Chelmsford Registration District

CHELMSFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.2.2010 (to become part of Essex registration district).
Sub-districts : Chelmsford, Chelmsford Borough, Dunmow, Great Baddow, Great Waltham, Ingatestone, Maldon, Writtle.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4A (1946–74), 9 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Essex (Chelmsford) and Essex (Brentwood).

Table 1: List of Places in Chelmsford Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Althorne	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Althorne	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Asheldham	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Asheldham	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Aythorpe Roding	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Barnston	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Boreham	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Bradwell on Sea	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Bradwell on Sea	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Broomfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Broxted	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Burnham on Crouch	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Burnham on Crouch	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Buttsbury	Essex	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Billericay and Stock. See also Table 2, note (l).
Chelmsford	Essex	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Chelmsford	Essex	1974	2010	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Chelmsford. See also Table 2, note (t).
Chickney	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Chignall	Essex	1888	2010	Created 24.3.1888 out of the parishes of Chignall Smealey and Chignall St. James. See also Table 2, note (t).
Chignall Smealey	Essex	1837	1888	Abolished 24.3.1888 to become part of the parish of Chignall.
Chignall St. James	Essex	1837	1888	Abolished 24.3.1888 to become parts of the parishes of Writtle, Broomfield, and Chignall.
Cold Norton	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Cold Norton	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Danbury	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (h) and (t).
Dengle	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Dengle	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
East Hanningfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Felsted	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Fryerning	Essex	1837	1889	Abolished 24.3.1889 to become part of the parish of Ingatestone & Fryerning.
Goldhanger	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Goldhanger	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Good Easter	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (d), (e), (f) and (o).
Great & Little Leighs	Essex	1949	2010	Created 1.4.1949 from the parishes of Little Leighs, Great Leighs, and Little Waltham. See also Table 2, note (t).
Great Baddow	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Great Braxted	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Great Braxted	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Great Canfield	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Great Dunmow	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Great Easton	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Great Hallingbury	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Great Leighs	Essex	1837	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 to become parts of the parishes of Great & Little Leighs, and Little Waltham.
Great Totham	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Great Totham	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Great Waltham	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Hatfield Broad Oak	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Hazeleigh	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Hazeleigh	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
High Easter	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
High Roding	Essex	1968	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of High Roothing. See also Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Highwood	Essex	1954	2010	Created 1.4.1954 out of the parish of Writtle. See also Table 2, note (t).
Ingatestone	Essex	1837	1889	Abolished 24.3.1889 to become part of the parish of Ingatestone & Fryerning.
Ingatestone & Fryerning	Essex	1889	1974	Created 24.3.1889 from the parishes of Fryerning and Ingatestone. See also Table 2, note (p).
Langford	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Langford	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Latchingdon	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Latchingdon	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Leaden Roding	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Lindsell	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Little Baddow	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Little Bardfield	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Little Braxted	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Little Braxted	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Little Canfield	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Little Dunmow	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Little Easton	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Little Hallingbury	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Little Leighs	Essex	1837	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 to become part of the parish of Great & Little Leighs.
Little Totham	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Little Totham	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Little Waltham	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Maldon	Essex	1972	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (o) and (q).
Maldon	Essex	1974	2010	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Maldon. See also Table 2, note (s) and (t).
Margaret Roding	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Margaretting	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Mashbury	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (g) and (t).
Mayland	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Mayland	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Mountnessing	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (p).
Mundon	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Mundon	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
North Fambridge	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
North Fambridge	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Pleshey	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Purleigh	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Purleigh	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Rettendon	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Roxwell	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
Runwell	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (b) and (t).
Sandon	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (i) and (t).
South Hanningfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (c), (k) and (o).
Southminster	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Southminster	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Springfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
St. Lawrence	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
St. Lawrence	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Stebbing	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Steeple	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Steeple	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Stock	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (a) and (t).
Stow Maries	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Stow Maries	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Takeley	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Thaxted	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Tillingham	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tillingham	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tilty	Essex	1968	1974	See Table 2, notes (n) and (r).
Tollesbury	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tollesbury	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tolleshunt D'Arcy	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tolleshunt D'Arcy	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tolleshunt Knights	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tolleshunt Knights	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tolleshunt Major	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Tolleshunt Major	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Ulting	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Ulting	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
West Hanningfield	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).
White Roding	Essex	1968	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become the parish of White Roothing. See also Table 2, notes (n) and (oq.
Wickham Bishops	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Wickham Bishops	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Widford	Essex	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Chelmsford and Writtle.
Woodham Ferrers	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, notes (m) and (t).
Woodham Mortimer	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Woodham Mortimer	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Woodham Walter	Essex	1972	1974	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Woodham Walter	Essex	1974	2010	See Table 2, notes (o), (q), (s) and (t).
Writtle	Essex	1837	2010	See Table 2, note (t).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chelmsford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
17.12.1881	(a)	Gained a part of the parish of Stock (which until 17.12.1881 formed a detached part of the parish of Orsett, including the Hamlet of Orsett) from Orsett registration district.	49 in 1881
24.3.1888	(b)	Lost two detached parts of the parish of Runwell (which became parts of the parishes of Downham and Ramsden Bellhouse on 24.3.1888) to Billericay registration district.	20 in 1891
	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of South Hanningfield, including Great Road (which became part of the parish of Wickford on 24.3.1888) to Billericay registration district.	14 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Good Easter, including Pinchers (which became part of the parish of Margaret Roding on 24.3.1888) to Dunmow registration district.	21 in 1891
	(e)	Lost another detached part of the parish of Good Easter (which became part of the parish of High Easter on 24.3.1888) to Dunmow registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Good Easter (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of High Easter) from Dunmow registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Mashbury (which until 24.3.1888 formed a detached part of the parish of High Easter) from Dunmow registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Danbury (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Purleigh, including Great and Little Gipcracks) from Maldon registration district.	12 in 1891
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Sandon (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Purleigh) from Maldon registration district.	0 in 1891
1.7.1939	(j)	Gained the parish of Mountnessing from Billericay registration district.	749 in 1931
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of South Hanningfield (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Downham, Ramsden Bellhouse, and Ramsden Crays) from Billericay registration district.	806 in 1931
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Buttsbury (which became part of the parish of Billericay on 1.4.1936) to Brentwood registration district.	1446 in 1931
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Woodham Ferrers (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Hockley) from Rochford registration district.	1 in 1931
1.1.1968	(n)	Gained the parishes of Aythorpe Roding, Barnston, Broxted, Chickney, Felsted, Great Canfield, Great Dunmow, Great Easton, Great Hallingbury, Hatfield Broad Oak, High Easter, High Roding, Leaden Roding, Lindsell, Little Bardfield, Little Canfield, Little Dunmow, Little Easton, Little Hallingbury, Margaret Roding, Stebbing, Takeley, Thaxted, Tilty, and White Roding, from Dunmow registration district.
1.11.1972	(o)	Gained the parishes of Althorne, Asheldham, Bradwell on Sea, Burnham on Crouch, Cold Norton, Dengle, Goldhanger, Great Braxted, Great Totham, Hazeleigh, Langford, Latchingdon, Little Braxted, Little Totham, Maldon, Mayland, Mundon, North Fambridge, Purleigh, Southminster, St. Lawrence, Steeple, Stow Maries, Tillingham, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Ulting, Wickham Bishops, Woodham Mortimer, and Woodham Walter, from Maldon registration district.
1.4.1974	(p)	Lost the parishes of Ingatestone & Fryerning, and Mounessing, to Brentwood registration district.	6181 in 1971
	(q)	Lost the parishes of Althorne, Asheldham, Bradwell on Sea, Burnham on Crouch, Cold Norton, Dengle, Goldhanger, Great Braxted, Great Totham, Hazeleigh, Langford, Latchingdon, Little Braxted, Little Totham, Maldon, Mayland, Mundon, North Fambridge, Purleigh, Southminster, St. Lawrence, Steeple, Stow Maries, Tillingham, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt DArcy, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Ulting, Wickham Bishops, Woodham Mortimer, and Woodham Walter, to Maldon registration district.
	(r)	Lost the parishes of Aythorpe Roding, Barnston, Broxted, Chickney, Felsted, Great Canfield, Great Dunmow, Great Easton, Great Hallingbury, Hatfield Broad Oak, High Easter, High Roding, Leaden Roding, Lindsell, Little Bardfield, Little Canfield, Little Dunmow, Little Easton, Little Hallingbury, Margaret Roding, Stebbing, Takeley, Thaxted, Tilty, and White Roding, to Uttlesford registration district.	23674 in 1971
1.7.1974	(s)	Gained the parishes of Althorne, Asheldham, Bradwell on Sea, Burnham on Crouch, Cold Norton, Dengle, Goldhanger, Great Braxted, Great Totham, Hazeleigh, Langford, Latchingdon, Little Braxted, Little Totham, Mayland, Mundon, North Fambridge, Purleigh, Southminster, St. Lawrence, Steeple, Stow Maries, Tillingham, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt DArcy, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Ulting, Wickham Bishops, Woodham Mortimer, and Woodham Walter, and the unparished area of Maldon, from Maldon registration district.
1.2.2010 (abolished)	(t)	Lost the constituent parishes of Althorne, Asheldham, Boreham, Bradwell on Sea, Broomfield, Burnham on Crouch, Chignall, Cold Norton, Danbury, Dengle, East Hanningfield, Goldhanger, Good Easter, Great & Little Leighs, Great Baddow, Great Braxted, Great Totham, Great Waltham, Hazeleigh, Highwood, Langford, Latchingdon, Little Baddow, Little Braxted, Little Totham, Little Waltham, Margaretting, Mashbury, Mayland, Mundon, North Fambridge, Pleshey, Purleigh, Rettendon, Roxwell, Runwell, Sandon, South Hanningfield, Southminster, Springfield, St. Lawrence, Steeple, Stock, Stow Maries, Tillingham, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Ulting, West Hanningfield, Wickham Bishops, Woodham Ferrers, Woodham Mortimer, Woodham Walter, and Writtle, and the unparished areas of Chelmsford and Maldon, to Essex registration district.

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