Billericay Registration District

BILLERICAY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1939 (to become part of Brentwood and Chelmsford registration districts).
Sub-districts : Brentwood, Great Burstead, Wickford.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1939).
Registers currently held at : Essex (Brentwood).

Table 1: List of Places in Billericay Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Basildon	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay.
Billericay	Essex	1937	1939	Created 1.1.1937 from the parishes of Great Burstead, Laindon, Pitsea, Wickford, Vange, Little Burstead, Basildon, Lee Chapel, North Benfleet, Bowers Gifford, and Nevendon. See also Table 2, note (j).
Bowers Gifford	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, note (b).
Brentwood	Essex	1837	1939	See Table 2, note (j).
Childerditch	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Little Burstead and Brentwood.
Downham	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Great Burstead and South Hanningfield. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (l).
Dunton	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Little Burstead and Brentwood. See also Table 2, note (f).
East Horndon	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Brentwood and Little Burstead.
Great Burstead	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay.
Hutton	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Brentwood.
Ingrave	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Brentwood.
Laindon	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Lee Chapel	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, note (h).
Little Burstead	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay.
Little Warley	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Brentwood and Little Burstead. See also Table 2, note (f).
Mountnessing	Essex	1837	1939	See Table 2, note (k).
Nevendon	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay.
North Benfleet	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, note (b).
Pitsea	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, note (b).
Ramsden Bellhouse	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Great Burstead and South Hanningfield. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (m).
Ramsden Crays	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Great Burstead and South Hanningfield. See also Table 2, note (n).
Shenfield	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Brentwood and Mountnessing.
South Benfleet	Essex	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
South Weald	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Brentwood. See also Table 2, note (i).
Thundersley	Essex	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Vange	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, note (b).
West Horndon	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Brentwood and Little Burstead.
Wickford	Essex	1837	1937	Abolished 1.1.1937 to become part of the parish of Billericay. See also Table 2, note (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Billericay Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
7.2.1848	(a)	Lost the parishes of South Benfleet and Thundersley to Rochford registration district.	1303 in 1841
11.3.1880	(b)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of Bowers Gifford, Laindon, North Benfleet, Pitsea, and Vange (which became part of the parish of Canvey Island on 2.8.1880) to Rochford registration district.	176 in 1891
24.3.1888	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Downham (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Runwell) from Chelmsford registration district.	20 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Ramsden Bellhouse (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of Runwell) from Chelmsford registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Wickford (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of South Hanningfield, including Great Road) from Chelmsford registration district.	14 in 1891
24.3.1889	(f)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of Dunton and Little Warley, near Hole Haven Creek (which became part of the parish of Coringham on 2.4.3.1889) to Orsett registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Laindon (which became part of the parish of Coringham on 2.4.3.1889) to Orsett registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Lee Chapel (which became part of the parish of Langdon Hills on 2.4.3.1889) to Orsett registration district.	0 in 1891
1.7.1904	(i)	Gained part of the parish of South Weald (which until 31.3.1904 formed part of the parish of Great Warley) from Romford registration district.	0 in 1901
1.7.1939
	(j)	Lost the parishes of Billericay and Brentwood to Brentwood registration district.	45353 in 1931
	(k)	Lost the parish of Mountnessing to Chelmsford registration district.	749 in 1931
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Downham (which became part of the parish of South Hanningfield on 1.4.1934) to Chelmsford registration district.	375 in 1931
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Ramsden Bellhouse (which became part of the parish of South Hanningfield on 1.4.1934) to Chelmsford registration district.	397 in 1931
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Ramsden Crays (which became part of the parish of South Hanningfield on 1.4.1934) to Chelmsford registration district.	34 in 1931

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