Bury St. Edmunds Registration District

BURY ST. EDMUNDS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Suffolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bougham, Bury St. Edmunds, Fornham, Ixworth, Thingoe Thedwastre.
GRO volumes : XIII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Suffolk (Bury St. Edmunds).

Table 1: List of Places in Bury St. Edmunds Registration District

All the Suffolk parishes in Bury St. Edmunds registration district became part of the new county of West Suffolk on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ampton	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Badwell Ash	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Bardwell	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Barnham	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Barningham	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Barrow	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Beyton	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Bradfield Combust	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Bradfield St. Clare	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bradfield St. George	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Brockley	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bury St. Edmunds	West Suffolk	1895	1974	Created 30.9.1895 from the parishes of St. James and St. Mary.
Chedburgh	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Chevington	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Coney Weston	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Culford	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Denham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Depden	West Suffolk	1908	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Drinkstone	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Elmswell	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Euston	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Fakenham Magna	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Felsham	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Flempton	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Fornham All Saints	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Fornham St. Genevieve	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Fornham St. Martin	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Gedding	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Ashfield	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Barton	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Great Livermere	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Great Saxham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Great Whelnetham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hardwick	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hargrave	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hawstead	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hengrave	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hepworth	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Hessett	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hinderclay	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Honington	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Hopton	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Horringer	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hunston	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Ickworth	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Ingham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Ixworth	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Ixworth Thorpe	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Knettishall	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Lackford	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Langham	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Livermere	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Saxham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Little Whelnetham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Market Weston	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Norton	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Nowton	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Pakenham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rattlesden	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Rede	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rickinghall Inferior	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Risby	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rougham	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rushbrooke	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
St. James	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 30.9.1895 and incorporated into the parish of Bury St. Edmunds.
St. James	West Suffolk	1889	1895
St. Mary	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 30.9.1895 and incorporated into the parish of Bury St. Edmunds.
St. Mary	West Suffolk	1889	1895
Sapiston	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Stanningfield	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Stanton	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Stowlangtoft	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Thelnetham	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Thurston	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Timworth	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Tostock	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Troston	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Walsham le Willows	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wattisfield	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
West Stow	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Westley	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Whepstead	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Woolpit	West Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wordwell	West Suffolk	1908	1974	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bury St. Edmunds Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1908 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Ampton, Bardwell, Barrow, Bradfield Combust, Bradfield St. Clare, Bradfield St. George, Brockley, Chedburgh, Chevington, Culford, Denham, Depden, Flempton, Fornham All Saints, Fornham St. Genevieve, Fornham St. Martin, Great Barton, Great Livermere, Great Saxham, Great Whelnetham, Hardwick, Hargrave, Hawstead, Hengrave, Horringer, Ickworth, Ingham, Ixworth, Ixworth Thorpe, Lackford, Little Livermere, Little Saxham, Little Whelnetham, Nowton, Pakenham, Rede, Risby, Rougham, Rushbrooke, Stanningfield, Stanton, Timworth, Troston, West Stow, Westley, Whepstead, and Wordwell, from Thingoe registration district.	14528 in 1901
1.4.1935	(b)	Gained the parishes of Badwell Ash, Beyton, Drinkstone, Elmswell, Felsham, Gedding, Great Ashfield, Hessett, Hinderclay, Hunston, Langham, Norton, Rattlesden, Rickinghall Inferior, Stowlangtoft, Thurston, Tostock, Walsham le Willows, Wattisfield, and Woolpit, from Stow registration district.	8039 in 1931
1.7.1938	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Bradfield Combust (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Cockfield) from Cosford registration district.	0 in 1931
	(d)	Lost the parish of Depden to Newmarket registration district.	180 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Barnham, Barningham, Coney Weston, Euston, Fakenham Magna, Hepworth, Honington, Hopton, Knettishall, Market Weston, Sapiston, and Thelnetham, from Thetford registration district.	2979 in 1931

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