Southampton Registration District

SOUTHAMPTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Hampshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Eastleigh, Southampton, Southampton Eastern, Southampton Western
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2c (1852–1946), 6B (1946–74), 20 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Southampton and Hampshire.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
All Saints	Hampshire	1837	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton.
Bitterne	Hampshire	1924	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Southampton. See also Table 2, note (b).
Holy Rood	Hampshire	1837	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton.
Itchen	Hampshire	1924	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Southampton. See also Table 2, note (b).
Portswood	Hampshire	1909	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton. See also Table 2, note (a).
St. John	Hampshire	1837	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton.
St. Lawrence	Hampshire	1837	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton.
St. Mary	Hampshire	1837	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton.
St. Michael	Hampshire	1837	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton.
St. Nicholas	Hampshire	1924	1925	Abolished 1.4.1925 to become part of the parish of Southampton. See also Table 2, note (b).
Shirley	Hampshire	1909	1912	Abolished 31.3.1912 to become part of the parish of Southampton. See also Table 2, note (a).
Southampton	Hampshire	1912	1974	Created 31.3.1912 from the parishes of St. Mary, Shirley, Portswood, All Saints, St. Michael, Holy Rood, St. John, St. Lawrence. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (c), (d), (e) and (f).

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

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Botley	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Bursledon	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Eastleigh	Hampshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Eastleigh. See also Table 2, note (g).
Fair Oak	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Hamble le Rice	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Hedge End	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Hound	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).
Southampton	Hampshire	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Southampton. See also Table 2, note (h).
West End	Hampshire	1974		See Table 2, note (g).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Southampton Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1909	(a)	Gained the parishes of Portswood and Shirley from South Stoneham registration district.	43505 in 1901
1.4.1924	(b)	Gained the parishes of Bitterne, Itchen, and St. Nicholas, from South Stoneham registration district.	31369 in 1921
1.4.1954	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Southampton (which became part of the parish of Nursling & Rownhams on 1.4.1954) to Romsey & Stockbridge registration district.
	(d)	Gained parts of the parish of Southampton (which until 1.4.1954 formed parts of the parishes of Millbrook and Nursling & Rownhams) from Romsey & Stockbridge registration district.
	(e)	Gained parts of the parish of Southampton (which until 1.4.1954 formed parts of the parishes of Hound and West End) from Winchester registration district.
1.4.1967	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Southampton (which until 1.4.1967 formed part of the parish of Nursling & Rownhams) from Romsey & Stockbridge registration district.
1.4.1974	(g)	Gained the parishes of Botley, Bursledon, Fair Oak, Hamble le Rice, Hedge End, Hound, and West End, and the unparished area of Eastleigh, from Winchester registration district.	59766 in 1971
1.4.1978	(h)	Gained part of the unparished area of Southampton (which until 1.4.1978 formed parts of the parishes of Dibden, Marchwood, and Totton & Eling) from New Forest registration district.	0 in 1978

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