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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Shropshire since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.
For the purposes of these pages "Shropshire" 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 |
Atcham | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Shrewsbury, Forden, Oswestry, and Clun registration districts. |
Bridgnorth | Shropshire |
1837 |
2005 |
Abolished 1.9.2005 to become part of Shropshire registration district. |
Bromsgrove | Worcestershire |
1837 |
1844 |
Partly in Shropshire until 20.10.1844. |
Church Stretton | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Ludlow, Shrewsbury, and Bridgnorth registration districts. |
Cleobury Mortimer | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Bridgnorth registration district. |
Clun | Shropshire |
1837 |
2005 |
Abolished 1.9.2005 to become part of Shropshire registration district. |
Ellesmere | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Oswestry, Overton, Whitchurch, and Shrewsbury registration districts. |
Forden | Montgomeryshire |
1870 |
1935 |
Created 1.7.1870 by renaming Montgomery registration district. Partly in Shropshire until 1.10.1935. |
Kidderminster | Worcestershire |
1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Shropshire until 30.9.1895. |
Knighton | Radnorshire |
1837 |
1933 |
Partly in Shropshire until 1.4.1933. |
Ludlow | Shropshire |
1837 |
2005 |
Abolished 1.9.2005 to become part of Shropshire registration district. |
Madeley | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Wenlock, Wellington, and Shrewsbury registration districts. |
Market Drayton | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Whitchurch and Newcastle under Lyme registration districts. |
Montgomery | Montgomeryshire |
1837 |
1870 |
Abolished 1.7.1870 to become part of Forden registration district. |
Newport | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Wellington, Stafford and Cannock registration districts. |
North Shropshire | Shropshire |
1970 |
2005 |
Created 1.1.1970 by renaming Whitchurch registration district. Abolished 1.9.2005 to become part of Shropshire registration district. |
Oswestry | Shropshire |
1837 |
2005 |
Abolished 1.9.2005 to become part of Shropshire registration district. |
Seisdon | Staffordshire |
1837 |
1839 |
Created 1.7.1837. Abolished 31.3.1839 to become part of Wolverhampton registration district. |
Shifnal | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Wellington, Cannock, and Bilston registration districts. |
Shrewsbury | Shropshire |
1837 |
1871 |
Abolished 1.10.1871 to become part of Atcham registration district. |
Shrewsbury | Shropshire |
1935 |
2005 |
Created 1.10.1935 out of Atcham, Church Stretton, Madeley and Ellesmere registration districts. Abolished 1.9.2005 to become part of Shropshire registration district. |
Shropshire | Shropshire |
2005 |
|
Created 1.9.2005 from Bridgnorth, Clun, Ludlow, North Shropshire, Oswestry and Shrewsbury registration districts. |
Stourbridge | Worcestershire |
1837 |
1844 |
Partly in Shropshire until 20.10.1844. |
Telford & Wrekin | Shropshire |
1998 |
|
Created 1.4.1998 by renaming Wrekin registration district. |
Tenbury | Worcestershire |
1837 |
1934 |
Partly in Shropshire until 1.7.1934. |
Wellington | Shropshire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Wrekin registration district. |
Wem | Shropshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Abolished 1.10.1935 to become part of Whitchurch registration district. |
Wenlock | Shropshire |
1935 |
1948 |
Created 1.10.1935 out of Madeley registration district. Abolished 1.7.1948 to become part of Bridgnorth registration district. |
West Bromwich | Staffordshire |
1837 |
1844 |
Partly in Shropshire until 20.10.1844. |
Whitchurch | Shropshire |
1837 |
1838 |
Abolished 15.1.1838 to become part of Wem registration district. |
Whitchurch | Shropshire |
1853 |
1969 |
Created 4.4.1853 out of Ellesmere, Great Boughton, Nantwich, Wem and Wrexham registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1970 to become North Shropshire registration district. |
Wolverhampton | Staffordshire |
1837 |
1935 |
Partly in Shropshire until 1.4.1935. |
Wrekin | Shropshire |
1974 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Wellington registration district. Abolished 1.4.1998 to become Telford & Wrekin registration district. |
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