Lothingland Registration District

LOTHINGLAND REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Suffolk.
Created : 1.4.1935 (out of Mutford and Blything registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Waveney and Great Yarmouth registration districts).
Sub-districts : Beccles, Lowestoft
GRO volumes : 4a (1935–46), 4B (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Suffolk (Lowestoft).

Table 1: List of Places in Lothingland Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashby	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Barnby	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Barsham	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Beccles	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Belton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Benacre	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Blundeston	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Blyford	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Bradwell	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Brampton	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Bungay	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Burgh Castle	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Carlton Colville	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Corton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (e) and (g).
Covehithe	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Easton Bavents	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Ellough	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Flixton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Flixton	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Fritton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the parish of Fritton & St. Olaves. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Frostenden	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Gisleham	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Henham	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Henstead	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Herringfleet	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b), (f) and (g).
Holton	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Homersfield	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Hopton	East Suffolk	1935	1952	Abolished 25.7.1952 to become part of the parish of Hopton on Sea. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Hopton on Sea	East Suffolk	1952	1974	Created 25.7.1952 by renaming the parish of Hopton. See also Table 2, note (d).
Ilketshall St. Andrew	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Ilketshall St. John	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Ilketshall St. Lawrence	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Ilketshall St. Margaret	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Kessingland	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Lound	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Lowestoft	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Mettingham	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Mutford	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
North Cove	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Oulton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Redisham	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Reydon	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Ringsfield	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Rumburgh	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Rushmere	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Shadingfield	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Shipmeadow	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Somerlyton	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Sotherton	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Sotterley	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
South Cove	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
South Elmham, All Saints & St.Nicholas	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
South Elmham, St. Cross	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
South Elmham, St. James	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
South Elmham, St. Margaret	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
South Elmham, St. Michael	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
South Elmham, St. Peter	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Southwold	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Spexhall	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Stoven	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Uggeshall	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Wangford	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).
Westhall	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Weston	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Willingham St. Mary	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Wissett	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Worlingham	East Suffolk	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (g).
Wrentham	East Suffolk	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lothingland Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1935 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Benacre, Covehithe, Easton Bavents, Frostenden, Henham, Henstead, Reydon, South Cove, Uggeshall, Wangford, and Wrentham, from Blything registration district.	4015 in 1931
1.4.1935 (created)	(b)	Gained the parishes of Ashby, Barnby, Belton, Blundeston, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Carlton Colville, Corton, Flixton, Fritton, Gisleham, Herringfleet, Hopton, Kessingland, Lound, Lowestoft, Mutford, Oulton, Rushmere, and Somerleyton, from Mutford registration district.	53765 in 1931
1.7.1948	(c)	Gained the parishes of Barsham, Beccles, Blyford, Brampton, Bungay, Ellough, Flixton, Holton, Homersfield, Ilketshall St. Andrew, Ilketshall St. John, Ilketshall St. Lawrence, Ilketshall St. Margaret, Mettingham, North Cove, Redisham, Ringsfield, Rumburgh, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Sotherton, Sotterley, South Elmham All Saints & St.Nicholas, South Elmham St. Cross, South Elmham St. James, South Elmham St. Margaret, South Elmham St. Michael, South Elmham St. Peter, Southwold, Spexhall, Stoven, Westhall, Weston, Willingham, Wissett, and Worlingham, from Wainford registration district.	18903 in 1931
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Belton, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Fritton, and Hopton on Sea (which were transferred from Suffolk to the county of Norfolk on 1.4.1974) to Great Yarmouth registration district.	8176 in 1971
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Corton (which became part of the parish of Hopton on Sea in the county of Norfolk on 1.4.1974) to Great Yarmouth registration district.
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Herringfleet (which became part of the parish of Fritton & St. Olaves in the county of Norfolk on 1.4.1974) to Great Yarmouth registration district.
	(g)	Lost the parishes of Ashby, Barnby, Barsham, Beccles, Benacre, Blundeston, Blyford, Brampton, Bungay, Carlton Colville, Corton, Covehithe, Easton Bavants, Ellough, Flixton, Flixton, Frostenden, Gisleham, Henham, Henstead with Hulver Street, Herringfleet, Holton, Homersfield, Ilketshall St. Andrew, Ilketshall St. John, Ilketshall St. Lawrence, Ilketshall St. Margaret, Kessingland, Lound, Mettingham, Mutford, North Cove, Oulton, Redisham, Reydon, Ringsfield, Rumburgh, Rushmere, Shadingfield, Shipmeadow, Somerlyton, Sotherton, Sotterley, South Cove, South Elmham All Saints & St. Nicholas, South Elmham St. Cross, South Elmham St. James, South Elmham St. Margaret, South Elmham St. Michael, South Elmham St. Peter, Southwold, Spexhall, Stoven, Uggeshall, Wangford, Westhall, Weston, Willingham St. Mary, Wissett, Worlingham, and Wrentham, and the unparished area of Lowestoft (which were transferred from East Suffolk to the county of Suffolk on 1.4.1974) to Waveney registration district.	85972 in 1971

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