Thetford Registration District

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THETFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Norfolk.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1939 (to become part of Wayland and Downham registration districts).
Sub-districts : Methwold, Thetford.
GRO volumes : XIII (1837–51), 4b (1852–1938).
Registers currently held at : Norfolk, Suffolk (Bury St. Edmunds) and Suffolk (Sudbury).

Table 1: List of Places in Thetford Registration District

The Suffolk areas in Thetford registration district became part of the county of West Suffolk on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Barnham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Barnham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Barningham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Barningham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Blo Norton	Norfolk	1902	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Brandon	Suffolk and Norfolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (d).
	West Suffolk and Norfolk	1889	1895
	Norfolk	1895	1935
Brettenham	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
Bridgham	Norfolk	1902	1938	See Table 2, note (b).
Coney Weston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Coney Weston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Cranwich	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
Croxton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
East Harling	Norfolk	1902	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Harling. See also Table 2, note (b).
East Wretham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Wretham.
Euston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Euston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Fakenham Magna	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Fakenham Magna	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Feltwell	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (e).
Feltwell Anchor	Norfolk	1837	1929	Abolished 1.10.1929 to become part of the parish of Feltwell.
Garboldisham	Norfolk	1902	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Gasthorpe	Norfolk	1902	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Riddlesworth.
Great & Little Snarehill	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Brettenham.
Harling	Norfolk	1902	1938	Created 1.4.1935 from the parishes of East Harling and West Harling. See also Table 2, note (f).
Hepworth	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Hepworth	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Hockwold cum Wilton	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (e).
Honington	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Honington	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Hopton	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Hopton	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Kilverstone	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
Knettishall	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Knettishall	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Lynford	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
Market Weston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Market Weston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Methwold	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (e).
Mundford	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
North Lopham	Norfolk	1902	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Northwold	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (e).
Redmere	Norfolk	1837	1865	See Table 2, note (a).
Riddlesworth	Norfolk	1902	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Rushford	Norfolk and Suffolk	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Brettenham.
	Norfolk and West Suffolk	1889	1894
	Norfolk	1894	1935
Rymer	Suffolk	1837	1881	Abolished 17.12.1881 to become part of the parish of Fakenham Magna.
Santon	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Lynford.
St. Cuthbert	Norfolk and Suffolk	1837	1889	In 1889 the Suffolk part of the parish of St. Cuthbert became part of Norfolk, so that thereafter St. Cuthbert was wholly in Norfolk. Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Thetford.
St. Cuthbert	Norfolk	1889	1924
St. Mary	Norfolk and Suffolk	1837	1889	In 1889 the Suffolk part of the parish of St. Mary became part of Norfolk, so that thereafter St. Cuthbert was wholly in Norfolk. Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Thetford.
St. Mary	Norfolk	1889	1924
St. Peter	Norfolk	1837	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 to become part of the parish of Thetford.
Santon Downham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (d).
Santon Downham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (d).
Sapriston	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Sapriston	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
South Lopham	Norfolk	1902	1938	See Table 2, notes (b) and (f).
Sturston	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
Thelneatham	Suffolk	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Thelneatham	West Suffolk	1889	1938	See Table 2, note (c).
Thetford	Norfolk	1924	1938	Created 1.4.1924 from the parishes of St. Cuthbert, St. Mary, and St. Peter. See also Table 2, note (f).
Weeting with Bromehill	Norfolk	1837	1938	See Table 2, note (f).
West Harling	Norfolk	1902	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Harling. See also Table 2, note (b).
West Tofts	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Lynford.
West Wretham	Norfolk	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Wretham.
Wretham	Norfolk	1935	1938	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of West Wretham, East Wretham, and Illington. See also Table 2, note (f).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Thetford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
26.7.1865	(a)	Lost the parish of Redmere to Ely registration district.	18 in 1861
1.4.1902	(b)	Gained the parishes of Blo Norton, Bridgham, East Harling, Garboldisham, Gasthorpe, North Lopham, Riddlesworth, South Lopham, and West Harling, from Guiltcross registration district.	1855 in 1901
1.7.1938	(c)	Lost the parishes of Barnham, Barningham, Coney Weston, Euston, Fakenham Magna, Hepworth, Honington, Hopton, Knettishall, Market Weston, Sapiston, and Thelnetham, to Bury St. Edmunds registration district.	2979 in 1931
1.7.1938	(d)	Lost the parishes of Brandon and Santon Downham to Newmarket registration district.	2780 in 1931
1.1.1939 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the parishes of Feltwell, Hockwold cum Wilton, Methwold, and Northwold, to Downham registration district.	4483 in 1931
1.1.1939 (abolished)	(f)	Lost the parishes of Blo Norton, Brettenham, Bridgham, Cranwich, Croxton, Garboldisham, Harling, Kilverstone, Lynford, Mundford, North Lopham, Riddlesworth, South Lopham, Sturston, Thetford, Weeting with Bromehill, and Wretham, to Wayland registration district.	9262 in 1931

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