Shifnal Registration District

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SHIFNAL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (to become part of Wellington, Cannock, and Bilston registration districts).
Sub-districts : Albroughton, Shifnal.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6a (1852–1935).
Registers currently held at : Telford & Wrekin and Staffordshire (Cannock).

Table 1: List of Places in Shifnal Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Albrighton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Badger	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Beckbury	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Blymhill	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Boningale	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Boscobel	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Donington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Kemberton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Patshull	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (a).
Priorslee	Shropshire	1898	1934	Created 1.4.1898 out of the parish of Shifnal. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Oakengates and Dawley. See also Table 2, note (d).
Ryton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Sheriff Hales	Staffordshire and Shropshire	1837	1895	On 30.9.1895 the Staffordshire part of the parish of Sheriff Hales became part of Shropshire, so that thereafter Sherrifhales was wholly in Shropshire. See also Table 2, note (c).
Sheriff Hales	Shropshire	1895	1935
Shifnal	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (e).
Stockton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Sutton Maddock	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Tong	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Weston under Lizard	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Shifnal Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the parish of Patshull to Bilston registration district.	204 in 1931
	(b)	Lost the parishes of Blymhill and Weston under Lizard to Cannock registration district.	661 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the parishes of Albrighton, Badger, Beckbury, Boningale, Boscobel, Donington, Kemberton, Ryton, Sheriff Hales, Shifnal, Stockton, Sutton Maddock, tong, to Wellington registration district.	7503 in 1931
	(d)	Lost parts of the parish of Priorslee (which became parts of the parishes of Dawley and Oakengates on 1.4.1934) to Wellington registration district.	2644 in 1931
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Shifnal (which became part of the parish of Oakengates on 1.4.1934) to Wellington registration district.	38 in 1931

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