Gravesend Registration District

GRAVESEND REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent.
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Gravesend & Milton").
Abolished : 1.4.1941 (added to Chatham registration district).
Re-created : 1.1.1980 (by renaming Dartford registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.2003 (added to Kent registration district).
Sub-districts : Gravesend; Thames.
GRO volumes : V (1837–51); 2a (1852–1941); 16 (1980–92).
District number : 38a (1841–46); 51 (1847–69); 42 (1870–80); 43 (1881–1908); 44 (1909–41).

Table 1A: List of Places in Gravesend Registration District (1837–1941)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Gravesend	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (a).
Milton	Kent	1837	1915	Abolished 1.4.1915 and added to the parish of Gravesend.

Table 1B: List of Places in Gravesend Registration District (1980–2003)

Civil Parish (*or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Ash cum Ridley	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Bean	Kent	1989	2003	Created 1.4.1989 out of the parish of Stone. See also Table 2, note (h).
Cobham	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Crockenhill	Kent	1987	2003	Created 1.4.1987 out of the parishes of Eynsford and Swanley. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Darenth	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Dartford*	Kent	1980	2003	Unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (b), (c), (d) and (h).
Eynsford	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Farningham	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Fawkham	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Gravesham*	Kent	1980	2003	Unparished areas of the towns of Gravesend and Northfleet. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Hartley	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Higham	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Horton Kirby & South Darenth	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Longfield	Kent	1980	2003	Renamed 18.10.1899 to become the parish of Longfield & New Barn. See also Table 2, note (b).
Longfield & New Barn	Kent	1989	2003	Created 18.10.1989 by renaming the parish of Longfield. See also Table 2, note (h).
Luddesdown	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Meopham	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Shone	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Southfleet	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Stone	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Sutton at Hone & Hawley	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Swanley	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b), (e), (g) and (f).
Swanscombe	Kent	1980	1981	Renamed 28.5.1981 to become the parish of Swanscombe & Greenhithe. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Swanscombe & Greenhithe	Kent	1981	2003	Created 28.5.1981 by renaming the parish of Swanscombe. See also Table 2, note (h)
Vigo	Kent	2000	2003	Created 1.4.2000 out of the parish of Meopham. See also Table 2, note (h).
West Kingsdown	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Wilmington	Kent	1980	2003	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Gravesend Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1941 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the parish of Gravesend to Chatham registration district.	35495 in 1931
1.1.1980 (re-created)	(b)	Gained the Dartford and Gravesham unparished areas and the parishes of Ash cum Ridley, Cobham, Darenth, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Hartley, Higham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth, Longfield, Luddesdown, Meopham, Shorne, Southfleet, Stone, Sutton at Hone & Hawley, Swanley, Swanscombe, West Kingsdown and Wilmington, from Dartford registration district.	n/a
1.4.1993	(c)	Lost part of the Dartford unparished area (which was added to the London borough of Bexley on 1.4.1993) to Bexley registration district.	70 in 1992
1.4.1993	(d)	Gained part of the Dartford unparished area (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the London borough of Bexley) from Bexley registration district.	30 in 1992
1.4.1994	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Swanley (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the London borough of Bexley) from Bexley registration district.	n/a
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Swanley (which was added to the London borough of Bromley on 1.4.1994) to Bromley registration district.	n/a
	(g)	Gained parts of the parishes of Crockenhill and Swanley (which until 1.4.1994 formed parts of the London borough of Bromley) from Bromley registration district.	n/a
1.4.2003 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the Dartford and Gravesham unparished areas and the parishes of Ash cum Ridley, Bean, Cobham, Crockenhill, Darenth, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Hartley, Higham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth, Longfield & New Barn, Luddesdown, Meopham, Shone, Southfleet, Stone, Sutton at Hone & Hawley, Swanley, Swanscombe & Greenhithe, Vigo, West Kingsdown and Wilmington, to Kent registration district.	n/a

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