in Ipswich County Borough. Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich.
Whitton	East Suffolk	1894	1895	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Whitton cum Thurlston. See also Table 2, note (b).
Whitton cum Thurlston	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 25.3.1903 to become part of the parish of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (c).
Whitton cum Thurlston	East Suffolk	1889	1903

Table 1B: List of Places in Ipswich Registration District (1974–2010)

All the areas in Ipswich registration district became part of the county of Suffolk on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Arwarton	Suffolk	1974	2010	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Erwarton. See also Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Belstead	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Bentley	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Brantham	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Brightwell	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Bucklesham	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Burstall	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Capel St. Mary	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Chattisham	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Chelmondiston	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Copdock	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
East Bergholt	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Falkenham	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Felixstowe	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Foxhall	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Freston	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Harkstead	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Hemley	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Higham	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Hintlesham	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Holbrook	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Holton St. Mary	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Ipswich	Suffolk	1974	2010	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Ipswich. See also Table 2, note (p).
Kirton	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Levington	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Nacton	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Newbourn	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Purdis Farm	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Raydon	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Rushmere St. Andrew	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Shelley	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Shotley	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Sproughton	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Stratford St. Mary	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Stratton Hall	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Stutton	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Tattingstone	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Trimley St. Martin	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Trimley St. Mary	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Waldringfield	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Washbrook	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Wenham Magna	Suffolk	1974	2010	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Great Wenham. See also Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Wenham Parva	Suffolk	1974	2010	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Little Wenham. See also Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Wherstead	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Woolverstone	Suffolk	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ipswich Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.6.1895	(a)	Gained part of the parish of St. Matthew (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Bramford) from Bosmere registration district.	230 in 1891
	(b)	Lost the parish of Whitton to Bosmere registration district.	143 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Whitton cum Thurlston (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Bramford) from Bosmere registration district.	38 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of St. Mary Stoke (which until 1894 formed parts of the parish of Belstead and Sproughton) from Samford registration district.	23 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of St. Matthew (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Sproughton) from Samford registration district.	35 in 1891
	(f)	Gained the parish of Rushmere from Woodbridge registration district.	252 in 1891
	(g)	Lost the parish of Westerfield to Woodbridge registration district.	83 in 1891
1.4.1935	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Ipswich (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bramford) from Bosmere registration district.	0 in 1931
	(i)	Gained parts of the parish of Ipswich (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Belstead and Sproughton) from Samford registration district.	46 in 1931
	(j)	Gained parts of the parish of Ipswich (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Alnesbourn Priory, Purdis Farm, and Rushmere St. Andrew) from Woodbridge registration district.	21 in 1931
1.4.1952	(k)	Gained parts of the parish of Ipswich (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Tuddenham and Westerfield) from Deben registration district.
	(l)	Gained parts of the parish of Ipswich (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Akenham, Bramford, and Whitton) from Gipping registration district.
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Ipswich (which became part of the parish of Purdis Farm on 1.4.1952) to Samford registration district.
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Ipswich (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Nacton, Purdis Farm, Rushmere St. Andrew, and Sproughton) from Samford registration district.
1.4.1974	(o)	Gained the parishes of Arwarton, Belstead, Bentley, Brantham, Brightwell, Bucklesham, Burstall, Capel St. Mary, Chattisham, Chelmondiston, Copdock, East Bergholt, Falkenham, Felixstowe, Foxhall, Freston, Harkstead, Hemley, Higham, Hintlesham, Holbrook, Holton St. Mary, Kirton, Levington, Nacton, Newbourn, Purdis Farm, Raydon, Rushmere St. Andrew, Shelley, Shotley, Sproughton, Stratford St. Mary, Stratton Hall, Stutton, Tattingstone, Trimley St. Martin, Trimley St. Mary, Waldringfield, Washbrook, Wenham Magna, Wenham Parva, Wherstead, and Woolverstone, from Samford registration district.	48695 in 1971
2.11.2010 (abolished)	(p)	Lost the constituent parishes of Arwarton, Belstead, Bentley, Brantham, Brightwell, Bucklesham, Burstall, Capel St. Mary, Chattisham, Chelmondiston, Copdock, East Bergholt, Falkenham, Felixstowe, Foxhall, Freston, Harkstead, Hemley, Higham, Hintlesham, Holbrook, Holton St. Mary, Kirton, Levington, Nacton, Newbourn, Purdis Farm, Raydon, Rushmere St. Andrew, Shelley, Shotley, Sproughton, Stratford St. Mary, Stratton Hall, Stutton, Tattingstone, Trimley St. Martin, Trimley St. Mary, Waldringfield, Washbrook, Wenham Magna, Wenham Parva, Wherstead, and Woolverstone, and the unparished area of Ipswich, to Suffolk registration district.

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