Wokingham Registration District

WOKINGHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Berkshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Reading & Wokingham and Newbury registration districts).
Re-created : 1.4.1998 (out of Reading & Wokingham registration district).
Sub-districts : Wargrave, Wokingham.
GRO volumes : VI (1837–51), 2c (1852–1946), 6A (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Wokingham.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldermaston	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Arborfield	Berkshire	1837	1948	Abolished 1.4.1948 to become part of the parish of Arborfield & Newland.
Arborfield & Newland	Berkshire	1948	1974	Created 1.4.1948 from the parishes of Arborfield and Newland. See also Table 2, note (h).
Ashampstead	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Barkham	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Basildon	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Beech Hill	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Beenham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Bradfield	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Broad Hinton	Wiltshire	1837	1844	Transferred from Wiltshire to the county of Berkshire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Hurst St. Nicholas and Twyford.
Broad Hinton	Berkshire	1844	1894
Bucklebury	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d), (e), (f) and (g).
Burghfield	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Charvil	Berkshire	1970	1974	Created 1.4.1970 out of the parish of Woodley & Sandford. See also Table 2, note (h).
Earley	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
East Swallowfield	Berkshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become part of the parish of Swallowfield.
Englefield	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Finchampstead	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Frilsham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Grazeley	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Hurst St. Nicholas	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 30.9.1894 out of the parishes of Whistley and Broad Hinton. See also Table 2, note (h).
Newland	Berkshire	1837	1948	Abolished 1.4.1948 to become part of the parish of Arborfield & Newland.
Padworth	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Pangbourne	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Purley	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Remenham	Berkshire	1895	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Ruscombe	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Shinfield	Berkshire and Wiltshire	1837	1844	On 20.10.1844 the Wiltshire part of the parish of Shinfield became part of Berkshire, so that thereafter Shinfield was wholly in Berkshire. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Shinfield	Berkshire	1844	1974
Sonning	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Stanford Dingley	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Stratfield Mortimer	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Sulham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Sulhamstead	Berkshire	1934	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Sulhamstead Bannister	Berkshire	1934	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Swallowfield	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the parishes of West Swallowfield and East Swallowfield. See also Table 2, note (h).
Theale	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Tidmarsh	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Tilehurst	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Twyford	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 30.9.1894 out of the parishes of Whistley and Broad Hinton. See also Table 2, note (h).
Ufton Nervet	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Wargrave	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
West Swallowfield	Berkshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become part of the parish of Swallowfield.
Whistley	Berkshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Twyford and Hurst St. Nicholas.
Winnersh	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Wokefield	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Wokingham	Berkshire and Wiltshire	1837	1844	On 20.10.1844 the Wiltshire part of the parish of Wokingham became part of Berkshire, so that thereafter Wokingham was wholly in Berkshire. Abolished 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Wokingham Within and Wokingham Without.
Wokingham	Berkshire	1844	1894
Wokingham Within	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Wokingham in Wokingham Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Wokingham. See also Table 2, note (h).
Wokingham Without	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Wokingham. See also Table 2, note (h).
Woodley & Sandford	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Yattendon	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).

Table 1B: List of Places in Wokingham Registration District (from 1998)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Arborfield & Newland	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Barkham	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Charvil	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Earley	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Finchampstead	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Hurst St. Nicholas	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Remenham	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Ruscombe	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Shinfield	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Sonning	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Swallowfield	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Twyford	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Wargrave	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Winnersh	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Wokingham	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Wokingham Without	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).
Woodley & Sandford	Berkshire	1998		See Table 2, note (i).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wokingham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1889	(a)	Lost the part of the parish of Earley in Reading Municipal Borough (which became part of the parish of St. Giles on 24.3.1889) to Reading registration district.	6162 in 1891
24.3.1889	(b)	Lost the part of the parish of Shinfield in Reading Municipal Borough (which became part of the parish of St. Giles on 24.3.1889) to Reading registration district.	41 in 1891
1.6.1895	(c)	Gained the parish of Remenham from Henley registration district.	546 in 1891
1.4.1937	(d)	Gained the parishes of Aldermaston, Ashampstead, Basildon, Beech Hill, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Burghfield, Englefield, Frilsham, Grazeley, Padworth, Pangbourne, Purley, Stanford Dingley, Stratfield Mortimer, Sulham, Sulhamstead, Sulhamstead Bannister, Theale, Tidmarsh, Tilehurst, Ufton Nervet, Wokefield, and Yattendon, from Bradfield registration district.	13700 in 1931
1.4.1969	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Bucklebury (which became part of the parish of Hermitage on 1.4.1969) to Newbury registration district.
1.4.1969	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Bucklebury (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Hampstead Norris) from Wantage registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(g)	Lost the parishes of Aldermaston, Beenham, Bucklebury, Frilsham, Stanford Dingley, and Yattendon, to Newbury registration district.	6158 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the parishes of Arborfield & Newland, Ashampstead, Barkham, Basildon, Beech Hill, Bradfield, Burghfield, Charvil, Earley, Englefield, Finchampstead, Grazeley, Hurst St. Nicholas, Padworth, Pangbourne, Purley, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Sonning, Stratfield Mortimer, Streatley, Sulham, Sulhamstead, Sulhamstead Bannister, Swallowfield, Theale, Tidmarsh, Tilehurst, Twyford, Ufton Nervet, Wargrave, Winnersh, Wokefield, Wokingham Within, Wokingham Without, and Woodley & Sandford, to Reading & Wokingham registration district.	133286 in 1971
1.4.1998 (re-created)	(i)	Gained the parishes of Arborfield & Newland, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst St. Nicholas, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Sonning, Swallowfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Winnersh, Wokingham, Wokingham Without, and Woodley & Sandford, from Reading & Wokingham registration district.

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