Chippenham Registration District

CHIPPENHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Wiltshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Castle Combe, Chippenham, Christian Malford, Corsham, Malmesbury.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 5a (1852–1946), 7C (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Wiltshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Chippenham Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Avon	Wiltshire	1837	1895	Abolished 1.4.1895 and incorporated into the parish of Kellaways.
Biddestone	Wiltshire	1885	1974	Created 25.3.1885 out of the parishes of Biddestone St. Peter and Biddestone St. Nicholas.
Biddestone St. Nicholas	Wiltshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Biddestone.
Biddestone St. Peter	Wiltshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 and incorporated into the parish of Biddestone.
Box	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Bremhill	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Brinkworth	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Brokenborough	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (h) and (j).
Calne Within	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Calne Without	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Castle Combe	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Charlton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Cherhill	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Chippenham	Wiltshire	1837	1894	Abolished 30.9.1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Chippenham Within and Chippenham Without. See also Table 2, note (a).
Chippenham Within	Wiltshire	1894	1974	Created 30.9.1894 from the part of the parish of Chippenham in Chippenham Municipal Borough.
Chippenham Without	Wiltshire	1894	1974	Created 30.9.1894 from the rural part of the parish of Chippenham.
Christian Malford	Wiltshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (f).
Colerne	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Compton Bassett	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Corsham	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Crudwell	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Dauntsey	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Ditteridge	Wiltshire	1837	1884	Abolished 24.3.1884 and incorporated into the parish of Box.
Draycot Cerne	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Sutton Benger.
Easton Grey	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Great Somerford	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Grittleton	Wiltshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (i).
Hankerton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Hardenhuish	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Langley Burrell Without.
Heddington	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Hilmarton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Hullavington	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Kellaways	Wiltshire	1895	1934	Created 1.4.1895 from the parishes of Tytherton Kellwawys and Avon. Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Langley Burrell Without.
Kington Langley	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Kington St. Michael	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Lacock	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Langley Burrell	Wiltshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and divided into the separate parishes of Langley Burrell Within and Langley Burrell Without.
Langley Burrell Within	Wiltshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Langley Burrell in Chippenham Municipal Borough. Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Chippenham Within.
Langley Burrell Without	Wiltshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Langley Burrell.
Lea & Cleverton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Leigh Delamere	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Grittleton.
Little Somerford	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Littleton Drew	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Grittleton.
Luckington	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Malmesbury	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Malmesbury St. Paul Without	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Minety	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Nettleton	Wiltshire	1837	1974
North Wraxall	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Norton	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Oaksey	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Pewsham	Wiltshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Seagry	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Sutton Benger.
Seagry	Wiltshire	1971	1974	Created 1.4.1971 out of the parish of Sutton Benger.
Sherston	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (h), (k) and (l).
Slaughterford	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Biddestone.
Sopworth	Wiltshire	1936	1974	See Table 2, notes (h) and (m).
Stanton St. Quintin	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Sutton Benger	Wiltshire	1837	1974
Tytherton Kellaways	Wiltshire	1837	1895	Abolished 1.4.1895 and incorporated into the parish of Kellaways. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
West Kington	Wiltshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parish of Nettleton.
Yatton Keynell	Wiltshire	1837	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chippenham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Chippenham (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Bremhill, including Scotts Mill Cottage) from Calne registration district.	5 in 1891
24.3.1883	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Tytherton Kelways, including Barnbridge (which became part of the parish of Bremhill on 24.3.1883) to Calne registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1884	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Tytherton Kelways (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Bremhill, including part of Kellaways Farm) from Calne registration district.	4 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Pewsham (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Bromham, near Bowden Hill) from Devizes registration district.	0 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Christian Malford (which became part of the parish of Bremhill on 24.3.1884) to Calne registration district.	125 in 1891
25.3.1885	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Christian Malford (which became part of the parish of Bremhill on 25.3.1885) to Calne registration district.	125 in 1891
1.4.1936	(g)	Gained the parishes of Bremhill, Calne Within, Calne Without, Cherhill, Compton Bassett, Heddington, and Hilmarton, from Calne registration district.	8260 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parishes of Brinkworth, Brokenborough, Charlton, Crudwell, Dauntsey, Easton Grey, Great Somerford, Hankerton, Hullavington, Lea & Cleverton, Little Somerford, Luckington, Malmesbury, Malmesbury St. Paul Without, Minety, Norton, Oaksey, Sherston, and Sopworth, from Malmesbury registration district.	10748 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Grittleton (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Hullavington) from Malmesbury registration district.	20 in 1931
1.4.1966	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Brokenborough (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Long Newnton) from Cirencester registration district.
	(k)	Lost parts of the parish of Sherston (which became parts of the parishes of Didmarton and Weston Birt with Lasborough on 1.4.1966) to Cirencester registration district.
	(l)	Gained parts of the parish of Sherston (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Sopworth and Weston Birt with Lasborough) from Cirencester registration district.
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Sopworth (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Didmarton) from Cirencester registration district.

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