Gloucester Registration District

GLOUCESTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Gloucestershire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1937 (to become part of Gloucester City, Gloucester Rural and Cheltenham registration districts).
Re-created : 1.4.1974 (out of Gloucester City and Gloucester Rural registration districts).
Abolished : 1.4.2006 (to become part of Gloucestershire registration district).
Sub-districts : Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucester Northern, Gloucester Southern, Kingsholme, St. John the Baptist, St. Nicholas, South Hamlet
GRO volumes : XI (1837–51), 6a (1852–1937), 22 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Gloucestershire.

Table 1A: List of Places in Gloucester Registration District (1837–1937)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ashleworth	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Barnwood	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Barton St. Mary	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Barton St. Michael	Gloucestershire	1837	1885	Abolished 23.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of Barton St. Mary and Wotton St. Mary Within.
Brockworth	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Churchdown	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (j) and (l).
Down Hatherley	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Elmore	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (b), (c), (d) and (l).
Gloucester	Gloucestershire	1896	1937	Created 26.3.1896 from the parishes of Barton St. Mary, South Hamlet, St. John The Baptist, St. Catherine, Wotton St. Mary Within, St. Nicholas, St. Mary De Lode, St. Michael, St. Mary De Crypt, St. Owen, St. Aldate, Littleworth, Holy Trinity, Pool Meadow, St. Mary De Grace, and St. Nicholas Without. See also Table 2, note (k).
Hempsted	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (e) and (l).
Highnam	Gloucestershire	1935	1937	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Highnam Over & Linton and Lassington. See also Table 2, note (l).
Highnam Over & Linton	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Highnam. See also Table 2, note (a).
Holy Trinity	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Hucclecote	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Lassington	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Highnam.
Littleworth	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Longford	Gloucestershire	1885	1937	Created 23.3.1885 out of Longford St. Mary, Longford St. Catherine, Gloucester St. Catherine, Barnwood, Barton St. Mary, Wotton St. Mary, Sandhurst, and Twigworth. See also Table 2, note (l).
Longford St. Catherine	Gloucestershire	1837	1885	Abolished 23.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of Longford, Wotton St. Mary Without, Barnwood, and St. Catherine.
Longford St. Mary	Gloucestershire	1837	1885	Abolished 23.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of South Hamlet, Longford, and Barnwood.
Longlevens	Gloucestershire	1935	1937	Created 1.4.1935 out of the parishes of Wotton St. Mary Without, Barnwood, Hucclecote, and Churchdown. See also Table 2, note (l).
Maisemore	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Matson	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become parts of the parishes of Gloucester, Brookthorpe, and Upton St. Leonards.
North Hamlet	Gloucestershire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of Gloucester St. John the Baptist, Gloucester St. Nicholas, Gloucester St. Catherine, Wotton St. Mary Within.
Norton	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Pool Meadow	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Prinknash Park	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parish of Upton St. Leonards.
Quedgeley	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (f) and (l).
St. Aldate	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Catherine	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. John the Baptist	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Mary de Crypt	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Mary de Grace	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Mary de Lode	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Michael	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Nicholas	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Nicholas Without	Gloucestershire	1894	1896	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Nicholas. Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
St. Owen	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Sandhurst	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
South Hamlet	Gloucestershire	1837	1896	Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Tuffley	Gloucestershire	1837	1900	Abolished 9.11.1900 to become parts of the parishes of Gloucester, Whaddon, and Quedgeley.
Twigworth	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (l).
Upton St. Leonards	Gloucestershire	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (g) and (l).
Ville of Wotton	Gloucestershire	1837	1885	Abolished 23.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of Wotton St. Mary Within, Barton St. Mary, and Gloucester St. Catherine.
Whaddon	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.4.1935 to become parts of the parishes of Gloucester and Brookthorpe. See also Table 2, notes (h) and (i).
Wotton St. Mary	Gloucestershire	1837	1885	Abolished 23.3.1885 to become parts of the parishes of Wotton St. Mary Within, South Hamlet, Barton St. Mary, Wotton St. Mary Without, Gloucester St. John the Baptist, Gloucester St. Catherine, Barnwod, Longford, and Matson.
Wotton St. Mary Within	Gloucestershire	1885	1896	Created 23.3.1885 out of the parishes of Wotton St. Mary, Gloucester St. Catherine, Barton St. Mary, Barton St. Michael, Ville of Wotton, South Hamlet, and North Hamlet. Abolished 26.3.1896 to become part of the parish of Gloucester.
Wotton St. Mary Without	Gloucestershire	1885	1935	Created 23.3.1885 out of the parishes of Wotton St. Mary, Longford St. Catherine, and Barnwood. Abolished 1.4.1935 to become part of the parishs of Gloucester, Longlevens, Churchdown, and Barnwood.
Wotton Vill	Gloucestershire	1894	1937	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Wotton St. Mary Within. See also Table 2, note (l).

Table 1B: List of Places in Gloucester Registration District (from 1974)

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Arlingham	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Ashleworth	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Brockworth	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Bromsberrow	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Brookthorpe with Whaddon	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Chaceley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Churchdown	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Corse	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Down Hatherley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Dymock	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Elmore	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Forthampton	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Frampton on Severn	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Fretherne with Saul	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Gloucester	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Gloucester. See also Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
Hardwicke	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Harescombe	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Haresfield	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Hartpury	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Hasfield	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Highnam	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Hucclecote	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Innsworth	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Kempley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Longford	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Longney	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Maisemore	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Minsterworth	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Moreton Valence	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Newent	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Norton	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Oxenhall	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Pauntley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Quedgeley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Redmarley D'Abitot	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Rudford	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Sandhurst	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Standish	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Staunton	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Taynton	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Tibberton	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Tirley	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Twigworth	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Upleadon	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Upton St. Leonards	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Westbury on Severn	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).
Whitminster	Gloucestershire	1974	2006	See Table 2, notes (p) and (q).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Gloucester Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Highnam Over & Linton (which until 25.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Rudford) from Newent registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1883	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Elmore (which became part of the parish of Hardwicke on 24.3.1883) to Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
24.3.1884	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Elmore (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Minsterworth) from Westbury on Severn registration district.	18 in 1891
24.3.1884	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Elmore (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Hardwicke, including Farleighs End) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	66 in 1891
25.3.1885	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Hempstead (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Harescombe) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Quedgeley (which until 25.3.1885 formed four detached parts of the parish of Brookthorpe, and one detached part each from the parishes of Harescombe and Haresfield) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Upton St. Leonards (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Harescombe) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
	(h)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Whaddon, including Gilberts,etc. (which became part of the parish of Brookthorpe on 25.3.1885) to Wheatenhurst registration district.	35 in 1891
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Whaddon (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Brookthorpe) from Wheatenhurst registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1937 (abolished)	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Churchdown (which became part of the parish of Staverton on 1.4.1935) to Cheltenham registration district.	2 in 1931
	(k)	Lost the parish of Gloucester to Gloucester City registration district.	55886 in 1931
	(l)	Lost the parishes of Ashleworth, Barnwood, Brockworth, Churchdown, Down Hatherley, Elmore, Hempsted, Highnam, Hucclecote, Longford, Longlevens, Maisemore, Norton, Quedgeley, Sandhurst, Twigworth, Upton St. Leonards, and Wotton Vill, to Gloucester Rural registration district.	11788 in 1931
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Matson (which became part of the parish of Brookthorpe on 1.4.1935) to Gloucester Rural registration district.	0 in 1931
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Whaddon (which became part of the parish of Brookthorpe on 1.4.1935) to Gloucester Rural registration district.	101 in 1931
1.4.1974 (re-created)	(o)	Gained the unparished area of Gloucester from Gloucester City registration district.	89480 in 1971
1.4.1974 (re-created)	(p)	Gained the parishes of Arlingham, Ashleworth, Brockworth, Bromsberrow, Brookthorpe with Whaddon, Chaceley, Churchdown, Corse, Down Hatherley, Dymock, Elmore, Forthampton, Frampton on Severn, Fretherne with Saul, Hardwicke, Harescombe, Haresfield, Hartpury, Hasfield, Highnam, Hucclecote, Innsworth, Kempley, Longford, Longney, Maisemore, Minsterworth, Moreton Valence, Newent, Norton, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Quedgeley, Redmarley D'Abitot, Rudford, Sandhurst, Standish, Staunton, Taynton, Tibberton, Tirley, Twigworth, Upleadon, Upton St. Leonards, Westbury on Severn, and Whitminster, from Gloucester Rural registration district.	44072 in 1971
1.4.2006 (abolished)	(q)	Lost the constituent parishes of Arlingham, Ashleworth, Brockworth, Bromsberrow, Brookthorpe with Whaddon, Chaceley, Churchdown, Corse, Down Hatherley, Dymock, Elmore, Forthampton, Frampton on Severn, Fretherne with Saul, Hardwicke, Harescombe, Haresfield, Hartpury, Hasfield, Highnam, Hucclecote, Innsworth, Kempley, Longford, Longney, Maisemore, Minsterworth, Moreton Valence, Newent, Norton, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Quedgeley, Redmarley D'Abitot, Rudford, Sandhurst, Standish, Staunton, Taynton, Tibberton, Tirley, Twigworth, Upleadon, Upton St. Leonards, Westbury on Severn, and Whitminster, and the unparished area of Gloucester, to Gloucestershire registration district.

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