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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Leicestershire since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.
For the purposes of these pages, "Leicestershire" refers to:
Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.
Registration District |
Registration County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Ashby de la Zouch | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1949 |
Abolished 1.10.1949 to become part of Coalville, Loughborough and Market Bosworth registration districts. |
Atherstone | Warwickshire |
1837 |
1932 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.4.1932. |
Barrow upon Soar | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1949 |
Abolished 1.10.1949 to become part of Leicestershire Central, Loughborough and Market Bosworth registration districts. |
Billesdon | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1949 |
Abolished 1.10.1949 to become part of Leicestershire Central registration district. |
Bingham | Nottinghamshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.1.1937. |
Blaby | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1949 |
Abolished 1.10.1949 to become part of Leicestershire Central registration district. |
Coalville | Leicestershire |
1949 |
1999 |
Created 1.10.1949 out of Ashby de la Zouch, Loughborough, and Market Bosworth registration districts. Abolished 1.1.2000 to become part of Leicestershire registration district. |
Grantham | Lincolnshire |
1837 |
1933 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.1.1934. |
Hinckley | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1999 |
Abolished 1.1.2000 to become part of Leicestershire registration district. |
Leicester | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Leicestershire Central registration district. |
Leicester | Leicestershire |
1997 |
|
Created 1.4.1997 out of Leicestershire Central registration district. |
Leicestershire | Leicestershire |
2000 |
|
Created 1.1.2000 from Coalville, Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough, and Melton Mowbray registration districts. |
Leicestershire Central | Leicestershire |
1949 |
1997 |
Created 1.10.1949 out of Blaby, Barrow upon Soar, Billesdon, Loughborough, Lutterworth, and Market Bosworth registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1997 to become parts of Leicester, Loughborough and Market Harborough registration districts. |
Loughborough | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1999 |
Abolished 1.1.2000 to become part of Leicestershire registration district. |
Lutterworth | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Market Harborough and Leicestershire Central registration districts. |
Market Bosworth | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Hinckley, Leicestershire Central, and Coalville registration districts. |
Market Harborough | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1999 |
Abolished 1.1.2000 to become part of Leicestershire registration district. |
Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire |
1837 |
1995 |
Abolished 1.4.1995 to become part of Melton & Rutland registration district. |
Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire |
1997 |
1999 |
Created 1.4.1997 out of Melton & Rutland registration district. Abolished 1.1.2000 to become part of Leicestershire registration district. |
Melton & Rutland | Leicestershire |
1995 |
1997 |
Created 1.4.1995 from Melton Mowbray and Rutland registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1997 to become parts of Melton Mowbray and Rutland registration districts. |
Nuneaton | Warwickshire |
1837 |
1851 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 30.4.1851. |
Oakham | Rutland |
1837 |
1933 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.1.1934. |
Rugby | Warwickshire |
1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.6.1895. |
Rutland | Leicestershire |
1974 |
1995 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Oakham, Uppingham, and Ketton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1995 to become part of Melton & Rutland registration district. |
Shardlow | Derbyshire |
1837 |
1938 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.4.1938. |
Uppingham | Rutland |
1837 |
1933 |
Partly in Leicestershire until 1.1.1934. |
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