Don Valley Registration District

DON VALLEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding.
Created : 1.7.1938 (out of Doncaster registration district).
Sub-districts : Askern, Askern & Rossington, Mexborough & Dearne, Rossington, Thorne
GRO volumes : 9c (1938–46), 2B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Doncaster and Barnsley.

Table 1: List of Places in Don Valley Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Adwick le Street	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Adwick upon Dearne	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Armthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Askern	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Auckley	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Austerfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Barnbrough	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1951	Abolished 1.11.1951 and renamed Barnburgh. See also Table 2, note (a).
Barnburgh	Yorkshire West Riding	1951	1974	Created 1.11.1951 by renaming the parish of Barnbrough.
Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bawtry	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Bentley with Arksey	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Blaxton	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Braithwell	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Brodsworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Burghwallis	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Cadeby	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Cantley	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Clayton with Frickley	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Conisbrough	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Conisbrough Parks	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Dearne	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Denaby	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Edenthorpe	Yorkshire West Riding	1956	1974	Created 1.4.1956 out of the parish of Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall.
Edlington	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Fenwick	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Fishlake	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Hampole	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Hatfield	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Hickleton	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
High Melton	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hooton Pagnell	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Kirk Bramwith	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Loversall	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Marr	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Mexborough	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Moss	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Norton	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Owston	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Rossington	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Sprotbrough	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Stainforth	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Stainton	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Stainton Urban	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1946	See Table 2, notes (a) and (f).
Sykehouse	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Thorne	Yorkshire West Riding	1947	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Thorpe in Balne	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Tickhill	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Wadworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Warmsworth	Yorkshire West Riding	1938	1974	See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Don Valley Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1938	(a)	Gained the parishes of Adwick le Street, Adwick upon Dearne, Armthorpe, Askern, Auckley, Austerfield, Barnbrough, Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall, Bawtry, Bentley with Arksey, Blaxton, Braithwell, Brodsworth, Burghwallis, Cadeby, Cantley, Clayton with Frickley, Conisbrough, Conisbrough Parks, Dearne, Denaby, Edlington, Fenwick, Hampole, Hickleton, High Melton, Hooton Pagnell, Kirk Bramwith, Loversall, Marr, Mexborough, Moss, Norton, Owston, Rossington, Sprotbrough, Stainton, Stainton Urban, Thorpe in Balne, Tickhill, Wadworth, and Warmsworth, from Doncaster registration district.	160805 in 1931
1.1.1947	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Hampole (which until 1.4.1939 formed the parishes of Hamphall Stubbs and Skelbrooke) from Hemsworth registration district.	129 in 1931
	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Adwick upon Dearne (which became part of the parish of Wath upon Dearne on 1.4.1938) to Rother Valley registration district.	63 in 1931
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Mexborough (which became part of the parish of Swinton on 1.4.1938) to Rother Valley registration district.	4 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Mexborough (which until 1.4.1939 formed part of the parish of Swinton) from Rother Valley registration district.	2789 in 1931
	(f)	Lost the parish of Stainton Urban to Rother Valley registration district.	66 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parishes of Fishlake, Hatfield, Stainforth, Sykehouse, and Thorne, from Thorne registration district.	31153 in 1931
1.4.1951	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Cantley (which became part of the parish of Doncaster on 1.4.1951) to Doncaster registration district.

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