Wellington Registration District

WELLINGTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Wrekin registration district).
Sub-districts : Dawley, Ercall Magna, Newport, Oakengates, Shifnal, Wellington, Wombridge.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6a (1852–1946), 9A (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Telford & Wrekin.

Table 1: List of Places in Wellington Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Albrighton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Badger	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Beckbury	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Bolas Magna	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Boningale	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Boscobel	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Cherrington	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Chetwynd	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (j) and (n).
Chetwynd Aston	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Church Aston	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Dawley	Shropshire	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the unparished area of Dawley. See also Table 2, notes (a, (m)) and (n).
Donington	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Edgmond	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Ercall Magna	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Eyton upon the Weald Moors	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Hadley	Shropshire	1898	1974	Created 1.10.1898 out of the parish of Wellington Rural. See also Table 2, note (n).
Kemberton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Kynnersley	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Lilleshall	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Little Wenlock	Shropshire	1966	1974	See Table 2, notes (l) and (n).
Longdon upon Tern	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Longford	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Newport	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (k) and (n).
Oakengates	Shropshire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parish of Wrockwardine Wood, Wombridge, Priorslee, St. Georges, Hadley, Shifnal, and Wellington Rural. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (n).
Preston upon the Weald Moors	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Rodington	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Ryton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Sheriff Hales	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (i) and (n).
Shifnal	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Stirchley	Shropshire	1935	1966	Abolished 1.4.1966 to become part of the parish of Dawley. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (n).
Stockton	Shropshire	1935	1967	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Sutton Maddock	Shropshire	1935	1967	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Tibberton	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (n).
Tong	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (n).
Waters Upton	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Wellington	Shropshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Wellington Urban and Wellington Rural.
Wellington Rural	Shropshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Wellington. See also Table 2, note (n).
Wellington Urban	Shropshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Wellington in Wellington Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the unparished area of Wellington. See also Table 2, note (n).
Wombridge	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Oakengates.
Woodcote	Shropshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (g), (h) and (n).
Wrockwardine	Shropshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Wrockwardine Wood	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Oakengates.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wellington Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935	(a)	Gained the parishes of Dawley and Stirchley from Madeley registration district.	7525 in 1931
	(b)	Gained the parishes of Cherrington, Chetwynd, Chetwynd Aston, Church Aston, Edgmond, Lilleshall, Longford, Newport, Tibberton, and Woodcote, from Newport registration district.	8935 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Oakengates (which until 1.4.1934 formed the parish of St. Georges) from Newport registration district.	163 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Albrighton, Badger, Beckbury, Boningale, Boscobel, Donington, Kemberton, Ryton, Sheriff Hales, Shifnal, Stockton, Sutton Maddock, tong, from Shifnal registration district.	7503 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Dawley (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Priorslee) from Shifnal registration district.	52 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Oakengates (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Priorslee and Shifnal) from Shifnal registration district.	2630 in 1931
12.10.1936	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Woodcote (which became part of the parish of Gnosall on 21.8.1936) to Stafford registration district.
12.10.1936	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Woodcote (which uintil 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Gnosall)) from Stafford registration district.
1.4.1965	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Sheriff Hales (which became part of the parish of Blymhill on 1.4.1965) to Cannock registration district.
	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Chetwynd (which became part of the parish of Forton on 1.4.1965) to Stafford registration district.
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Newport (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Forton) from Stafford registration district.
1.4.1966	(l)	Gained the parish of Little Wenlock from Bridgnorth registration district.
1.4.1966	(m)	Gained parts of the parish of Dawley (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Benthall, Linley, Madeley, Posenhall, and Willey) from Bridgnorth registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(n)	Lost the constituent parishes of Albrighton, Badger, Beckbury, Bolas Magna, Boningale, Boscobel, Cherrington, Chetwynd, Chetwynd Aston, Church Aston, Dawley, Donington, Edgmond, Ercall Magna, Eyton upon the Weald Moors, Hadley, Kemberton, Kynnersley, Lilleshall, Little Wenlock, Longdon upon Tern, Longford, Newport, Oakengates, Preston upon the Weald Moors, Rodington, Ryton, Sheriffhales, Shifnal, Shifnal, Stockton, Sutton Maddock, Tibberton, Tong, Waters Upton, Wellington Rural, Wellington Urban, Woodcote, and Wrockwardine, to Wrekin registration district	118371 in 1971

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