Wantage Registration District

WANTAGE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Berkshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Faringdon, Hendred, Ilkley, Wantage.
GRO volumes : VI (1837–51), 2c (1852–1946), 6A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Wantage Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldworth	Berkshire	1837	1974
Ardington	Berkshire	1837	1974
Ashbury	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Baulking	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Beedon	Berkshire	1837	1974
Blewbury	Berkshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (c).
Bourton	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Brightwalton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Buckland	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Buscot	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Catmore	Berkshire	1837	1974
Chaddleworth	Berkshire	1837	1974
Charlton	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Wantage, Grove, and Lockinge.
Charney Bassett	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Childrey	Berkshire	1837	1974
Chilton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Coleshill	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Compton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Compton Beauchamp	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Denchworth	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Challow	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Hanney	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
East Hendred	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Ilsley	Berkshire	1837	1974
East Lockinge	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Lockinge.
Eaton Hastings	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Farnborough	Berkshire	1837	1974
Fawley	Berkshire	1837	1974
Fernham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Goosey	Berkshire	1837	1974
Great Coxwell	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Faringdon	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Grove	Berkshire	1837	1974
Hamstead Norreys	Berkshire	1969	1974	Created 1.4.1969 out of the parish of Hampstead Norris.
Hampstead Norris	Berkshire	1837	1969	Abolished 1.4.1969 and incorporated into the parishes of Hamstead Norreys and Bucklebury. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).
Harwell	Berkshire	1837	1974
Hatford	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hinton Waldrist	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Kingston Lisle	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Letcombe Bassett	Berkshire	1837	1974
Letcombe Regis	Berkshire	1837	1974
Little Coxwell	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Littleworth	Berkshire	1952	1974	Created 1.4.1952 out of the parish of Great Faringdon.
Lockinge	Berkshire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of East Lockinge, West Lockinge, and Charlton.
Longcot	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Longworth	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Peasemore	Berkshire	1837	1974
Pusey	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Shellingford	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Shrivenham	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Sparisholt	Berkshire	1837	1974
Stanford in the Vale	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Uffington	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Unnamed	Berkshire	1894	1898	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of East Hannay in Wantage Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1898 and re-incorporated into the parish of East Hannay.
Upton	Berkshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (c).
Wantage	Berkshire	1837	1974
Watchfield	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
West Challow	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Hanney	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Hendred	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Ilsley	Berkshire	1837	1974
West Lockinge	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Lockinge.
Woolstone	Berkshire	1937	1974	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Wantage Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1887	(a)	Gained part of the parish of East Hendred (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Sutton Courtney, including Rowstock Farm) from Abingdon registration district.	14 in 1891
1.4.1937	(b)	Gained the parishes of Ashbury, Balking, Bourton, Buckland, Buscot, Charney Bassett, Coleshill, Compton Beauchamp, Eaton Hastings, Fernham, Great Coxwell, Great Faringdon, Hatford, Hinton Waldrist, Kingston Lisle, Little Coxwell, Longcot, Longworth, Pusey, Shellingford, Shrivenham, Stanford in the Vale, Uffington, Watchfield, and Woolstone, from Faringdon registration district.	9649 in 1931
1.4.1937	(c)	Lost the parishes of Blewbury and Upton to Wallingford registration district.	781 in 1931
1.4.1948	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Hampstead Norris (which became the parish of Hermitage on 1.4.1948) to Newbury registration district.
1.4.1969	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Hampstead Norris (which until 1.4.1969 formed part of the parish of Bucklebury) from Wokingham registration district.

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