Registration Districts in Surrey

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN SURREY

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Surrey since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.

For the purposes of these pages, "Surrey" refers to:

the ancient county of Surrey (1837-89)
the administrative county of Surrey (1889-1974), including the county borough of Croydon (until 1965).
the non-metropolitan county of Surrey (from 1974).

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
Bermondsey	London	1837	1869	Abolished 1.1.1870 to become part of St. Olave Southwark registration district.
Camberwell	London	1837	1889	Part of the county of London from 1.4.1889.
Chertsey	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey North Western and Surrey South Western registration districts.
Croydon	Surrey	1837	1965	Transferred to the county of Greater London on 1.4.1965.
Dorking	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey South Eastern and Surrey South Western, and Surrey Mid Eastern registration districts.
East Grinstead	Sussex	1837	1897	Partly in Surrey until 1.6.1897.
East Surrey	Surrey	2000	2008	Created 1.5.2000 from Mid Surrey and South East Surrey registration districts. Abolished 4.8.2008 to become part of Surrey registration district.
Epsom	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey Mid Eastern, Surrey North Eastern, and Surrey South Eastern registration districts.
Farnborough	Hampshire	1846	1869	Created 28.5.1846 out of Farnham registration district. Abolished 1.7.1869 to become part of Hartley Wintney, Farnham, Alton, Petersfield and Guildford registration districts.
Farnham	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of Surrey South Western and Surrey North Western registration districts.
Godstone	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey South Eastern and Surrey Mid Eastern registration districts.
Guildford	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey South Western and Surrey North Western registration districts.
Hambledon	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey South Western registration district.
Kingston	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey North Eastern, Staines and Surrey Mid Eastern registration districts.
Lambeth	London	1837	1889	Transferred to the county of London on 1.4.1889.
Mid Surrey	Surrey	1996	2000	Created 1.10.1996 by renaming Surrey Mid Eastern registration district. Abolished 1.5.2000 to become East Surrey registration district.
Newington	London	1837	1869	Abolished 1.1.1870 to become part of St. Saviour Southwark registration district.
North Surrey	Surrey	1996	2008	Created 1.10.1996 from Surrey Northern and Surrey North Western registration districts. Abolished 4.8.2008 to become part of Surrey registration district.
Reigate	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey South Eastern registration district.
Richmond	Surrey	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of Surrey North Eastern registration district.
Rotherhithe	London	1837	1869	Abolished 1.1.1870 to become part of St. Olave Southwark registration district.
St. George Southwark	London	1837	1869	Abolished 1.1.1870 to become part of St. Saviour Southwark registration district.
St. Olave Southwark	London	1837	1889	Transferred to the county of London on 1.4.1889.
St. Saviour Southwark	London	1837	1889	Transferred to the county of London on 1.4.1889.
South East Surrey	Surrey	1896	2000	Created 1.10.1996 from Surrey South Eastern registration district. Abolished 1.5.2000 to become East Surrey registration district.
Surrey	Surrey	2000		Created 1.5.2000 from East Surrey, North Surrey, and West Surrey registration districts.
Surrey Mid Eastern	Surrey	1934	1996	Created 1.4.1934 out of Croydon, Epsom, Reigate, Godstone, Kingston, and Dorking registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1996 to become Mid Surrey registration district.
Surrey Northern	Surrey	1948	1965	Created 1.7.1948 out of Surrey North Eastern registration district. Abolished 1.4.1965 to become part of Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames and Surrey Mid Eastern registration districts.
Surrey Northern	Surrey	1965	1996	Created 1.4.1965 out of Middlesex South and Surrey North Western registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1996 to become part of North Surrey registration district.
Surrey North Eastern	Surrey	1934	1965	Created 1.4.1934 out of Kingston and Richmond registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1965 to become part of Merton and Sutton registration districts.
Surrey North Western	Surrey	1934	1996	Created 1.4.1934 out of Chertsey, Guildford, Farnham, and Windsor registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1996 to become part of North Surrey registration district.
Surrey South Eastern	Surrey	1934	1996	Created 1.4.1934 out of Reigate, Godstone, Dorking, Epsom, and Croydon registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1996 to become South East Surrey registration district.
Surrey South Western	Surrey	1934	1996	Created 1.4.1934 out of Guildford Farnham, Hambledon, Dorking, and Chertsey registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1996 to become part of West Surrey registration district.
Wandsworth	London	1837	1889	Transferred to the county of London on 1.4.1889.
West Surrey	Surrey	1996	2008	Created 1.10.1996 from Surrey South Western registration district. Abolished 4.8.2008 to become part of Surrey registration district).
Windsor	Berkshire	1837	1934	Partly in Surrey until 1.4.1934.

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