Shrewsbury Registration District

SHREWSBURY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1871 (to become part of Atcham registration district).
Re-created : 1.10.1935 (out of Atcham, Church Stretton, Madeley and Ellesmere registration districts).
Abolished : 1.9.2005 (to become part of Shropshire registration district).
Sub-districts : St. Chad, St. Mary, Shrewsbury.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6a (1852–71), 6a (1935–46), 9A (1946–74), 30 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Shropshire.

Table 1A: List of Places in Shrewsbury Registration District (1837–71)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Holy Cross & St. Giles	Shropshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (a).
Meole Brace	Shropshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (a).
St. Alkmond	Shropshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (a).
St. Chad	Shropshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (a).
St. Julian	Shropshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (a).
St. Mary	Shropshire	1837	1871	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Shrewsbury Registration District (1935–2007)

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Acton Burnell	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Alberbury with Cardeston	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Albrighton	Shropshire	1935	1967	Abolished 1.4.1967 to become parts of the parishes of Shrewsbury, Pimhill, and Astley. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
All Stretton	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Astley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Atcham	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Bayston Hill	Shropshire	1967	2005	Created 1.4.1967 out of the parishes of Condover and Shrewsbury. See also Table 2, note (j).
Berrington	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Bicton	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Buildwas	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (e) and (j).
Cardington	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (c), (h) and (j).
Church Preen	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Church Pulverbatch	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Condover	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Cound	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Cressage	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Ford	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Frodesley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Great Hanwood	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Great Ness	Shropshire	1967	2005	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Habberley	Shropshire	1935	1967	Abolished 1.4.1967 to become part of the parish of Pontesbury. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Harley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Hughley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Kenley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Leebotwood	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Leighton	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Little Ness	Shropshire	1967	2005	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Longnor	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Minsterley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b), (f) and (j).
Montford	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Pimhill	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (j).
Pitchford	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Pontesbury	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b), (g) and (j).
Ruckley & Langley	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Sheinton	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Shrewsbury	Shropshire	1935	1975	Abolished 1.4.1975 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Shrewsbury	Shropshire	1974	2005	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Shrewsbury. See also Table 2, note (j).
Smethcott	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Stapleton	Shropshire	1935	1967	Abolished 1.4.1967 to become part of the parish of Condover. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Uffington	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Uppington	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Upton Magna	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Westbury	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Withington	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Wollaston	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).
Woolstaston	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Wroxeter	Shropshire	1935	2005	See Table 2, notes (b) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Shrewsbury Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1871 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the parishes of Holy Cross & St. Giles, Meole Brace, St. Alkmond, St. Chad, St. Julian, and St. Mary, to Atcham registration district.	27252 in 1871
1.10.1935 (re-created)	(b)	Gained the parishes of Acton Burnell, Alberbury with Cardeston, Albrighton, Astley, Atcham, Berrington, Bicton, Church Preen, Church Pulverbatch, Condover, Cound, Cressage, Ford, Frodesley, Great Hanwood, Habberley, Harley, Hughley, Kenley, Leighton, Minsterley, Montford, Pimhill, Pitchford, Pontesbury, Ruckley & Langley, Sheinton, Shrewsbury, Stapleton, Uffington, Uppington, Upton Magna, Westbury, Withington, Wollaston, and Wroxeter, from Atcham registration district.	54392 in 1931
	(c)	Gained the parishes of All Stretton, Cardington, Leebotwood, Longnor, Smethcott, and Woolstaston, from Church Stretton registration district.	1432 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Pimhill (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Baschurch) from Ellesmere registration district.	132 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parish of Buildwas from Madeley registration district.	246 in 1931
1.4.1967	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Minsterley (which became part of the parish of Worthen on 1.4.1967) to Clun registration district.
	(g)	Gained parts of the parish of Pontesbury (which until 1.4.1967 formed parts of the parishes of Ratlinghope and Worthen) from Clun registration district.
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Cardington (which until 1.4.1967 formed part of the parish of Rushbury) from Ludlow registration district.
	(i)	Gained the parishes of Great Ness and Little Ness from Oswestry registration district.
1.9.2005 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the constituent parishes of Acton Burnell, Alberbury with Cardeston, All Stretton, Astley, Atcham, Bayston Hill, Berrington, Bicton, Buildwas, Cardington, Church Preen, Church Pulverbatch, Condover, Cound, Cressage, Ford, Frodesley, Great Hanwood, Great Ness, Harley, Hughley, Kenley, Leebotwood, Leighton, Little Ness, Longnor, Minsterley, Montford, Pimhill, Pitchford, Pontesbury, Ruckley & Langley, Sheinton, Shrewsbury, Smethcott, Uffington, Uppington, Upton Magna, Westbury, Withington, Wollaston, Woolstaston, and Wroxeter, to Shropshire registration district.

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