Southwark Registration District

SOUTHWARK REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1901–65); Greater London (from 1965).
Created : 1.4.1901 (out of St. Saviour Southwark; Lambeth; and Camberwell registration districts).
Sub-districts : Borough Road; Christchurch; Christchurch & St. Saviour Southwark; Kent Road; London Road; Newington North; Newington South; St. George the Martyr; St. George the Martyr West; St. Mary Newington; St. Peter Walworth; St. Saviour.
GRO volumes : 1d (1901–46); 5D (1946–65); 5E (1965–74); 15 (1974–92).
District number : 22 (1901–08); 23 (1909–30); 20 (1930–46); 242 (1946–65); 251 (from 1965).

Table 1A: List of Places in Southwark Registration District (1901–65)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Notes
Christchurch Southwark	London	1901	1930	Abolished 31.3.1930 and added to the parish of Southwark. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Newington	London	1901	1930	Abolished 31.3.1930 and added to the parish of Southwark. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (d).
Southwark	London	1930	1965	Created 31.3.1930 from the parishes of Newington, St. George the Martyr Southwark, St. Saviour Southwark and Christchurch Southwark. Abolished 1.4.1965 and added to the London borough of Southwark.
St. George the Martyr Southwark	London	1901	1930	Abolished 31.3.1930 and added to the parish of Southwark. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (d).
St. Saviour Southwark	London	1901	1930	Abolished 31.3.1930 and added to the parish of Southwark. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (d).

Table 1B: List of Places in Southwark Registration District (from 1965)

All the areas in Southwark registration district became part of the county of Greater London on 1.4.1965.

Civil Parish (* or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Notes
Southwark	Greater London	1965		Originally that part of the London borough and unparished area which until 1.4.1965 formed the parishes of Southwark and Bermondsey. See also Table 2, notes (e) to (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Southwark Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1901 (created)	(a)	Gained parts of the parishes of Newington and St. George the Martyr Southwark (which until 1.4.1901 formed parts of the parish of Camberwell) from Camberwell registration district.	1389 in 1901
	(b)	Gained parts of the parishes of Christchurch Southwark, Newington and St. George the Martyr Southwark (which until 1.4.1901 formed parts of the parish of Lambeth) from Lambeth registration district.	1592 in 1901
	(c)	Gained parts of the parishes of St. George the Martyr Southwark and St. Saviour Southwark (which until 1.4.1901 formed parts of the parish of Bermondsey and St. Olave & St. Thomas Southwark) from St. Olave Southwark registration district.	1857 in 1901
	(d)	Gained the remaining parts of the parishes of Christchurch Southwark, Newington, St. George the Martyr Southwark and St. Saviour Southwark, from St. Saviour Southwark registration district.	97598 in 1901
1.4.1965	(e)	Gained part of the London borough of Southwark (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of Bermondsey) from Bermondsey registration district.	51860 in 1961
1.10.1991	(f)	Gained the remaining part of the London borough of Southwark from Camberwell registration district.	n/a
1.4.1994	(g)	Lost part of the London borough of Southwark (which was added to the London borough of Bromley on 1.4.1994) to Bromley registration district.	0 in 1993
	(h)	Lost part of the London borough of Southwark (which was added to the London borough of Lewisham on 1.4.1994) to Lewisham registration district.	298 in 1993
	(i)	Gained part of the London borough of Southwark (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the London borough of Lewisham) from Lewisham registration district.	0 in 1993

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