Ampthill Registration District

AMPTHILL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Bedfordshire.
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Shillington").
Abolished : 1.5.1999 (to become part of Bedfordshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Ampthill (1837–1999) ; Cranfield (1837–c.1940) ; Shillington (1837–c.1940) ; Woburn (1899–1960s).
GRO volumes : VI (1837–51), 3b (1851–1946), 4A (1946–74), 9 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Central Bedfordshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Ampthill Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ampthill	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Aspley Guise	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c), (m), (n), (t), (u) and (z).
Aspley Heath	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c), (o), (v) and (z).
Battlesden	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c), (i), (j), (r) and (z).
Brogborough	Bedfordshire	1990	1999	Created 1.4.1990 out of the parishes of Husborne Crawley and Ridgmont. See also Table 2, note (z).
Clophill	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Cranfield	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, notes (w) and (z).
Eversholt	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).
Flitton	Bedfordshire	1837	1985	Abolished 1.4.1985 to become parts of the parishes of Flitton & Greenfield, Flitwick, Pulloxhill and Westoning.
Flitton & Greenfield	Bedfordshire	1985	1999	Created 1.4.1985 out of the parishes of Flitton, Pulloxhill, Flitwick, and Silsoe. See also Table 2, note (z).
Flitwick	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Gravenhurst	Bedfordshire	1888	1999	Created 24.3.1888 out of the parishes of Lower Gravenhurst and Upper Gravenhurst. See also Table 2, note (z).
Harlington	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).
Haynes	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, notes (p) and (z).
Higham Gobion	Bedfordshire	1837	1985	Abolished 1.4.1984 to become part of the parish of Shillington.
Holcot	Bedfordshire	1899	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Hulcote & Salford. See also Table 2, note (c).
Houghton Conquest	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Hulcote & Salford	Bedfordshire	1933	1999	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Salford, Holcot, and Aspley Guise. See also Table 2, notes (g), (h), (x), (y) and (z).
Husborne Crawley	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).
Lidlington	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Lower Gravenhurst	Bedfordshire	1837	1888	Abolished 24.3.1888 to become part of the parish of Gravenhurst.
Marston Moretaine	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Maulden	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Millbrook	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Milton Bryant	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c), (k), (l) and (z).
Potsgrove	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).
Pulloxhill	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, notes (s) and (z).
Ridgmont	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).
Salford	Bedfordshire	1899	1933	Abolished 1.4.1933 to become part of the parish of Hulcote & Salford. See also Table 2, note (c).
Shillington	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	1837	1897	On 30.9.1897 the Hertfordshire part of the parish of Shillington became parts of the parishes of Holwell, Ickleford, and Pirton, so that thereafter Shillington was entirely in Bedfordshire. Abolished 1977 to become the parish of Shillington & Stondon. See also Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (e).
Shillington	Bedfordshire	1837	1977
Shillington	Bedfordshire	1985	1999	Created 1.4.1985 from the parish of Higham Gobion and part of the parish of Shillington & Stondon. See also Table 2, note (z).
Shillington & Stondon	Bedfordshire	1977	1985	Created 1977 by renaming the parish of Shillington. Abolished 1.4.1985 to become parts of the separate parishes of Shillington and Stondon.
Silsoe	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Steppingley	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, note (z).
Stondon	Bedfordshire	1985	1999	Created 1.4.1985 from the parish of Upper Stondon and part of the parish of Shillington & Stondon. See also Table 2, notes (q) and (z).
Tingrith	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).
Toddington	Bedfordshire	1899	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Upper Gravenhurst	Bedfordshire	1837	1888	Abolished 24.3.1888 to become part of the parish of Gravenhurst.
Westoning	Bedfordshire	1837	1999	See Table 2, notes (a) and (z).
Woburn	Bedfordshire	1899	1999	See Table 2, notes (c) and (z).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ampthill Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1888	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Westoning (which became part of the parish of Tingrith on 24.3.1888) to Woburn registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1897	(b)	Lost parts of the parish of Shillington (which became parts of the parishes of Holwell, Ickleford, and Pirton, and of the county of Hertfordshire on 30.9.1897) to Hitchin registration district	31 in 1891
1.10.1899	(c)	Gained the parishes of Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Eversholt, Harlington, Holcott, Husborne Crawley, Milton Bryant, Potsgrove, Ridgmont, Salford, Tingrith, Toddington, and Woburn from Woburn registration district.	8001 in 1891
1.2.1908	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Shillington (which became part of the parish of Offley and the county of Hertfordshire on 1.4.1907) to Hitchin registration district.	0 in 1901
1.2.1908	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Shillington (which until 1.4.1907 formed part of the parish of Offley and the county of Hertfordshire) from Hitchin registration district.	0 in 1901
1.4.1935	(f)	Lost the parish of Toddington to Luton registration district.	2500 in 1931
21.12.1956	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Hulcote & Salford (which became part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire on 21.12.1956) to North Bucks registration district.
21.12.1956	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Hulcote & Salford (which until 21.12.1956 formed part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire) from North Bucks registration district.
28.12.1956	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Battlesden (which became part of the parish of Toddington on 28.12.1956) to Luton registration district.
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Battlesden (which until 28.12.1956 formed part of the parish of Toddington) from Luton registration district.
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Milton Bryan (which became part of the parish of Toddington on 28.12.1956) to Luton registration district.
	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Milton Bryan (which until 28.12.1956 formed part of the parish of Toddington) from Luton registration district.
1.4.1965	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Aspley Guise (which became part of the parish of Woburn Sands and the county of Buckinghamshire on 1.4.1965) to North Bucks registration district.
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Aspley Guise (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Woburn Sands and the county of Buckinghamshire ) from North Bucks registration district.
	(o)	Lost parts of the parish of Aspley Heath (which became parts of the parishes of Wavendon and Woburn Sands and the county of Buckinghamshire on 1.4.1965) to North Bucks registration district.
1.4.1985	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Haynes (which until 1.4.1985 formed part of the parish of Chicksands) from Biggleswade registration district.
	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Stondon (which until 1.4.1985 formed part of the parish of Upper Stondon) from Biggleswade registration district.
	(r)	Lost part of the parish of Battlesden (which became part of the parish of Hockliffe on 1.4.1985) to Leighton Buzzard registration district.
	(s)	Lost part of the parish of Pulloxhill (which became part of the parish of Barton le Clay on 1.4.1985) to Luton registration district.
1.4.1991	(t)	Gained part of the parish of Aspley Guise (which until 1.4.1991 formed part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire) from Milton Keynes registration district.
	(u)	Lost part of the parish of Aspley Guise (which became part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire on 1.4.1991) to Milton Keynes registration district.
	(v)	Lost part of the parish of Aspley Heath (which became part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire on 1.4.1991) to Milton Keynes registration district.
	(w)	Gained parts of the parish of Cranfied (which until 1.4.1991 formed parts of the parishes of Astwood and North Crawley and the county of Buckinghamshire) from Milton Keynes registration district.
	(x)	Gained part of the parish of Hulcote & Salford (which until 1.4.1991 formed part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire) from Milton Keynes registration district.
	(y)	Lost part of the parish of Hulcote & Salford (which became part of the parish of Wavendon and the county of Buckinghamshire on 1.4.1991) to Milton Keynes registration district.
1.5.1999 (abolished)	(z)	Lost the constituent parishes of Ampthill, Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Brogborough, Clophill, Cranfield, Eversholt, Flitton & Greenfield, Flitwick, Gravenhurst, Harlington, Haynes, Houghton Conquest, Hulcote & Salford, Husborne Crawley, Lidlington, Marston Moretaine, Maulden, Millbrook, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove, Pulloxhill, Ridgmont, Shillington, Silsoe, Steppingley, Stondon, Tingrith, Westoning, and Woburn, to Bedfordshire registration district.

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