Colchester Registration District

COLCHESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Clacton, Colchester, Colchester First Ward, Colchester North West, Colchester Second Ward, Colchester South East, Colchester Third Ward, Lexden & Winstree.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946), 4A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Essex (Colchester).

Table 1: List of Places in Colchester Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Abberton	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Aldham	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
All Saints	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
Alresford	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Ardleigh	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Beaumont with Moze	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Berechurch	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
Birch	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Boxted	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Bradfield	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Brightlingsea	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Chapel	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Colchester	Essex	1897	1974	Created 26.3.1897 from the parishes of St. Botolph, St. Giles, Lexden, St. Mary At The Walls, St. James, St. Leonard, St. Peter, Holy Trinity, Mile End St. Michael, Greenstead, St. Martin, All Saints, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Nicholas, St. Runwald, and Berechurch. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Copford	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Dedham	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
East Donyland	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
East Mersea	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Easthorpe	Essex	1939	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 and incorporated into the parishes of Copford, Messing cum Inworth, and Marks Tey. See also Table 2, note (b).
Eight Ash Green	Essex	1949	1974	Created 1.4.1949 out of the parishes of Copford, Fordham, Stanway, and Aldham.
Elmstead	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Fingringhoe	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Fordham	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Frating	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Frinton & Walton	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Great & Little Wigborough	Essex	1953	1974	Created 3.4.1953 from the parishes of Great Wigborough, Little Wigborough, and Layer de la Haye.
Great Bentley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Great Bromley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Great Clacton	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Great Horkesley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Oakley	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Great Tey	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Great Wigborough	Essex	1939	1953	Abolished 3.4.1953 and incorporated into the parish of Great & Little Wigborough. See also Table 2, note (b).
Greenstead	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
Harwich	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Holy Trinity	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
Langenhoe	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Langham	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Lawford	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Layer Breton	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Layer de la Haye	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Layer Marney	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Lexden	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester. See also Table 2, note (a).
Little Bentley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Little Bromley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Little Clacton	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Little Horkesley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Oakley	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Little Tey	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Little Wigborough	Essex	1939	1953	Abolished 3.4.1953 and incorporated into the parish of Great & Little Wigborough. See also Table 2, note (b).
Manningtree	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Marks Tey	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Messing	Essex	1939	1949	Abolished 1.4.1949 and incorporated into the parish of Birch. See also Table 2, note (b).
Messing cum Inworth	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).
Mile End St. Michael	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
Mistley	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Mount Bures	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Peldon	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Ramsey	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
St. Botolph	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Giles	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. James	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Leonard	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Martin	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Mary at the Walls	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Mary Magdalen	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Nicholas	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Osyth	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
St. Peter	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
St. Runwald	Essex	1837	1897	Abolished 26.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Colchester.
Salcott	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Stanway	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Tendring	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Thorpe le Soken	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Thorrington	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Tiptree	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Virley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wakes Colne	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Weeley	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
West Bergholt	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
West Mersea	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wivenhoe	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wix	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Wormingford	Essex	1939	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Wrabness	Essex	1957	1974	See Table 2, note (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Colchester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Lexden (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of West Bergholt) from Lexden registration district.	0 in 1891
1.7.1939	(b)	Gained the parishes of Abberton, Aldham, Birch, Boxted, Chapel, Copford, Dedham, East Donyland, East Mersea, Easthorpe, Fingringhoe, Fordham, Great Horkesley, Great Tey, Great Wigborough, Langenhoe, Langham, Layer Breton, Layer de la Haye, Layer Marney, Little Horkesley, Little Tey, Little Wigborough, Marks Tey, Messing, Messing cum Inworth, Mount Bures, Peldon, Salcott, Stanway, Tiptree, Virley, Wakes Colne, West Bergholt, West Mersea, Wivenhoe, and Wormingford, from Lexden registration district.	22723 in 1931
	(c)	Gained parts of the parish of Colchester (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of East Donyland, Langenhoe, Stanway, West Bergholt, and Wivenhoe) from Lexden registration district.	418 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Tiptree (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Tolleshunt D'Arcy and Tolleshunt Knights) from Maldon registration district.	955 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parishes of Alresford, Ardleigh, Beaumont with Moze, Brightlingsea, Elmstead, Frating, Frinton & Walton, Great Bentley, Great Bromley, Great Clacton, Little Bentley, Little Bromley, Little Clacton, St. Osyth, Tendring, Thorpe le Soken, Thorrington, and Weeley, from Tendring registration district.	40009 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Colchester (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Ardleigh) from Tendring registration district.	16 in 1931
1.4.1956	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Messing cum Inworth (which became part of the parish of Kelvedon on 1.4.1956) to Braintree registration district.
1.10.1957	(h)	Gained the parishes of Bradfield, Great Oakley, Harwich, Lawford, Little Oakley, Manningtree, Mistley, Ramsey, Wix, and Wrabness, from Harwich registration district.

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