Droxford Registration District

DROXFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Hampshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2008 (to become part of Hampshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Bishops Waltham, Droxford, Hambledon, West Meon
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2c (1852–1946), 6B (1946–74), 20 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Hampshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Droxford Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bishops Waltham	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (m).
Boarhunt	Hampshire	1932	2008	See Table 2, notes (d) and (m).
Corhampton	Hampshire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become part of the parish of Corhampton & Meonstoke.
Corhampton & Meonstoke	Hampshire	1932	2008	Created 1.4.1932 from the parishes of Meonstoke and Corhampton. See also Table 2, note (m).
Curbridge	Hampshire	1932	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 to become parts of the parishes of Wickham and Curdridge. See also Table 2, note (d).
Curdridge	Hampshire	1894	2008	Created 30.9.1894 out of the parish of Bishops Waltham. See also Table 2, note (m).
Denmead	Hampshire	1932	2008	Created 1.4.1932 out of the parish of Hambledon. See also Table 2, notes (j), (k) and (m).
Droxford	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Durley	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (m).
Exton	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).
Hambledon	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (m).
Meonstoke	Hampshire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 to become part of the parish of Corhampton & Meonstoke.
Shedfield	Hampshire	1894	2008	Created 1894 out of the parish of Droxford. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (m).
Soberton	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (m).
Southwick & Widley	Hampshire	1932	2008	See Table 2, notes (c), (f), (g), (i), (l) and (m).
Swanmore	Hampshire	1894	2008	Created 1894 out of the parishes of Droxford and Bishops Waltham. See also Table 2, note (m).
Upham	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (h) and (m).
Warnford	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (m).
West Meon	Hampshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (m).
Wickham	Hampshire	1932	2008	See Table 2, notes (d) and (m).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Droxford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Droxford (which became part of the parish of Botley on 24.3.1884) from South Stoneham registration district.	16 in 1891
1.10.1932	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Exton (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Beauworth) from Alresford registration district.	6 in 1931
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Southwick & Widley (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Waterloo) from Catherington registration district.	0 in 1931
	(d)	Gained the parishes of Boarhunt, Curbridge, and Wickham from Fareham registration district.	3437 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Shedfield (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Wickham) from Fareham registration district.	164 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Southwick & Widley (which until 1.4.1932 formed parts of the parishes of Southwick and Widley) from Fareham registration district.	595 in 1931
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Southwick & Widley (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Farlington) from Havant registration district.	0 in 1931
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Upham (which until 1.4.1932 formed part of the parish of Owslebury) from Winchester registration district.	21 in 1931
1.4.1952	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Southwick & Widley (which became part of the parish of Havant on 1.4.1952) to Gosport registration district.
1.4.1958	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Denmead (which became part of the parish of Havant on 1.4.1958) to Gosport registration district.
1.4.1958	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Denmead (which until 1.4.1958 formed part of the parish of Havant) from Gosport registration district.
1.4.1964	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Southwick & Widley (which became part of the parish of Havant on 1.4.1964) to Gosport registration district.
1.4.2008 (abolished)	(m)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bishops Waltham, Boarhunt, Corhampton & Meonstoke, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford, Durley, Exton, Hambledon, Shedfield, Soberton, Southwick & Widley, Swanmore, Upham, Warnford, Westmeon, and Wickham, to Hampshire registration district.

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