Christchurch Registration District

CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Hampshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1925 (to become Bournemouth & Christchurch registration district).
Re-created : 1.10.1932 (out of Bournemouth & Christchurch, Fordingbridge and Ringwood registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Bournemouth, Ringwood & Fordingbridge, and Poole registration districts).
Sub-districts : Bournemouth, Christchurch, Christchurch & Ringwood.
GRO volumes : VIII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1925), 2b (1932–46), 6B (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Bournemouth and Hampshire.

Table 1A: List of Places in Christchurch Registration District (1837–1925)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bournemouth	Hampshire	1894	1925	Created 1894 out of the parishes of Holdenhurst and Christchurch. See also Table 2, note (c).
Christchurch	Hampshire	1837	1925	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Christchurch East	Hampshire	1894	1925	Created 1894 out of the parishes of Christchurch and Milton. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).
Highcliffe	Hampshire	1897	1925	Created 1.10.1897 out of the parish of Christchurch East. See also Table 2, note (c).
Holdenhurst	Hampshire	1837	1925	See Table 2, note (c).
Hurn	Hampshire	1894	1925	Created 1894 out of the parish of Christchurch. See also Table 2, note (c).
Pokesdown	Hampshire	1894	1902	Created 1894 out of the parish of Christchurch. Abolished 30.9.1902 to become part of the parish of Bournemouth.
Sopley	Hampshire	1837	1925	See Table 2, note (c).
Southbourne	Hampshire	1894	1902	Created 1894 out of the parish of Christchurch. Abolished 30.9.1902 to become part of the parish of Bournemouth.
Winton	Hampshire	1894	1902	Created 1894 out of the parish of Holdenhurst. Abolished 30.9.1902 to become part of the parish of Bournemouth.

Table 1B: List of Places in Christchurch Registration District (1932–74)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Breamore	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Burley	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (f) and (l).
Christchurch	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (i).
Christchurch East	Hampshire	1932	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become parts of the parishes of Burton and Bransgore. See also Table 2, notes (d), (j) and (m).
Damerham	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Ellingham	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (f) and (l).
Fordingbridge	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Hale	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Harbridge & Ibsley	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (f) and (l).
Hurn	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (i).
Martin	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Ringwood	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (f) and (l).
Rockbourne	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
St. Leonards & St. Ives	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (f), (g), (h) and (k).
Sopley	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (l).
Whitsbury	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Woodgreen	Hampshire	1932	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Christchurch Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1893	(a)	Lost part of the parish of Christchurch (which became part of the parish of Ringwood on 29.9.1892) to Ringwood registration district.	91 in 1891
1.6.1895	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Christchurch East (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Milton) from Lymington registration district.	403 in 1891
1.7.1925 (abolished)	(c)	Lost the constituent parishes of Bournemouth, Christchurch, Christchurch East, Highcliffe, Holdenhurst, Hurn, and Sopley, to Bournemouth & Christchurch registration district.	104068 in 1921
1.10.1932 (re-created)	(d)	Gained the parishes of Christchurch, Christchurch East, Hurn, and Sopley, from Bournemouth & Christchurch registration district.	14657 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Breamore, Damerham, Fordingbridge, Hale, Martin, Rockbourne, Whitsbury, and Woodgreen, from Fordingbridge registration district.	6468 in 1931
	(f)	Gained the parishes of Burley, Ellingham, Harbridge & Ibsley, Ringwood, and St. Leonards & St. Ives, from Ringwood registration district.	8536 in 1931
15.8.1947	(g)	Lost part of the parish of St. Leonards & St. Ives (which became part of the parish of West Parley on 15.8.1947) to Blandford registration district.
15.8.1947	(h)	Gained part of the parish of St. Leonards & St. Ives (which until 15.8.1947 formed part of the parish of West Parley) from Blandford registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(i)	Lost the parishes of Christchurch and Hurn (which were transferred from Hampshire to Dorset on 1.4.1974) to Bournemouth registration district.	31418 in 1971
	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Christchurch East (which became the parish of Burton on 1.4.1974) to Bournemouth registration district.	2230 in 1971
	(k)	Lost the parish of St. Leonards & St. Ives (which was transferred from Hampshire to the county of Dorset on 1.4.1974) to Poole registration district.	4517 in 1971
	(l)	Lost the parishes of Breamore, Burley, Damerham, Ellingham, Fordingbridge, Hale, Harbridge & Ibsley, Martin, Ringwood, Rockbourne, Sopley, Whitsbury, and Woodgreen, to Ringwood & Fordingbridge registration district.	32759 in 1971
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Christchurch East (which became the parish of Bransgore on 1.4.1974) to Ringwood & Fordingbridge registration district.	227 in 1971

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