Ledbury Registration District

LEDBURY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Herefordshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Ledbury, Yarkhill.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 6a (1852–1946), 9A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Herefordshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Ledbury Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashperton	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Aylton	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Bosbury	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Canon Frome	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Castle Frome	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Coddington	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Colwall	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Donnington	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Eastnor	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Eggleton	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Ledbury	Herefordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided between the parishes of Ledbury Urban, Ledbury Rural, and Wellington Heath.
Ledbury Rural	Herefordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parish of Ledbury.
Ledbury Town	Herefordshire	1968	1974	Created 1.4.1968 by renaming the parish of Ledbury Urban.
Ledbury Urban	Herefordshire	1894	1968	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Ledbury in Ledbury Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1968 and renamed Ledbury Town.
Little Marcle	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Mathon	Worcestershire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Mathon Urban and Mathon Rural.
Mathon Rural	Worcestershire	1894	1897	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Mathon. Transferred from Worcestershire to Herefordshire on 30.9.1897.
Mathon Rural	Herefordshire	1897	1974
Mathon Urban	Worcestershire	1894	1897	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Mathon in Malvern Link Urban District. Abolished 31.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of West Malvern.
Much Marcle	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Munsley	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Parkhold	Herefordshire	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 and incorporated into the parish of Pixley.
Pixley	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Putley	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Stretton Grandison	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Tarrington	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Wellington Heath	Herefordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parish of Ledbury.
West Malvern	Worcestershire	1897	1934	Created 31.3.1897 out of the parishes of Mathon Urban and Cradley. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Woolhope	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Yarkhill	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ledbury Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1884	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Ashperton (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Stoke Edith, including Freetown) from Hereford registration district.	22 in 1891
24.3.1884	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Much Marcle, including Woodcocks (which became part of the parish of Upton Bishop on 24.3.1884) to Ross registration district.	7 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Yarkhill, including Longland Bars (which became part of the parish of Westhide on 25.3.1885) to Hereford registration district.	6 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Yarkhill (which until 25.3.1885 formed four detached parts of the parish of Stoke Edith) from Hereford registration district.	79 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Yarkhill (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Weston Boggard) from Hereford registration district.	79 in 1891
24.3.1887	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Castle Frome (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Bishops Frome) from Bromyard registration district.	0 in 1891
1.6.1897	(g)	Gained part of the parish of West Malvern (which until 31.3.1897 formed part of the parish of Cradley) from Bromyard registration district.	557 in 1891
1.7.1934	(h)	Lost the parish of West Malvern to Upton on Severn registration district.	1480 in 1931

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