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FOREST OF DEAN REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Table 1: List of Places in Forest of Dean Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Alvington

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Awre

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Aylburton

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Blaisdon

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Churcham

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Cinderford

Gloucestershire

1953

2006

Created 1.4.1953 out of the parish of East Dean. See also Table 2, note (g).

Coleford

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Drybrook

Gloucestershire

1953

2006

Created 1.4.1953 out of the parish of East Dean. See also Table 2, notes (e) and (g).

East Dean

Gloucestershire

1937

1953

Abolished 1.4.1953 and divided between the parishes of Cinderford, Ruspidge, Drybrook, Mitcheldean, Awre and Littledean. See also Table 2, note (c).

English Bicknor

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

See Table 2, notes (b), (d) and (g).

Hewelsfield

Gloucestershire

1937

1994

Renamed 27.5.1994 to become the parish of Hewelsfield & Brockweir. See also Table 2, note (a).

Hewelsfield & Brockweir

Gloucestershire

1994

2006

Created 27.5.1994 by renaming the parish of Hewelsfield. See also Table 2, note (g).

Huntley

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Little Dean

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Longhope

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (g).

Lydbrook

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (g).

Lydney

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

See Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (g).

Mitcheldean

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

See Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (g).

Newland

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Newnham

Gloucestershire

1974

2006

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

Ruardean

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Ruspidge

Gloucestershire

1953

2006

Created 1.4.1953 out of the parish of East Dean. Renamed 26.7.1991 to become the parish of Ruspidge & Soudley.

Ruspidge & Soudley

Gloucestershire

1991

2006

Created 26.7.1991 by renaming the parish of Ruspidge. See also Table 2, note (g).

St. Briavels

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Staunton

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

Tidenham

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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

West Dean

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

See Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (g).

Woolaston

Gloucestershire

1937

2006

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


Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Forest of Dean Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1937 (created)

(a)

Gained the parishes of Alvington, Aylburton, Hewelsfield, Lydney, St. Briavels, Tidenham and Woolaston, from Chepstow registration district.

10820 in 1931

(b)

Gained parts of the parishes of Lydbrook and Lydney  (which until 1.4.1935 formed parts of the parishes of English Bicknor and West Dean) and the parishes of Coleford, English Bicknor, Newland, Staunton and West Dean, from Monmouth registration district.

17037 in 1931

(c)

Gained part of the parish of West Dean (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Awre and the parishes of Awre, Blaisdon, Churcham, East Dean, Huntley, Little Dean, Longhope, Lydbrook, Mitcheldean and Ruardean, from Westbury on Severn registration district.

20608 in 1931

1.4.1965

(d)

Lost parts of the parishes of English Bicknor, Longhope and Mitcheldean (which became parts of the parishes of Goodrich, Hope Mansell, Lea and Weston under Penyard on 1.4.1965) to Ross registration district.

207 in 1961

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Drybrook (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Hope Mansell) from Ross registration district.

48 in 1961

1.4.1974

(f)

Gained the parish of Newnham from Gloucester Rural registration district.

1201 in 1971

1.4.2006 (abolished)

(g)

Lost the parishes of Alvington, Awre, Aylburton, Blaisdon, Churcham, Cinderford, Coleford, Drybrook, English Bicknor, Hewelsfield & Brockweir, Huntley, Littledean, Longhope, Lydbrook, Lydney, Mitcheldean, Newland, Newnham, Ruardean, Ruspidge & Soudley, St. Briavels, Staunton, Tidenham, West Dean and Woolaston, to Gloucestershire registration district.

65733 in 2001



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