Ely Registration District

ELY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Cambridgeshire (1837–1965), Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely (1965–74).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Ely, Haddenham, Littleport, Sutton.
GRO volumes : XIV (1837–51), 3b (1852–1946), 4A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Cambridgeshire (Ely).

Table 1: List of Places in Ely Registration District

All the Cambridgeshire parishes in Ely registration district became part of the new county of Isle of Ely on 1.4.1889.
All the parishes in Isle of Ely became part of the new county of Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely on 1.4.1965.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Coveney	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Downham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Ely College	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Grunty Fen	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Wilburton.
Grunty Fen	Isle of Ely	1889	1933
Haddenham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Holy Trinity	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Holy Trinity with St. Mary.
Holy Trinity	Isle of Ely	1889	1933
Holy Trinity with St. Mary	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Created 1.4.1933 out of the parishes of Holy Trinity, St. Mary, and Witchford.
Holy Trinity with St. Mary	Isle of Ely	1889	1933
Littleport	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (f).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Mepal	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Redmere	Norfolk	1865	1895	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Littleport. See also Table 2, note (a).
Redmere	Isle of Ely	1895	1933
St. Mary	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parishes of Holy Trinity with St. Mary, Thetford, and Littleport.
St. Mary	Isle of Ely	1889	1933
Stretham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Sutton	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Thetford	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Wentworth	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Wilburton	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Witcham	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (d).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974
Witcham Gravel	Isle of Ely	1894	1933	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Witcham in Ely Urban District. Abolished 1.4.1933 and incorporated into the parish of Witcham.
Witchford	Cambridgeshire	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (e).
	Isle of Ely	1889	1965
	Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely	1965	1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ely Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
26.7.1865	(a)	Gained the parish of Redmere from Thetford registration district.	18 in 1861
24.3.1884	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Downham (which became part of the parish of Manea on 24.3.1884) to North Witchford registration district.	36 in 1891
	(c)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Wentworth (which became part of the parish of Manea on 24.3.1884) to North Witchford registration district.	0 in 1891
	(d)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Witcham (which became part of the parish of Manea on 24.3.1884) to North Witchford registration district.	20 in 1891
	(e)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Witchford (which became part of the parish of Manea on 24.3.1884) to North Witchford registration district.	24 in 1891
24.3.1885	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Littleport (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Hilgay) from Downham registration district.	142 in 1891

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