Madeley Registration District

MADELEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Shropshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (incorporated into Wenlock, Wellington, and Shrewsbury registration districts).
Sub-districts : Broseley, Dawley, Madeley, Much Wenlock.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6a (1852–1935).
Registers now held by : Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.

Table 1: List of Places in Madeley Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Barrow	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Benthall	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Broseley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Buildwas	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (b).
Dawley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Linley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Little Wenlock	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Madeley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Much Wenlock	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Posenhall	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Stirchley	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Willey	Shropshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Madeley Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
25.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Much Wenlock (which became part of the parish of Harley on 25.3.1883) to Atcham registration district.	25 in 1891
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the parish of Buildwas to Shrewsbury registration district.	246 in 1931
	(c)	Lost the parishes of Dawley and Stirchley to Wellington registration district.	7525 in 1931
	(d)	Lost the parishes of Barrow, Benthall, Broseley, Linley, Little Wenlock, Madeley, Much Wenlock, Posenhall, and Willey, to Wenlock registration district.	14149 in 1931

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