Braintree Registration District

BRAINTREE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.2.2010 (to become part of Essex registration district).
Sub-districts : Bocking, Braintree, Coggeshall, Finchingfield, Kelvedon, Witham.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4A (1946–74), 9 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Essex (Braintree).

Table 1: List of Places in Braintree Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Alphamstone	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Ashen	Essex	1938	1939	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Ashen	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Bardfield Saling	Essex	1939	2010	See Table 2, notes (e) and (o).
Belchamp Otten	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Belchamp St. Paul	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Belchamp Walter	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Birdbrook	Essex	1938	1939	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Birdbrook	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Black Notley	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Bocking	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Braintree & Bocking, Gosfield, and Stisted.
Borley	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Bradwell	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Braintree	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Braintree & Bocking, Stisted, and Black Notley.
Braintree & Bocking	Essex	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Braintree, Bocking, Black Notley, Rayne, Gosfield, and Stisted. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (h).
Braintree & Bocking	Essex	1974	2010	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Braintree & Bocking. See also Table 2, note (o).
Bulmer	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Bures	Essex	1972	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Bures Hamlet. See also Table 2, note (n).
Bures Hamlet	Essex	1974	2010	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Bures. See also Table 2, note (o).
Castle Hedingham	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Coggeshall	Essex	1949	2010	Created 1.4.1949 out of the parishes of Great Coggeshall, Feering, Little Coggeshall, Markshall, and Pattiswick. See also Table 2, note (o).
Colne Engaine	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Cressing	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Earls Colne	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Fairstead	Essex	1880	2010	See Table 2, notes (a) and (o).
Faulkbourne	Essex	1880	2010	See Table 2, notes (a) and (o).
Feering	Essex	1880	2010	See Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (o).
Finchingfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Foxearth	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Gestingthorpe	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Gosfield	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Great Bardfield	Essex	1939	2010	See Table 2, notes (e), (j), (k) and (o).
Great Coggeshall	Essex	1880	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 to become part of the parish of Coggeshall. See also Table 2, note (a).
Great Henny	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Great Maplestead	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Great Saling	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (a) and (o).
Great Yeldham	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Greenstead Green & Halstead Rural	Essex	1974	2010	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Halstead Rural. See also Table 2, note (o).
Halstead	Essex	1974	2010	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Halstead Urban. See also Table 2, note (o).
Halstead Rural	Essex	1972	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Greenstead Green & Halstead Rural. See also Table 2, note (n).
Halstead Urban	Essex	1972	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of Halstead. See also Table 2, note (n).
Hatfield Peverel	Essex	1880	2010	See Table 2, notes (a) and (o).
Helion Bumpstead	Essex	1938	1939	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Helion Bumpstead	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Kelvedon	Essex	1880	2010	See Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (o).
Lamarsh	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Liston	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Little Coggeshall	Essex	1880	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 to become part of the parish of Coggeshall. See also Table 2, note (a).
Little Henny	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Little Maplestead	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Little Yeldham	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Markshall	Essex	1880	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 to become part of the parish of Coggeshall. See also Table 2, note (a).
Middleton	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Ovington	Essex	1938	1939	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Ovington	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Panfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Pattiswick	Essex	1837	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 to become part of the parish of Coggeshall.
Pebmarsh	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Pentlow	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Rayne	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (f) and (o).
Ridgewell	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Rivenhall	Essex	1880	1933	Abolished 1.10.1933 to become part of the parish of Witham. See also Table 2, note (a).
Rivenhall	Essex	1982	2010	Created 1.4.1982 from part of the unparished area of Witham. See also Table 2, note (o).
Shalford	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Sible Hedingham	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Silver End	Essex	1982	2010	Created 1.4.1982 from part of the unparished area of Witham. See also Table 2, note (o).
Stambourne	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Steeple Bumpstead	Essex	1938	1939	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Steeple Bumpstead	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Stisted	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Sturmer	Essex	1938	1939	See Table 2, notes (d) and (g).
Sturmer	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Terling	Essex	1880	2010	See Table 2, notes (a) and (o).
Tilbury juxta Clare	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Toppesfield	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Twinstead	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Wethersfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
White Colne	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
White Notley	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (o).
Wickham St. Paul	Essex	1972	2010	See Table 2, notes (n) and (o).
Witham	Essex	1880	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Witham	Essex	1974	1982	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Witham. Abolished 1.4.1982 and divided into the parishes of Witham, Rivenhall, and Silver End.
Witham	Essex	1982	2010	Created 1.4.1982 from part of the unparished area of Witham. See also Table 2, note (o).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Braintree Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1880	(a)	Gained the parishes of Fairstead, Faulkbourne, Feering, Great Coggeshall, Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon, Little Coggeshall, Markshall, Rivenhall, Terling, and Witham, from Witham registration district.	13118 in 1871
24.3.1883	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Hatfield Peverel (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Ulting) from Maldon registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1888	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Great Saling, including Boarded Barn Farm (which became part of the parish of Bardfield Saling on 24.3.1888) to Dunmow registration district.	16 in 1891
1.7.1938	(d)	Gained the parishes of Ashen, Birdbrook, Helion Bumpstead, Ovington, Steeple Bumpstead, and Sturmer, from Risbridge registration district.	2306 in 1931
1.7.1939	(e)	Gained the parishes of Bardfield Saling and Great Bardfield from Dunmow registration district.	1041 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Rayne (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Felstead) from Dunmow registration district.	332 in 1931
	(g)	Lost the parishes of Ashen, Birdbrook, Helion Bumpstead, Ovington, Steeple Bumpstead, and Sturmer, to Halstead registration district.	2306 in 1931
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Braintree & Bocking (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gosfield) from Halstead registration district.	14 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Feering (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Inworth) from Lexden registration district.	89 in 1931
1.4.1955	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Great Bardfield (which until 1.4.1955 formed part of the parish of Little Bardfield) from Dunmow registration district.
1.4.1955	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Great Bardfield (which became part of the parish of Little Bardfield on 1.4.1955) to Dunmow registration district.
1.4.1956	(l)	Gained part of the parish of Kelvedon (which until 1.4.1956 formed part of the parish of Messing cum Inworth) from Colchester registration district.
28.9.1956	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Witham (which until 28.9.1956 formed part of the parish of Great Braxted) from Maldon registration district.
1.11.1972	(n)	Gained the parishes of Alphamstone, Ashen, Belchamp Otten, Belchamp St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Birdbrook, Borley, Bulmer, Bures, Castle Hedingham, Colne Engaine, Earls Colne, Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Great Henny, Great Maplestead, Great Yeldham, Halstead Rural, Halstead Urban, Helion Bumpstead, Lamarsh, Liston, Little Henny, Little Maplestead, Little Yeldham, Middleton, Ovington, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Ridgewell, Sible Hedingham, Stambourne, Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, Tilbury juxta Clare, Toppesfield, Twinstead, White Colne, and Wickham St. Paul, from Halstead registration district.
1.2.2010 (abolished)	(o)	Lost the constituent parishes of Alphamstone, Ashen, Bardfield Saling, Belchamp Otten, Belchamp St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Birdbrook, Black Notley, Borley, Bradwell, Bulmer, Bures Hamlet, Castle Hedingham, Coggeshall, Colne Engaine, Cressing, Earls Colne, Fairstead, Faulkbourne, Feering, Finchingfield, Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Great Bardfield, Great Henny, Great Maplestead, Great Saling, Great Yeldham, Greenstead Green & Halstead Rural, Halstead, Hatfield Peverel, Helions Bumpstead, Kelvedon, Lamarsh, Liston, Little Henny, Little Maplestead, Little Yeldham, Middleton, Ovington, Panfield, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Rayne, Ridgewell, Rivenhall, Shalford, Sible Hedingham, Silver End, Stambourne, Steeple Bumpstead, Stisted, Sturmer, Terling, Tilbury juxta Clare, Toppesfield, Twinstead, Wethersfield, White Colne, White Notley, Wickham St. Paul, and Witham, and the unparished area of Braintree & Bocking, to Essex registration district.

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