Cosford Registration District

COSFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Suffolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1938 (incorporated into Sudbury and Bury St. Edmunds registration districts).
Sub-districts : Hadleigh, Lavenham
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1938).
Registers now held by : Suffolk (Sudbury).

Table 1: List of Places in Cosford Registration District

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Aldham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Bildeston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Bildeston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Boxford	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (f), (i) and (j).
Boxford	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (f), (i) and (j).
Brent Eleigh	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Brent Eleigh	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Brettenham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Brettenham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Chelsworth	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Chelsworth	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Cockfield	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (h) and (i).
Cockfield	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (h) and (i).
Edwardstone	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Edwardstone	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Elmsett	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Elmsett	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (a) and (i).
Groton	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Groton	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Hadleigh	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Hadleigh	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Hadleigh Hamlet	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parishes of Boxford and Kersey.
Hadleigh Hamlet	West Suffolk	1889	1935
Hitcham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Hitcham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Kersey	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Kersey	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Kettlebaston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Kettlebaston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Lavenham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Lavenham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Layham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Layham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Lindsey	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (i).
Lindsey	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (i).
Milden	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Milden	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Monks Eleigh	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Monks Eleigh	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Naughton	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Nedging with Naughton.
Naughton	West Suffolk	1889	1935
Nedgring	Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1935 and incorporated into the parish of Nedging with Naughton.
Nedgring	West Suffolk	1889	1935
Nedging with Naughton	West Suffolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 from the parishes of Nedging, Naughton, and Bildeston. See also Table 2, note (i).
Polstead	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (d), (e), (i) and (k).
Polstead	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, notes (d), (e), (i) and (k).
Preston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Preston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Semer	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Semer	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Thorpe Morieux	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Thorpe Morieux	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Wattisham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Wattisham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).
Whatfield	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (i).
Whatfield	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (i).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Cosford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Elmsett (which became part of the parish of Offton on 24.3.1884) to Bosmere registration district.	0 in 1891
	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Layham (which became part of the parish of Shelley on 24.3.1884) to Samford registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Layham (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Shelley, including Shelley Doles) from Samford registration district.	21 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Polstead, including Dyers Farm (which became part of the parish of Assington on 24.3.1884) to Sudbury registration district.	5 in 1891
	(e)	Lost another detached part of the parish of Polstead, including Heath Farm (which became part of the parish of Stoke by Nayland on 24.3.1884) to Sudbury registration district.	2 in 1891
25.3.1885	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Boxford (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Assington) from Sudbury registration district.	0 in 1891
25.3.1885	(g)	Gained parts of the parishes of Edwardstone and Groton (which until 25.3.1885 formed detached parts of the parish of Great Waldingfield) from Sudbury registration district.	0 in 1891
1.7.1938 (abolished)	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Cockfield (which became part of the parish of Bradfield Combust on 1.4.1935) to Bury St. Edmunds registration district.	0 in 1931
	(i)	Lost the parishes of Aldham, Bildeston, Boxford, Brent Eleigh, Brettenham, Chelsworth, Cockfield, Edwardstone, Elmsett, Groton, Hadleigh, Hitcham, Kersey, Kettlebaston, Lavenham, Layham, Lindsey, Milden, Monks Eleigh, Nedging with Naughton, Polstead, Preston, Semer, Thorpe Morieux, Wattisham, and Whatfield, to Sudbury registration district.	13138 in 1931
	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Boxford (which became part of the parish of Newton on 1.4.1935) to Sudbury registration district.	16 in 1931
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Polstead (which became part of the parish of Stoke by Nayland on 1.4.1935) to Sudbury registration district.	4 in 1931

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