Knighton Registration District

KNIGHTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Radnorshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1933 (incorporated into Radnorshire East, Clun and Leominster registration districts).
Sub-districts : Knighton, Llanbister, Presteigne.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 11b (1852–1933).
Registers now held by : Powys, Herefordshire and Shropshire.

Table 1: List of Places in Knighton Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Adforton	Herefordshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Bedstone	Shropshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (c).
Beguildy	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (e).
Bettws y Crwyn	Shropshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (c).
Bleddfa	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (e).
Brampton Bryan	Herefordshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Bucknell	Shropshire and Herefordshire	1837	1933	On 30.9.1894 the Herefordshire part of the part of the parish of Bucknell became part of the parish of Brampton Bryan, so that thereafter Bucknell was wholly in Shropshire. See also Table 2, note (c).
Bucknell	Shropshire	1837	1933
Buckton & Coxall	Herefordshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Cascob	Radnorshire	1877	1933	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Discoed	Radnorshire	1877	1933	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Heyope	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Knighton	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Litton & Cascob	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Llananno	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanbadarn Fynydd	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanbister	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanddewi Ystradenny	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Llanfair Waterdine	Shropshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (c).
Llanfihangel Rhydrithon	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Llangunllo	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Norton	Radnorshire	1877	1933	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Pilleth	Radnorshire	1877	1933	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Presteigne	Radnorshire	1877	1933	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Stanage	Radnorshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Stow	Shropshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (c).
Walford Letton & Newton	Herefordshire	1837	1933	See Table 2, note (d).
Whitton	Radnorshire	1877	1933	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Knighton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1877	(a)	Gained the parishes of Cascob, Discoed, Norton, Pilleth, Presteigne, and Whitton, from Presteigne registration district.	2607 in 1871
24.3.1884	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Llandewy Ystradenny, including Upper Talcoed (which became part of the parish of Nantmel on 24.3.1884) to Rhayader registration district.	64 in 1891
1.4.1933 (abolished)	(c)	Lost the parishes of Bedstone, Bettws y Crwyn, Bucknell, Llanfair Waterdine, and Stow, to Clun registration district.	1563 in 1931
	(d)	Lost the parishes of Adforton, Brampton Bryan, Buckton & Coxall, and Walford Letton & Newton, to Leominster registration district.	740 in 1931
	(e)	Lost the parishes of Beguildy, Bleddfa, Cascob, Discoed, Heyope, Knighton, Litton & Cascob, Llananno, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llanbister, Llanddewi Ystradenny, Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Llangunllo, Norton, Pilleth, Presteigne, Stanage, and Whitton, to Radnorshire East registration district.	6893 in 1931

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