Ross Registration District

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ROSS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Herefordshire (1837–1974), Hereford & Worcester (1974–98), Herefordshire (1998–2008).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.2008 (to become part of Herefordshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Ross, St. Weonards, Sollershope.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 6a (1852–1946), 9A (1946–74), 29 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Table 1A: List of Places in Ross Registration District (1837–1974)

All the areas in Ross registration district became part of the county of Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aston Ingham	Herefordshire	1896	1974	See Table 2, notes (j) and (s).
Ballingham	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Brampton Abbotts	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Bridstow	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Brockhampton	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Foy	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Ganarew	Herefordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Garway	Herefordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Goodrich	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (n).
Harewood	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Hentland	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (a).
Hope Mansell	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (o) and (p).
How Caple	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Kings Caple	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Lea	Herefordshire	1883	1974	Created 25.3.1883 out of the parishes of Lea Upper, Lea Lower, and Lea Bailey. See also Table 2, note (q).
Lea Bailey	Gloucestershire	1837	1890	Abolished 24.3.1890 to become parts of the parishes of Lea and Blaisdon. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (i).
Lea Lower	Gloucestershire	1837	1844	Transferred from Gloucestershire to Herefordshire on 20.10.1844. Abolished 25.3.1883 to become part of the parish of Lea.
Lea Lower	Herefordshire	1844	1883
Lea Upper	Herefordshire	1837	1883	Abolished 25.3.1883 to become part of the parish of Lea.
Linton	Herefordshire	1896	1974	See Table 2, note (j).
Llandinabo	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Llangarren	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Llanrothal	Herefordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Llanwarne	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Marstow	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Pencoyd	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Peterstow	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Ross	Herefordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Ross Urban and Ross Rural.
Ross Rural	Herefordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Ross.
Ross Urban	Herefordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parishes of Ross and Bridstow.
Ruardean	Gloucestershire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (e), (l) and (m).
Sellack	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Sollers Hope	Herefordshire	1837	1974
St. Weonards	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Tretire with Michaelchurch	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Upton Bishop	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (t).
Walford	Herefordshire	1837	1974
Welsh Bicknor	Herefordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Welsh Newton	Herefordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Weston under Penyard	Herefordshire	1837	1974	See Table 2, note (r).
Whitchurch	Herefordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (k).
Yatton	Herefordshire	1837	1974

Table 1B: List of Places in Ross Registration District (1974–98)

All the areas in Ross registration district became part of the county of Hereford & Worcester on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aston Ingham	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Ballingham	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Brampton Abbotts	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Bridstow	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Brockhampton	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Foy	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Ganarew	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Garway	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Goodrich	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Harewood	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Hentland	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Hope Mansell	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
How Caple	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Kings Caple	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Lea	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Linton	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Llandinabo	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Llangarron	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Llanrothal	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Llanwarne	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Marstow	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Pencoyd	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Peterstow	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Ross Rural	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Ross on Wye	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Sellack	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Sollers Hope	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
St. Weonards	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Tretire with Michaelchurch	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Upton Bishop	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Walford	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Welsh Bicknor	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Welsh Newton	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Weston under Penyard	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Whitchurch	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998
Yatton	Hereford & Worcester	1974	1998

Table 1C: List of Places in Ross Registration District (1998–2008)

All the areas in Ross registration district became part of the county of Herefordshire on 1.4.1998.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aston Ingham	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Ballingham	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Brampton Abbotts	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Bridstow	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Brockhampton	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Foy	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Ganarew	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Garway	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Goodrich	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Harewood	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Hentland	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Hope Mansell	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
How Caple	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Kings Caple	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Lea	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Linton	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Llandinabo	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Llangarron	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Llanrothal	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Llanwarne	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Marstow	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Pencoyd	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Peterstow	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Ross Rural	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Ross on Wye	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Sellack	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Sollers Hope	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
St. Weonards	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Tretire with Michaelchurch	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Upton Bishop	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Walford	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Welsh Bicknor	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Welsh Newton	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Weston under Penyard	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Whitchurch	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).
Yatton	Herefordshire	1998	2008	See Table 2, note (u).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ross Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Hentland (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Little Dewchurch, including Forty Steps) from Hereford registration district.	39 in 1891
24.3.1884	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Brockhampton (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Fownhope, including Fawley) from Hereford registration district.	102 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Sellack (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Fownhope, including Strangford) from Hereford registration district.	9 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Upton Bishop (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Much Marcle, including Woodcocks) from Ledbury registration district.	7 in 1891
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Ruardean (which until 24.3.1884 formed a detached part of the parish of Newland) from Monmouth registration district.	55 in 1891
	(f)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Lea Bailey (which became part of the parish of East Dean on 24.3.1884) to Westbury on Severn registration district.	191 in 1891
25.3.1885	(g)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Llangarren (which became part of the parish of Whitchurch on 25.3.1885) to Monmouth registration district.	52 in 1891
25.3.1885	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Llangarren (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Monmouth registration district.	13 in 1891
24.3.1890	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Lea Bailey (which became part of the parish of Blaisdon on 24.3.1884) to Westbury on Severn registration district.	0 in 1891
1.1.1896	(j)	Gained the parishes of Aston Ingham and Linton from Newent registration district.	1265 in 1891
1.10.1935	(k)	Gained the parishes of Ganarew, Garway, Llanrothal, Welsh Bicknor, Welsh Newton, and Whitchurch, from Monmouth registration district	1732 in 1931
	(l)	Lost the parish of Ruardean to Westbury on Severn registration district.	944 in 1931
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Ruardean (which became part of the parish of Lydbrook on 1.4.1935) to Westbury on Severn registration district.	281 in 1931
1.4.1965	(n)	Gained became part of the parish of Goodrich (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of English Bicknor) from Forest of Dean registration district.
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Hope Mansell (which became part of the parish of Drybrook on 1.4.1965) to Forest of Dean registration district.
	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Hope Mansell (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Mitcheldean from Forest of Dean registration district.
	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Lea (which until 1.4.1965 formed parts of the parishes of Longhope and Mitcheldean) from Forest of Dean registration district.
	(r)	Gained part of the parish Weston under Penyard (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Mitcheldean) from Forest of Dean registration district.
	(s)	Lost part of the parish of Aston Ingham (which became part of the parish of Newent on 1.4.1965) to Gloucester Rural registration district.
	(t)	Lost part of the parish of Upton Bishop (which became part of the parish of Kempley on 1.4.1965) to Gloucester Rural registration district.
1.4.2008 (abolished)	(u)	Lost the constituent parishes of Aston Ingham, Ballingham, Brampton Abbotts, Bridstow, Brockhampton, Foy, Ganarew, Garway, Goodrich, Harewood, Hentland, Hope Mansell, How Caple, Kings Caple, Lea, Linton, Llandinabo, Llangarron, Llanrothal, Llanwarne, Marstow, Pencoyd, Peterstow, Ross Rural, Ross on Wye, Sellack, Sollers Hope, St. Weonards, Tretire with Michaelchurch, Upton Bishop, Walford, Welsh Bicknor, Welsh Newton, Weston under Penyard, Whitchurch, and Yatton, to Herefordshire registration district.

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