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ISLE OF WIGHT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1A: List of Places in Isle of Wight Registration District (1837–1890)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Arreton

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Binstead

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Bonchurch

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Brading

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Brighstone

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Brook

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Calbourne

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Carisbrooke

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Chale

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Freshwater

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Gatcombe

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Godshill

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Kingston

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Mottistone

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Newchurch

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Newport

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Niton

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Northwood

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Ryde

Hampshire

1868

1890

Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch.

Shalfleet

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Shanklin

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Shorwell

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

St. Helens

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

St. Lawrence

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

St. Nicholas

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Thorley

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Ventnor

Hampshire

1868

1890

Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch.

Whippingham

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Whitwell

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Wootton

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Yarmouth

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Yaverland

Hampshire

1837

1890

 

Table 1B: List of Places in Isle of Wight Registration District (from 1890)

All areas in the registration district were transferred from Hampshire to the Isle of Wight on 1.4.1890

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Arreton

Isle of Wight

1890

1894

Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of North Arreton and South Arreton.

Arreton

Isle of Wight

1974

Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of South Arreton.

Ashey

Isle of Wight

1894

1933

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Ryde. Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ryde and Newchurch.

Bembridge

Isle of Wight

1896

Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Brading.

Binstead

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ryde and Newport.

Bonchurch

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ventnor and Sandown-Shanklin.

Brading

Isle of Wight

1890

 

Brighstone

Isle of Wight

1890

 

Brook

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Brightstone.

Calbourne

Isle of Wight

1890

2019

Renamed 16.5.2019 to become the parish of Calbourne, Newtown & Porchfield.

Calbourne, Newtown & Porchfield

Isle of Wight

2019

 

Created 16.5.2019 by renaming the parish of Calbourne

Carisbrooke

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Newport.

Chale

Isle of Wight

1890

 

Chillteron & Gatcombe

Isle of Wight

2011

 

Created 16.6.2011 by renaming the parish of Gatcombe.

Cowes

Isle of Wight

1894

1974

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Northwood in West Cowes Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Medina unparished area.

Cowes

Isle of Wight

1985

Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area.

East Cowes

Isle of Wight

1894

1933

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Whippingham in East Cowes Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Cowes.

East Cowes

Isle of Wight

1998

 

Created 1.4.1998 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.

East Shanklin

Isle of Wight

1894

1898

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Brading in Shanklin Urban District. Abolished 30.9.1898 and added to the parish of Shanklin.

Fishbourne

Isle of Wight

2006

 

Created 1.4.2006 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.

Freshwater

Isle of Wight

1890

 

Gatcombe

Isle of Wight

1890

2011

Renamed 16.6.2011 to become the parish of Chillerton & Gatcombe.

Godshill

Isle of Wight

1890

 

Gurnard

Isle of Wight

1985

Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area.

Havenstreet & Ashley

Isle of Wight

2006

 

Created 1.4.2006 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.

Isle of Wight*

Isle of Wight

1995

2008

Created 1.4.1995 by renaming the Medina unparished area. Abolished 1.4.2008 and divided into the parishes of Newport, Northwood, Ryde and Whippingham.

Kingston

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Shorwell.

Lake

Isle of Wight

1984

Created 1.4.1984 out of the South Wight unparished area.

Medina*

Isle of Wight

1974

1995

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Cowes, Newport and Ryde. Renamed 1.4.1995 to become the Isle of Wight unparished area.

Mottistone

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Brightstone.

Nettlestone & Seaview

Isle of Wight

1989

Created 15.5.1989 by renaming the parish of Seaview.

Newchurch

Isle of Wight

1890

 

 

Newport

Isle of Wight

1890

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Medina unparished area.

Newport

Isle of Wight

2008

2018

Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area. Renamed 20.9.2018 to become the parish of Newport & Carisbrooke.

Newport & Carisbrooke

Isle of Wight

2018

 

Created 20.9.2018 by renaming the parish of Newport.

Niton

Isle of Wight

1890

1980

Renamed 1.12.1980 to become the parish of Niton & Whitwell

Niton & Whitwell

Isle of Wight

1980

 

Created 1.12.1980 by renaming the parish of Niton.

North Arreton

Isle of Wight

1894

1907

Created 1894 out of the parish of Arreton. Abolished 1.4.1907 and added to the parish of Whippingham.

Northwood

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Cowes and Newport.

Northwood

Isle of Wight

2008

 

Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.

Rookley

Isle of Wight

1984

Created 1.4.1984 out of the parishes of Arreton and Godshill.

Ryde

Isle of Wight

1890

1974

Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Medina unparished area.

Ryde

Isle of Wight

2008

 

Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.

Sandown

Isle of Wight

1894

1933

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Brading in Sandown Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Sandown-Shanklin.

Sandown

Isle of Wight

1984

Created 1.4.1984 out of the South Wight unparished area.

Sandown-Shanklin

Isle of Wight

1933

1974

Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Sandown, Shanklin, Brading, Yaverland and Bonchurch. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the South Wight unparished area.

Seaview

Isle of Wight

1989

1989

Created 1.4.1989 out of the Medina unparished area. Renamed 15.5.1989 to become the parish of Nettlestone & Seaview.

Shalfleet

Isle of Wight

1890

 

Shanklin

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Sandown-Shanklin.

Shanklin

Isle of Wight

1984

Created 1.4.1984 out of the South Wight unparished area and part of the parish of Newchurch.

Shorwell

Isle of Wight

1890

South Arreton

Isle of Wight

1894

1974

Created 1894 out of the parish of Arreton. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Arreton.

South Wight*

Isle of Wight

1974

1984

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish  of Sandown-Shanklin. Abolished 1.4.1984 and divided between the parishes of Lake, Sandown and Shanklin.

St. Helens

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Ryde.

St. Helens

Isle of Wight

1985

Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area.

St. Lawrence

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Ventnor.

St. Nicholas

Isle of Wight

1890

1894

Abolished 30.9.1894 and divided between the parishes of Newport, Carisbrooke and Northwood.

Thorley

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Yarmouth.

Totland

Isle of Wight

1894

 

Created 30.9.1894 out of the parish of Freshwater.

Ventnor

Isle of Wight

1890

Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch.

Whippingham

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Newport, Cowes and Ryde.

Whippingham

Isle of Wight

2008

 

Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.

Whitwell

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Niton and Ventnor.

Wootton

Isle of Wight

1890

1894

Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Gatcombe and Whippingham.

Wootton

Isle of Wight

1985

1989

Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area. Renamed 14.3.1989 to become the parish of Wootton Bridge.

Wootton Bridge

Isle of Wight

1989

Created 14.3.1989 by renaming the parish of Wootton.

Wroxall

Isle of Wight

1896

1933

Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Newchurch. Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ventnor and Newchurch.

Wroxall

Isle of Wight

1984

Created 1.4.1984 out of the parishes of Godshill, Newchurch and Ventnor.

Yarmouth

Isle of Wight

1890

Yaverland

Isle of Wight

1890

1933

Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Sandown-Shanklin, Bembridge and Brading.

 

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Isle of Wight Registration District

This district has not been affected by any boundary changes with other registration districts.


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