East Ashford Registration District

EAST ASHFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Kent.
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "Ashford East").
Abolished : 1.4.1941 (to become part of Ashford and Folkestone registration districts).
Sub-districts : Aldington, Brabourne, Wye.
GRO volumes : V (1837–51), 2a (1852–1941).
Registers currently held at : Kent.

Table 1: List of Places in East Ashford Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldington	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (h), (j)and (q).
Bilsington	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (j) and (r).
Bircholt	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Brabourne.
Bonnington	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Boughton Aluph	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Brabourne	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Brook	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Challock	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Chilham	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Crundale	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Eastwell	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Godmersham	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Hastingleigh	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Hinxhill	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (j) and (l).
Hurst	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Aldington and Burmarsh. See also Table 2, notes (g) and (s).
Kennington	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Ashford, Hinxhill, Wye, and Boughton Aluph. See also Table 2, note (m).
Mersham	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Molash	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Orlestone	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (j).
Ruckinge	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, note (j).
Sevington	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (j) and (n).
Smeeth	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (j) and (t).
Warehorne	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (e), (f), (j) and (u).
Willesborough	Kent	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Ashford, Hinxhill, Mersham, and Sevington. See also Table 2, note (o).
Wye	Kent	1837	1941	See Table 2, notes (j) and (p).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting East Ashford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Aldington (which became part of the parish of Lympne on 24.3.1883) to Elham registration district.	0 in 1881
	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Aldington (which became part of the parish of Dymchurch on 24.3.1883) to Romney Marsh registration district.	0 in 1881
	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Orlestone (which became part of the parish of Snave on 24.3.1883) to Romney Marsh registration district.	0 in 1881
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Orlestone (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Snave) from Romney Marsh registration district.	0 in 1881
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Warehorne (which became part of the parish of Snave on 24.3.1883) to Romney Marsh registration district.	0 in 1881
	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Warehorne (which became part of the parish of Shadoxhurst on 24.3.1883) to West Ashford registration district.	0 in 1881
25.3.1886	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Hurst (which until 25.3.1886 formed a detached part of the parish of Newington, including Coppenhurst) from Elham registration district.	0 in 1881
24.3.1888	(h)	Lost the part of the parish of Aldington in Hythe Municipal Borough (which became part of the parish of St. Leonard Hythe on 24.3.1888) to Elham registration district.	0 in 1881
24.3.1889	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Hastingleigh (which until 24.3.1889 formed a detached part of the parish of Waltham) from Bridge registration district.	9 in 1881
1.4.1941 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the parishes of Aldington, Bilsington, Bonnington, Boughton Aluph, Brabourne, Brook, Challock, Chilham, Crundale, Eastwell, Godmersham, Hastingleigh, Hinxhill, Mersham, Molash, Orlestone, Ruckinge, Sevington, Smeeth, Warehorne, and Wye, to Ashford registration district.	8914 in 1931
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Boughton Aluph (which became part of the parish of Ashford on 1.4.1934) to Ashford registration district.	0 in 1931
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Hinxhill (which became part of the parish of Ashford on 1.4.1934) to Ashford registration district.	4 in 1931
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Kennington (which became part of the parish of Ashford on 1.4.1934) to Ashford registration district.	1850 in 1931
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Sevington (which became part of the parish of Ashford on 1.4.1934) to Ashford registration district.	0 in 1931
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Willesborough (which became part of the parish of Ashford on 1.4.1934) to Ashford registration district.	4979 in 1931
	(p)	Lost part of the parish of Wye (which became part of the parish of Ashford on 1.4.1934) to Ashford registration district.	0 in 1931
	(q)	Lost parts of the parish of Aldington (which became parts of the parishes of Burmarsh, Hythe, and Lympne, on 1.4.1934) to Folkestone registration district.	0 in 1931
	(r)	Lost parts of the parish of Bilsington (which became parts of the parishes of Newchurch and St. Mary in the Marsh on 1.4.1934) to Folkestone registration district.	0 in 1931
	(s)	Lost part of the parish of Hurst (which became part of the parish of Burmarsh on 1.4.1934) to Folkestone registration district.	0 in 1931
	(t)	Lost part of the parish of Smeeth (which became part of the parish of Sellindge on 1.4.1934) to Folkestone registration district.	38 in 1931
	(u)	Lost parts of the parish of Warehorne (which became parts of the parishes of Brenzett and Brookland on 1.4.1934) to Folkestone registration district.	9 in 1931

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