Kidderminster Registration District

KIDDERMINSTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Worcestershire (1837–1974), Hereford & Worcester (1974–98), Worcestershire (1998–2006).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2006 (to become part of Worcestershire registration district).
Sub-districts : Bewdley, Chaddesley Corbett, Kidderminster, Lower Mitton, Wolverley.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6c (1852–1946), 9D (1946–74), 29 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Worcestershire.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bewdley	Worcestershire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Broom	Staffordshire	1837	1844	Transferred from Staffordshire to Worcestershire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1.4.1953 to become part of the parish of Broome.
Broom	Worcestershire	1844	1953
Broome	Worcestershire	1953	1974	Created 1.4.1953 out of the parishes of Broom and Chaddesley Corbett.
Chaddesley Corbett	Worcestershire	1837	1974
Churchill	Worcestershire	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Churchill & Blakedown.
Churchill & Blakedown	Worcestershire	1933	1974	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Hagley, Churchill, and Kidderminster Foreign. See also Table 2, note (c).
Dowles	Shropshire	1837	1895	Transferred from Shropshire to Worcestershire on 30.9.1895. Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Bewdley, Upper Arley, and Kidderminster Foreign.
Dowles	Worcestershire	1895	1933
Kidderminster Borough	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Kidderminster Foreign	Worcestershire	1837	1974
Lower Mitton	Worcestershire	1837	1928	Abolished 1.4.1928 to become part of the parish of Stourport. See also Table 2, note (b).
Ribbesford	Worcestershire	1837	1974
Rock	Worcestershire	1934	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Rushock	Worcestershire	1837	1974
Stone	Worcestershire	1837	1974
Stourport	Worcestershire	1928	1974	Created 1.4.1928 from the parishes of Lower Mitton and Upper Mitton. See also Table 2, notes (e), (f) and (g).
Upper Arley	Staffordshire	1837	1895	Transferred from Staffordshire to Worcestershire on 30.9.1895.
Upper Arley	Worcestershire	1895	1974
Wolverley	Worcestershire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Wolverley & Cookley.
Wribbenhall	Worcestershire	1901	1974	Created 1.4.1901 out of the parish of Kidderminster Foreign.

Table 1B: List of Places in Kidderminster Registration District (1974–98)

All the areas in Kidderminster registration district became part of the county of Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Bewdley	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Broome	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Chaddesley Corbett	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Churchill & Blakedown	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Kidderminster	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the municipal borough of Kidderminster, and the parish of Kidderminster Borough.
Kidderminster Foreign	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Ribbesford	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Rock	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Rushock	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Stone	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Stourport on Severn	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Upper Arley	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Wolverley & Cookley	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Wolverley.

Table 1C: List of Places in Kidderminster Registration District (1998–2006)

All the areas in Kidderminster registration district became part of the county of Worcestershire on 1.4.1998.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Bewdley	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Broome	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Chaddesley Corbett	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Churchill & Blakedown	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Kidderminster	Worcestershire	1998	2006	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the municipal borough of Kidderminster, and the parish of Kidderminster Borough. See also Table 2, note (h).
Kidderminster Foreign	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Ribbesford	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Rock	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Rushock	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Stone	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Stourport on Severn	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Upper Arley	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).
Wolverley & Cookley	Worcestershire	1998	2006	See Table 2, note (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Kidderminster Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
17.12.1881	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bewdley, including Wyre Forest (which became part of the parish of Rock on 17.12.1881) to Cleobury Mortimer registration district.	171 in 1881
1.3.1921	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Lower Mitton (which until 1.10.1920 formed part of the parish of Hartlebury) from Droitwich registration district.	360 in 1911
1.7.1934	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Churchill & Blakedown (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Hagley) from Bromsgrove registration district.	575 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parish of Rock from Cleobury Mortimer registration district.	1578 in 1931
	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Stourport (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Hartlebury) from Droitwich registration district.	536 in 1931
	(f)	Gained parts of the parish of Stourport (which until 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Areley Kings and Astley) from Worcester registration district.	835 in 1931
1.4.1953	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Stourport (which until 1.4.1953 formed part of the parish of Astley) from Martley registration district.
1.4.2006 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bewdley, Broome, Chaddesley Corbett, Churchill & Blakedown, Kidderminster Foreign, Ribbesford, Rock, Rushock, Stone, Stourport on Severn, Upper Arley, and Wolverley & Cookley, and the unparished area of Kidderminster, to Worcestershire registration district.

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