Isle of Wight Registration District

ISLE OF WIGHT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Hampshire (1837–1932), Isle of Wight (from 1932).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Brading; Calbourne; Cowes; Godshill; Isle of Wight; Isle of Wight East; Isle of Wight North; Isle of Wight South; Isle of Wight West; Newport; Ryde
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51); 2b (1852–1946); 6B (1946–74); 20 (1974–92).
District number : 58 (1841–46); 99 (1847–69); 90 (1870–80); 91 (1881–1908); 93 (1909–46); 312 (1946–74); 556 (from 1974).

Table 1A: List of Places in Isle of Wight Registration District (1837–1890)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Arreton	Hampshire	1837	1890
Binstead	Hampshire	1837	1890
Bonchurch	Hampshire	1837	1890
Brading	Hampshire	1837	1890
Brighstone	Hampshire	1837	1890
Brook	Hampshire	1837	1890
Calbourne	Hampshire	1837	1890
Carisbrooke	Hampshire	1837	1890
Chale	Hampshire	1837	1890
Freshwater	Hampshire	1837	1890
Gatcombe	Hampshire	1837	1890
Godshill	Hampshire	1837	1890
Kingston	Hampshire	1837	1890
Mottistone	Hampshire	1837	1890
Newchurch	Hampshire	1837	1890
Newport	Hampshire	1837	1890
Niton	Hampshire	1837	1890
Northwood	Hampshire	1837	1890
Ryde	Hampshire	1868	1890	Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch.
Shalfleet	Hampshire	1837	1890
Shanklin	Hampshire	1837	1890
Shorwell	Hampshire	1837	1890
St. Helens	Hampshire	1837	1890
St. Lawrence	Hampshire	1837	1890
St. Nicholas	Hampshire	1837	1890
Thorley	Hampshire	1837	1890
Ventnor	Hampshire	1868	1890	Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch.
Whippingham	Hampshire	1837	1890
Whitwell	Hampshire	1837	1890
Wootton	Hampshire	1837	1890
Yarmouth	Hampshire	1837	1890
Yaverland	Hampshire	1837	1890

Table 1B: List of Places in Isle of Wight Registration District (from 1890)

All areas in the registration district were transferred from Hampshire to the Isle of Wight on 1.4.1890

Civil Parish (*or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Arreton	Isle of Wight	1890	1894	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of North Arreton and South Arreton.
Arreton	Isle of Wight	1974		Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of South Arreton.
Ashey	Isle of Wight	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Ryde. Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ryde and Newchurch.
Bembridge	Isle of Wight	1896		Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Brading.
Binstead	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ryde and Newport.
Bonchurch	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ventnor and Sandown-Shanklin.
Brading	Isle of Wight	1890
Brighstone	Isle of Wight	1890
Brook	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Brightstone.
Calbourne	Isle of Wight	1890	2019	Renamed 16.5.2019 to become the parish of Calbourne, Newtown & Porchfield.
Calbourne, Newtown & Porchfield	Isle of Wight	2019		Created 16.5.2019 by renaming the parish of Calbourne
Carisbrooke	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Newport.
Chale	Isle of Wight	1890
Chillteron & Gatcombe	Isle of Wight	2011		Created 16.6.2011 by renaming the parish of Gatcombe.
Cowes	Isle of Wight	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Northwood in West Cowes Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Medina unparished area.
Cowes	Isle of Wight	1985		Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area.
East Cowes	Isle of Wight	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Whippingham in East Cowes Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Cowes.
East Cowes	Isle of Wight	1998		Created 1.4.1998 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.
East Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Brading in Shanklin Urban District. Abolished 30.9.1898 and added to the parish of Shanklin.
Fishbourne	Isle of Wight	2006		Created 1.4.2006 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.
Freshwater	Isle of Wight	1890
Gatcombe	Isle of Wight	1890	2011	Renamed 16.6.2011 to become the parish of Chillerton & Gatcombe.
Godshill	Isle of Wight	1890
Gurnard	Isle of Wight	1985		Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area.
Havenstreet & Ashley	Isle of Wight	2006		Created 1.4.2006 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.
Isle of Wight*	Isle of Wight	1995	2008	Created 1.4.1995 by renaming the Medina unparished area. Abolished 1.4.2008 and divided into the parishes of Newport, Northwood, Ryde and Whippingham.
Kingston	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Shorwell.
Lake	Isle of Wight	1984		Created 1.4.1984 out of the South Wight unparished area.
Medina*	Isle of Wight	1974	1995	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Cowes, Newport and Ryde. Renamed 1.4.1995 to become the Isle of Wight unparished area.
Mottistone	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Brightstone.
Nettlestone & Seaview	Isle of Wight	1989		Created 15.5.1989 by renaming the parish of Seaview.
Newchurch	Isle of Wight	1890
Newport	Isle of Wight	1890	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Medina unparished area.
Newport	Isle of Wight	2008	2018	Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area. Renamed 20.9.2018 to become the parish of Newport & Carisbrooke.
Newport & Carisbrooke	Isle of Wight	2018		Created 20.9.2018 by renaming the parish of Newport.
Niton	Isle of Wight	1890	1980	Renamed 1.12.1980 to become the parish of Niton & Whitwell
Niton & Whitwell	Isle of Wight	1980		Created 1.12.1980 by renaming the parish of Niton.
North Arreton	Isle of Wight	1894	1907	Created 1894 out of the parish of Arreton. Abolished 1.4.1907 and added to the parish of Whippingham.
Northwood	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Cowes and Newport.
Northwood	Isle of Wight	2008		Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.
Rookley	Isle of Wight	1984		Created 1.4.1984 out of the parishes of Arreton and Godshill.
Ryde	Isle of Wight	1890	1974	Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Medina unparished area.
Ryde	Isle of Wight	2008		Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.
Sandown	Isle of Wight	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Brading in Sandown Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Sandown-Shanklin.
Sandown	Isle of Wight	1984		Created 1.4.1984 out of the South Wight unparished area.
Sandown-Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1933	1974	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Sandown, Shanklin, Brading, Yaverland and Bonchurch. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the South Wight unparished area.
Seaview	Isle of Wight	1989	1989	Created 1.4.1989 out of the Medina unparished area. Renamed 15.5.1989 to become the parish of Nettlestone & Seaview.
Shalfleet	Isle of Wight	1890
Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Sandown-Shanklin.
Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1984		Created 1.4.1984 out of the South Wight unparished area and part of the parish of Newchurch.
Shorwell	Isle of Wight	1890
South Arreton	Isle of Wight	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parish of Arreton. Renamed 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Arreton.
South Wight*	Isle of Wight	1974	1984	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish of Sandown-Shanklin. Abolished 1.4.1984 and divided between the parishes of Lake, Sandown and Shanklin.
St. Helens	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Ryde.
St. Helens	Isle of Wight	1985		Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area.
St. Lawrence	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Ventnor.
St. Nicholas	Isle of Wight	1890	1894	Abolished 30.9.1894 and divided between the parishes of Newport, Carisbrooke and Northwood.
Thorley	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and added to the parish of Yarmouth.
Totland	Isle of Wight	1894		Created 30.9.1894 out of the parish of Freshwater.
Ventnor	Isle of Wight	1890		Created 1.1.1868 out of the parish of Newchurch.
Whippingham	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Newport, Cowes and Ryde.
Whippingham	Isle of Wight	2008		Created 1.4.2008 out of the Isle of Wight unparished area.
Whitwell	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Niton and Ventnor.
Wootton	Isle of Wight	1890	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Gatcombe and Whippingham.
Wootton	Isle of Wight	1985	1989	Created 1.4.1985 out of the Medina unparished area. Renamed 14.3.1989 to become the parish of Wootton Bridge.
Wootton Bridge	Isle of Wight	1989		Created 14.3.1989 by renaming the parish of Wootton.
Wroxall	Isle of Wight	1896	1933	Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Newchurch. Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Ventnor and Newchurch.
Wroxall	Isle of Wight	1984		Created 1.4.1984 out of the parishes of Godshill, Newchurch and Ventnor.
Yarmouth	Isle of Wight	1890
Yaverland	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and divided between the parishes of Sandown-Shanklin, Bembridge and Brading.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Isle of Wight Registration District

This district has not been affected by any boundary changes with other registration districts.

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