Atcham Registration District

ATCHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (incorporated into Shrewsbury, Forden, Oswestry, and Clun registration districts).
Sub-districts : Alberbury, Atcham, Battlefield, Condover, Montford, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, St. Chad, St. Mary, Westbury.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6a (1852–1935).
Registers now held by : Shropshire and Powys.

Table 1: List of Places in Atcham Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Acton Burnell	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Alberbury Lower Quarter	Shropshire	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 and incorporated into the parish of Alberbury with Cardeston.
Alberbury with Cardeston	Shropshire	1886	1935	Created 25.3.1886 out of the parishes of Cardeston, Alberbury Lower Quarter, and Bausley. See also Table 2, note (h).
Albrighton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Astley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Atcham	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Battlefield	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Shewsbury and Albrighton.
Bausley	Montgomeryshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (f).
Berrington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Bicton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Cardeston	Shropshire	1837	1886	Abolished 25.3.1886 and incorporated into the parish of Alberbury with Cardeston.
Church Preen	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Church Pulverbatch	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Condover	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Cound	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Cressage	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Criggion	Montgomeryshire	1837	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Bausley.
Eaton Constantine	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Leighton.
Fitz	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Pimhill and Montford.
Ford	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Frodesley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Great Hanwood	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Habberley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Harley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (b) and (h).
Haughton Demesne	Shropshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Uffington.
Holy Cross & St. Giles	Shropshire	1871	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Shrewsbury. See also Table 2, note (a).
Hughley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Kenley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Leighton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Melverley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Meole Brace	Shropshire	1871	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Shrewsbury, Condover, and Great Hanwood. See also Table 2, note (a).
Minsterley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Montford	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Pimhill	Shropshire	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Preston Gubbals, St. Alkmond, Fitz, Baschurch, and Montford. See also Table 2, note (h).
Pitchford	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Pontesbury	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).
Preston Gubbals	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Pimhill.
Ruckley & Langley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
St. Alkmond	Shropshire	1871	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Shrewsbury, Pimhill, Uffington, and Albrighton. See also Table 2, note (a).
St. Chad	Shropshire	1871	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Shrewsbury. See also Table 2, note (a).
St. Julian	Shropshire	1871	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Shrewsbury. See also Table 2, note (a).
St. Mary	Shropshire	1871	1924	Abolished 1.4.1924 and incorporated into the parish of Shrewsbury. See also Table 2, note (a).
Sheinton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Shrawardine	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Montford.
Shrewsbury	Shropshire	1924	1935	Created 1.4.1924 from the parishes of St. Mary, St. Julian, St. Chad, and Holy Cross & St. Giles. See also Table 2, note (h).
Stapleton	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Sutton	Shropshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Shrewsbury.
Uffington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Unnamed	Shropshire	1894	1901	Created 1894 from a former detached part of the parish of Meole Brace in Shrewsbury Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.10.1901 and incorporated into the parish of St. Chad.
Unnamed	Shropshire	1894	1901	Created 1894 from a former detached part of the parish of Meole Brace outside Shrewsbury Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.10.1901 and incorporated into the parish of Bicton
Uppington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Upton Magna	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Westbury	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Withington	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Wollaston	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).
Wroxeter	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Atcham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1871	(a)	Gained the parishes of Holy Cross & St. Giles, Meole Brace, St. Alkmond, St. Chad, St. Julian, and St. Mary, from Shrewsbury registration district.	27252 in 1871
25.3.1883	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Harley (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Much Wenlock) from Madeley registration district.	25 in 1891
24.3.1884	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Pontesbury (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Worthen, including Earls Hill Farm) from Forden registration district.	6 in 1891
1.4.1926	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Melverley (which became part of the parish of Kinnerley on 1.4.1926) to Oswestry registration district.	0 in 1921
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Minsterley (which became part of the parish of Worthen on 1.4.1934) to Clun registration district.	106 in 1931
	(f)	Lost the parish of Bausley to Forden registration district.	398 in 1931
	(g)	Lost the parish of Melverley to Oswestry registration district.	173 in 1931
	(h)	Lost the parishes of Acton Burnell, Alberbury with Cardeston, Albrighton, Astley, Atcham, Berrington, Bicton, Church Preen, Church Pulverbatch, Condover, Cound, Cressage, Ford, Frodesley, Great Hanwood, Habberley, Harley, Hughley, Kenley, Leighton, Minsterley, Montford, Pimhill, Pitchford, Pontesbury, Ruckley & Langley, Sheinton, Shrewsbury, Stapleton, Uffington, Uppington, Upton Magna, Westbury, Withington, Wollaston, and Wroxeter, to Shrewsbury registration district.	54392 in 1931

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