Petworth Registration District

PETWORTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Sussex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1935 (to become part of Midhurst & Petworth registration district).
Sub-districts : Billingshurst, Petworth, Petworth Northern, Petworth Southern, Wisborough Green.
GRO volumes : VII (1837-51), 2b (1852-1935).
Registers currently held at : West Sussex.

Table 1: List of Places in Petworth Registration District

All the areas in Petworth registration district became part of the county of West Sussex on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Barlavington	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Barlavington	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Bignor	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (j).
Bignor	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (j).
Billingshurst	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (e).
Burton	Sussex	1870	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Duncton, Sutton, and East Lavington. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (k).
Burton	West Sussex	1889	1933
Bury	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Bury	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (g) and (j).
Clapham	Sussex	1837	1869
Coates	Sussex	1870	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Fittleworth. See also Table 2, note (a).
Coates	West Sussex	1889	1933
Duncton	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Duncton	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Egdean	Sussex	1870	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Petworth. See also Table 2, note (a).
Egdean	West Sussex	1889	1933
Fittleworth	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Fittleworth	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Kirdford	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).
Kirdford	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (f) and (j).
North Chapel	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
North Chapel	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (j).
Petworth	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, note (j).
Petworth	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (j).
Rudgwick	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Stopham	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).
Stopham	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (d) and (j).
Sutton	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Sutton	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (j).
Wisborough Green	Sussex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Wisborough Green	West Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Petworth Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1870	(a)	Gained the parishes of Barlavington, Bignor, Burton, Bury, Coates, Duncton, Egdean, Fittleworth, and Sutton, from Chichester registration district.	2316 in 1861
	(b)	Lost the parish of Rudgwick to Horsham registration district.	1068 in 1861
	(c)	Gained the parish of North Chapel from Midhurst registration district.	785 in 1861
	(d)	Gained the parish of Stopham from Thakeham registration district.	130 in 1861
1.4.1870	(e)	Lost the parish of Billingshurst to Horsham registration district.	1495 in 1861
19.12.1879	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Kirdford (which until 19.12.1879 formed a detached part of the parish of Lurgashall) to Petworth registration district from Midhurst registration district.	7 in 1881
24.3.1883	(g)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bury (which became part of the parish of Houghton on 24.3.1883) to East Preston registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1884	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Wisborough Green (which until 24.3.1884 had comprised the Sussex part of the parish of Alfold) from Hambledon registration district.	30 in 1891
24.3.1889	(i)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Bignor, including the tything of Buddington (which became part of the parish of Easebourne on 24.3.1889) to Midhurst registration district.	32 in 1891
1.4.1935 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the parishes of Barlavington, Bignor, Bury, Duncton, Fittleworth, Kirdford, North Chapel, Petworth, Stopham, Sutton, and Wisborough Green, to Midhurst & Petworth	8416 in 1931
1.4.1935 (abolished)	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Burton (which became part of the parish of East Lavington on 1.4.1934) to Midhurst & Petworth	0 in 1931

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