Isle of Wight Registration District

ISLE OF WIGHT REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Hampshire (1837–1932), Isle of Wight (from 1932).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Brading, Calbourne, Cowes, Godshill, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight East, Isle of Wight North, Isle of Wight South, Isle of Wight West, Newport, Ryde
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1946), 6B (1946–74), 20 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Isle of Wight.

Table 1: List of Places in Isle of Wight Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Arreton	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of North Arreton and South Arreton.
Arreton	Isle of Wight	1890	1894
Arreton	Isle of Wight	1974		Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of South Arreton.
Ashey	Isle of Wight	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Ryde. Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Ryde and Newchurch.
Bembridge	Isle of Wight	1896		Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Brading.
Binstead	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Ryde and Newport.
Binstead	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Bonchurch	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Ventnor and Sandown Shanklin.
Bonchurch	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Brading	Hampshire	1837	1890
Brading	Isle of Wight	1890
Brighstone	Hampshire	1837	1890
Brighstone	Isle of Wight	1890
Brook	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Brightstone.
Brook	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Calbourne	Hampshire	1837	1890
Calbourne	Isle of Wight	1890
Carisbrooke	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Newport.
Carisbrooke	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Newport.
Chale	Hampshire	1837	1890
Chale	Isle of Wight	1890
Cowes	Isle of Wight	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Northwood in West Cowes Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Cowes	Isle of Wight	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Cowes.
East Cowes	Isle of Wight	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Whippingham in East Cowes Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Cowes.
East Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Brading in Shanklin Urban District. Abolished 30.9.1898 to become part of the parish of Shanklin.
Freshwater	Hampshire	1837	1890
Freshwater	Isle of Wight	1890
Gatcombe	Hampshire	1837	1890
Gatcombe	Isle of Wight	1890
Godshill	Hampshire	1837	1890
Godshill	Isle of Wight	1890
Kingston	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Shorwell.
Kingston	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Mottistone	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Brightstone.
Mottistone	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Newchurch	Hampshire	1837	1890
Newchurch	Isle of Wight	1890	1974
Newport	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished rea.
Newport	Isle of Wight	1890	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished rea.
Newport	Isle of Wight	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Newport.
Niton	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.12.1980 to become the parish of Niton & Whitwell
Niton	Isle of Wight	1890	1980
Niton & Whitwell	Isle of Wight	1980		Created 1.12.1980 by renaming the parish of Niton.
North Arreton	Isle of Wight	1894	1907	Created 1894 out of the parish of Arreton. Abolished 1.4.1907 to become part of the parish of Whippingham.
Northwood	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Cowes and Newport.
Northwood	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Ryde	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Ryde	Isle of Wight	1890	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Ryde	Isle of Wight	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Ryde.
St. Helens	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Ryde.
St. Helens	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Ryde.
St. Lawrence	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Ventnor.
St. Lawrence	Isle of Wight	1890	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Ventnor.
St. Nicholas	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 30.9.1894 to become parts of the parishes of Newport, Carisbrooke, and Northwood.
St. Nicholas	Isle of Wight	1890	1894
Sandown	Isle of Wight	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Brading in Sandown Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Sandown Shanklin.
Sandown Shanklin	Hampshire	1933	1890	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Sandown, Shanklin, Brading, Yaverland, and Bonchurch. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Sandown Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1890	1974
Sandown Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Sandown Shanklin.
Shalfleet	Hampshire	1837	1890
Shalfleet	Isle of Wight	1890
Shanklin	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Sandown Shanklin.
Shanklin	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Shorwell	Hampshire	1837	1890
Shorwell	Isle of Wight	1890
South Arreton	Isle of Wight	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parish of Arreton. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Arreton.
Thorley	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Yarmouth.
Thorley	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Totland	Hampshire	1894	1890	Created 30.9.1894 out of the pariish of Freshwater.
Totland	Isle of Wight	1890		Created 30.9.1894 out of the pariish of Freshwater.
Ventnor	Hampshire	1837	1890
Ventnor	Isle of Wight	1890
Whippingham	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Newport, Cowes, and Ryde.
Whippingham	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Whitwell	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Niton and Ventnor.
Whitwell	Isle of Wight	1890	1933
Wootton	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Gatcombe and Whippingham.
Wootton	Isle of Wight	1890	1894
Wroxall	Isle of Wight	1896	1933	Created 1.4.1896 out of the parish of Newchurch. Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Ventnor and Newchurch.
Yarmouth	Hampshire	1837	1890
Yarmouth	Isle of Wight	1890
Yaverland	Hampshire	1837	1890	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become parts of the parishes of Sandown Shanklin, Bembridge, and Brading.
Yaverland	Isle of Wight	1890	1933

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Isle of Wight Registration District

This district has not been affected by any boundary changes with other registration districts.

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