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DOVER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Dover Registration District

Civil Parish
(*or Unparished Area)

County

From

To

Comments

Alkham

Kent

1837

1998

See Table 2, note (h).

Ash

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Aylesham

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Barham

Kent

1934

1941

That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Denton. See also Table 2, note (a).

Buckland

Kent

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

Capel-le-Ferne

Kent

1837

1998

See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).

Charlton

Kent

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

Coldred

Kent

1837

1963

Abolished 1.4.1963 and added to the parish of Sheperdswell with Coldred.

Deal

Kent

1941

1974

Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dover unparished area. See also Table 2, note (c).

Deal

Kent

1996

1998

Created 12.2.1996 out of the Dover unparished area. See also Table 2, note (h).

Denton

Kent

1837

1963

Abolished 1.4.1963 and added to the parish of Denton with Wootton. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).

Denton with Wootton

Kent

1963

1998

Created 1.4.1963 from the parishes of Denton and Wootton. See also Table 2, note (h).

Dover

Kent

1896

1974

Created 26.3.1896 from the parishes of Hougham, St. Mary the Virgin, Charlton, St. James the Apostle, East Cliffe, Charlton and Poulton Within. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to the Dover unparished area.

Dover*

Kent

1974

1998

Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parishes of Deal and Dover. Abolished 12.2.1996 and divided between the parishes of Deal, Dover, Great Mongeham and Walmer.

Dover

Kent

1996

1998

Created 12.2.1996 out of the Dover unparished area. See also Table 2, note (h).

Dover Castle

Kent

1837

1934

Abolished 1.4.1934 and added to the parish of Dover.

East Cliffe

Kent

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

East Langdon

Kent

1837

1963

Abolished 1.4.1963 and added to the parish of Langdon.

Eastry

Kent

1941

1998

See Table 2, notes (c) and (h).

Eythorne

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Folkestone

Kent

1934

1941

That part which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Capel-le-Ferme. See also Table 2, note (a).

Goodnestone

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Great Mongeham

Kent

1996

1998

Created 12.2.1996 out of the Dover unparished area. See also Table 2, note (h).

Guston

Kent

1837

1998

See Table 2, note (h).

Hougham

Kent

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

Hougham Without

Kent

1894

1998

Created 30.9.1894 from the rural part of the parish of Hougham. See also Table 2, note (h).

Langdon

Kent

1963

1998

Created 1.4.1963 from the parishes of East Langdon and West Langdon. See also Table 2, note (h).

Lydden

Kent

1837

1998

See Table 2, note (h).

Nonington

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Northbourne

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Oxney

Kent

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of St. Margaret's at Cliffe and East Langdon.

Poulton

Kent

1837

1934

Abolished 1.4.1934 and divided between the parishes of Hougham Without and Dover.

Poulton Within

Kent

1894

1896

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Poulton in Dover Municipal Borough. Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

Preston

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Ringwould

Kent

1837

1976

Renamed 25.3.1976 to become the parish of Ringwould & Kingsdown.

Ringwould & Kingsdown

Kent

1976

1998

Created 25.3.1976 by renaming the parish of Ringwould. See also Table 2, note (h).

Ripple

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

River

Kent

1837

1960

Abolished 1.4.1960 and divided between the parishes of Whitfield and Temple Ewell with River.

River

Kent

1987

1998

Created 1.4.1987 out of the Dover unparished area and the parish of Temple Ewell with River. See also Table 2, note (h).

St. James the Apostle

Kent

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

St. Margaret's at Cliffe

Kent

1837

1998

See Table 2, note (h).

St. Mary the Virgin

Kent

1837

1896

Abolished 26.3.1896 and added to the parish of Dover.

Sandwich

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Shepherdswell with Coldred

Kent

1963

1998

Created 1.4.1963 out of the parishes of Coldred and Sibertswold. See also Table 2, note (h)

Sholden

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Sibertswold

Kent

1837

1963

Abolished 1.4.1963 and added to the parish of Sheperdswell with Coldred.

Staple

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Stourmouth

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Sutton

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Temple Ewell

Kent

1837

1960

Abolished 1.4.1960 and divided between the parishes of Temple Ewell with River, Lydden and Whitfield.

Temple Ewell

Kent

1987

1998

Created 1.4.1987 out of the Dover unparished area and the parish of Temple Ewell with River. See also Table 2, note (h).

Temple Ewell with River

Kent

1960

1987

Created 1.4.1960 out of the parishes of Temple Ewell, River and Alkham. Abolished 1.4.1987 and divided between the parishes of River, Shepherdswell with Coldred, Temple Ewell and Whitfield.

Tilmanstone

Kent

1952

1998

See Table 2, notes (f) and (h).

Walmer

Kent

1996

1998

Created 12.2.1996 out of the Dover unparished area. See also Table 2, note (h).

West Cliffe

Kent

1837

1935

Abolished 1.4.1935 and divided between the parishes of St. Margaret's at Cliffe and East Langdon.

West Langdon

Kent

1837

1963

Abolished 1.4.1963 and added to the parish of Langdon.

Whitfield

Kent

1837

1998

See Table 2, note (h).

Wingham

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Woodnesborough

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Wootton

Kent

1837

1963

Abolished 1.4.1963 and added to the parish of Denton with Wootton. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (d).

Worth

Kent

1974

1998

See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Dover Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1941

(a)

Lost the part in the parish of Barham (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Denton) to Bridge registration district.

3 in 1931

(b)

Gained parts of the parishes of Denton and Wootton (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parish of Barham) from Bridge registration district.

100 in 1931

(c)

Gained the parishes of Deal and Eastry from Eastry registration district.

19665 in 1931

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Wootton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Swingfield) from Elham registration district.

0 in 1931

(e)

Lost the part in the parish of Folkestone (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Capel-le-Ferme) to Folkestone registration district.

0 in 1931

1.10.1952

(f)

Gained the parishes of Aylesham, Eythorne, Nonington, Northbourne, Ripple, Sholden, Sutton and Tilmanstone, from Thanet registration district.

n/a

1.4.1974

(g)

Gained the parishes of Ash, Goodnestone, Preston, Sandwich, Staple, Stourmouth, Wingham, Woodnesborough and Worth, from Thanet registration district.

11915 in 1971

1.4.1998 (abolished)

(h)

Lost the parishes of Alkham, Ash, Aylesham, Capel -le-Ferne, Deal, Denton with Wootton, Dover, Eastry, Eythorne, Goodnestone, Great Mongeham, Guston, Hougham Without, Langdon, Lydden, Nonington, Northbourne, Preston, Ringwould & Kingsdown, Ripple, River, Sandwich, Shepherdswell with Coldred, Sholden, St. Margaret's at Cliffe, Staple, Stourmouth, Sutton, Temple Ewell, Tilmanstone, Walmer, Whitfield, Wingham, Woodnesborough and Worth, to Thanet with Dover registration district.

98780 in 1991



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