Abingdon Registration District

ABINGDON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Berkshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Abingdon, Cumnor, Fyfield, Nuneham Courtenay, Sutton Courtenay.
GRO volumes : VI (1837–51), 2c (1852–1946), 6A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Oxfordshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Abingdon Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abingdon	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the parts in Abingdon Municipal Borough of the parishes of St. Helen, St. Nicholas, Sutton Wick, and Culham.
Abingdon St. Helen Without	Berkshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural parts of the parishes of St. Helen, and St. Nicholas.
Appleford	Berkshire	1837	1974
Appleton with Eaton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Bagley Wood	Berkshire	1837	1900	Abolished 1.4.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Radley.
Besselsleigh	Berkshire	1837	1974
Binsey	Oxfordshire	1837	1926	Abolished 1.4.1926 and incorporated into the parish of St. Giles & St. John. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Burcot	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 and incorporated into the parish of Clifton Hampden.
Chandlings Farm	Berkshire	1837	1900	Abolished 1.4.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Radley.
Chislehampton	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	Abolished 1.4.1932 and incorporated into the parish of Stadhampton.
Clifton Hampden	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Culham	Berkshire and Oxfordshire	1837	1894	In 1894 the Berkshire part of the parish of Culham became part of the parish of Abingdon, so that thereafter Culham was wholly in Oxfordshire. See also Table 2, note (i).
Culham	Oxfordshire	1894	1932
Cumnor	Berkshire	1837	1974
Draycott Moor	Berkshire	1837	1971	Abolished 1.4.1971 and incorporated into the parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor.
Drayton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Drayton St. Leonard	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Frilford	Berkshire	1837	1974
Fyfield	Berkshire	1837	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 and incorporated into the parish of Fyfield & Tubney.
Fyfield & Tubney	Berkshire	1952	1974	Created 1.4.1952 from the parishes of Fyfield and Tubney.
Garford	Berkshire	1837	1974
Kennington	Berkshire	1936	1974	Created 1.4.1936 out of the parishes of Radley and South Hinksey.
Kingston Bagpuize	Berkshire	1837	1971	Abolished 1.4.1971 and incorporated into the parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor.
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor	Berkshire	1971	1974	Created 1.4.1971 from the parishes of Kingston Bagpuize and Draycot Moor.
Littlemore	Oxfordshire	1837	1879	See Table 2, note (a).
Lyford	Berkshire	1837	1974
Marcham	Berkshire	1837	1974
Marsh Baldon	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Milton	Berkshire	1837	1974
North Hinksey	Berkshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the part of the parish of South Hinksey in Oxford County Borough became part of Oxfordshire. In 1894 this area became part of the parish of St. Thomas, so that thereafter North Hinksey was again wholly in Berkshire. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (e).
	Berkshire and Oxfordshire	1889	1894
	Berkshire	1894	1974
Nuneham Courtenay	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Radley	Berkshire	1837	1974
St. Helen	Berkshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Abingdon and Abingdon St. Helen Without.
St. Nicholas	Berkshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Abingdon and Abingdon St. Helen Without.
Sandford on Thames	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Seacourt	Berkshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the part of the parish of Seacourt in Oxford County Borough became part of Oxfordshire. In 1894 this area became a separate parish under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1894, and thereafter Seacourt was again wholly in Berkshire. Abolished 1.4.1900 and incorporated into the parish of Wytham.
	Berkshire and Oxfordshire	1889	1894
	Berkshire	1894	1900
South Hinksey	Berkshire	1837	1889	In 1889 the part of the parish of South Hinksey in Oxford County Borough became part of Oxfordshire. In 1894 this area became part of the parish of St. Aldate, so that thereafter South Hinksey was again wholly in Berkshire. See also Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (f).
	Berkshire and Oxfordshire	1889	1894
	Berkshire	1894	1974
Stadhampton	Oxfordshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Steventon	Berkshire	1837	1974
Sunningwell	Berkshire	1837	1974
Sutton Courtenay	Berkshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Sutton Wick	Berkshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Drayton, Abingdon, and Sutton Courtenay.
Toot Baldon	Berkshire	1837	1932	See Table 2, note (i).
Tubney	Berkshire	1837	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 and incorporated into the parish of Fyfield & Tubney.
Unnamed	Oxfordshire	1894	1929	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Seacourt in Oxford County Borough, which became a separate parish under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1894. Abolished 1.4.1929 and incorporated into the parish of St. Giles & St. John.
Wootton	Berkshire	1837	1974
Wytham	Berkshire	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Abingdon Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1837 (created)		Gained the parishes of Abingdon St. Helen, Abingdon St. Nicholas, Appleford, Appleton with Eaton, Besselsleigh, Binsey, Burcott, Chislehampton, Clifton Hampden, Culham, Cumnor, Draycott Moor, Drayton, Drayton St. Leonard, Frilford, Fyfield, Garford, Kingston Bagpuize, Littlemore, Lyford, Marcham, Marsh Baldon, Milton, North Hinksey, Nuneham Courtenay, Radley, Sandford on Thames, Seacourt, South Hinksey, Stadhampton, Steventon, Sunningwell, Sutton Courtenay, Sutton Wick, Toot Baldon, Tubney, Wootton, and Wytham (all in Abingdon poor law union), together with the extra parochial places of Bagley Wood and Chandlings Farm.
1.10.1879	(a)	Lost the parish of Littlemore to Headington registration district.	1068 in 1871
25.3.1885	(b)	Gained part of the parish of South Hinksey (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Iffley, including Iffley Lock House) from Headington registration district.	2 in 1891
25.3.1885	(c)	Lost detached parts of the parishes of North Hinksey and South Hinksey (which became part of the parish of St. Aldate on 25.3.1885) to Oxford registration district.	287 in 1891
24.3.1887	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Sutton Courtney, including Rowstock Farm (which became part of the parish of East Hendred on 24.3.1887) to Wantage registration district.	14 in 1891
1.6.1895	(e)	Lost the part of the parish of North Hinksey in Oxford County Borough (which became part of the parish of St. Thomas in 1894) to Oxford registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Lost the part of the parish of South Hinksey in Oxford County Borough (which became part of the parish of St. Aldate in 1894) to Oxford registration district.	1011 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Binsey (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Wolvercot) from Woodstock registration district.	5 in 1891
1.4.1926	(h)	Lost the parish of Binsey (which became part of the parish of St. Giles & St. John on 1.4.1926) to Headington registration district.	63 in 1921
1.10.1932	(i)	Lost the parishes of Clifton Hampden, Culham, Drayton St. Leonard, Marsh Baldon, Nuneham Courtenay, Sandford on Thames, Stadhampton, and Toot Baldon, to Ploughley & Bullingdon registration district.	2758 in 1931

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